The crypto wallet that grew up inside Telegram is striking out on its own
The app will offer crypto trading, tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs, and perpetual futures, all already available through Telegram.
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Coinbase, Kalshi, Kraken parent back CFTC in legal fight over stock perpetual futures
The Capital Markets Alliance argues that the products fall under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s jurisdiction.
An 11-year-old Ethereum wallet moved $4.6 million and dodged a scam set up in minutes
Bots spotted a wallet from Ethereum’s 2015 launch the moment it stirred and planted lookalike addresses in its history, but the owner sent the money to the right place anyway.
Bitcoin miner MARA sold 13,597 BTC for $1.1 billion in six weeks, plans to sell more
MARA paid off every loan backed by its bitcoin and says the rest of its coins can fund AI datacenters.
XRP Ledger maps out quantum-proof accounts, with no extra fees for users
The XRP Ledger Foundation’s design lets owners add a quantum-resistant key and switch off the old one, part of a roadmap that puts the network on track for a full transition by 2028.
Bitcoin faces U.S. CPI test as analysts warn inflation relief may not be enough
Bitcoin trades below $75,000 ahead of the October inflation data. Analysts warning that sustainable recovery depends on improving liquidity and spot ETF demand rather than temporary macro relief.
Securitize pushes into $6 trillion asset-backed finance market with River One acquisition
The tokenization firm unveiled an acquisition and a $50 million stock buyback as quarterly revenue rose 13%. SECZ shares jumped 10% after hours.
Robinhood backs tokenization of its stock on OKX–ICE platform even as most companies opt out
The brokerage firm said it would rather help build tokenized markets than sit on the sidelines, following a wave of early corporate pushback to the Intercontinental Exchange and OKX joint venture.
A Bitcoin block just neared a 2015 transaction record, but paid only $180 in fees
The AntPool block came within 984 transactions of Bitcoin’s 2015 record, even as fees made up less than 0.1% of the miner’s payout.
Google’s AI chip push adds more pressure on Nvidia
Google’s specialised AI chips threaten greater competition as Nvidia faces a leadership investigation.
North Korean hackers are creating memecoins to wash loot from $6.3 billion Binance hack
North Korean hackers used six homemade memecoins to launder 117,000 NEAR, worth about $430,000, from the $6.3 billion Binance hack, Elliptic says.
NYSE picks Avalanche to settle tokenized stocks amid Wall Street's blockchain race
Avalanche will serve as the core settlement ledger for the exchange's planned blockchain stock market