A 22 year-old crypto ringleader pleads guilty to $245 million racketeering scheme
Malone Lam pleaded guilty for his role in leading an international "social engineering" scheme, stealing $245 million worth in cryptocurrency.
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DeFi Development closes Strategy-style $11 million CHAD offering to grow Solana treasury
DeFi Development Corp's CHAD is a Variable Rate Series C perpetual preferred stock, with an initial annual dividend rate of 13%.
Robinhood expands prediction markets with Crypto.com, OG partnerships ahead of NFL season
Robinhood will also acquire equity stakes in Crypto.com and OG.com, which will be valued based on Crypto.com's recent $20 billion valuation.
Strive adds 1,375 bitcoin as SATA approaches ‘billion-dollar’ milestone
Strive CEO Matt Cole said 70% of the capital raised during the week came from sales of its SATA perpetual preferred stock.
ZKsync developer Matter Labs open-sources Prividium permissioning engine; Bundesbank tests platform
ZKsync developer Matter Labs has open-sourced the permissioning engine of Prividium, its DLT platform for financial institutions.
Bitmine nears 5% of Ethereum supply after buying 28,086 ETH
Bitmine bought 28,086 ETH, boosting its treasury to 5.93 million tokens worth $14.8 billion and representing 4.9% of Ethereum’s total supply.
Strategy repurchases $176 million of STRC shares, makes no bitcoin purchases or sales
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $66 billion.
Bitcoin volatility remains subdued as supply in profit nears historical bear-to-bull transition level: analysts
More than 71% of bitcoin supply is now in profit, approaching a level that has typically marked bear-to-bull transitions, Bitfinex said.
Visa stablecoin settlement tops $20 billion annualized run rate, up more than 15x year over year
Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume tops a $20 billion annualized run rate as payment volume grows nearly 200% year over year.
Polish prosecutors charge fifth suspect in Zondacrypto probe involving around $100 million in estimated losses
Polish prosecutors charged Roman Ż. with two offenses following his arrest on Sept. 5 as part of an investigation into Zondacrypto.
Metaplanet slides 17% this week as CEO’s public note fails to ease investor concerns
The drop comes amid controversies surrounding Metaplanet's expanded Series 10 executive option pool and CEO Simon Gerovich's ties to MMXX Ventures.
‘The chain is now earnings’: Bernstein sees 31% upside for Robinhood as fees top Solana, BNB Chain
Bernstein sees 31% upside for Robinhood as its new chain tops Solana in fees, generating $33 million over 15 days.