New York seeks over $1.3 billion from NovaTech founders after couple fled the US
New York wants $1.3 billion from NovaTech's founders, whose platform took in $1.16 billion and traded a fraction of it.
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South Korea to amend forex law to regulate stablecoins as payment instruments: report
South Korea is currently developing the Digital Asset Basic Act, which seeks to establish a comprehensive framework for crypto.
HSBC rolls out its first HKD stablecoin RedCoin to retail users
PayMe users will be able to activate a stablecoin wallet in-app in the coming days for peer-to-peer and peer-to-merchant payments.
Chainlink partners with LG CNS to drive Korean won stablecoin expansion
LG CNS is set to integrate Chainlink's cross-chain, data, and orchestration infrastructure into its digital asset platform.
Bitcoin slides below $81,500 as tech stock sell-off spreads to Asian equities
The Wall Street sell-off extended to Asian equities on Friday morning, with South Korea's Kospi down 2.3% and Japan's Nikkei 225 down 1.6%.
JPMorgan says crypto regulatory moves partly offset Clarity Act failure, but risks remain
JPMorgan said actions by U.S. regulators partly offset the Clarity Act setback, but longer-lasting rules are still needed.
Blockchain Association pushes for crypto tax clarity as broader bill stalls
As progress stalls on a crypto bill, the Blockchain Association is urging Congress to pass legislation to resolve uncertainty around taxes.
Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million over customer fund segregation, oversight failures
Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million for safeguarding breaches that left customer funds underfunded and mixed with group accounts.
Uniswap’s aggregator hooks go live on Ethereum, Base and Robinhood Chain
Uniswap Labs has launched aggregator hooks, allowing Uniswap v4 to route trades through liquidity held on external platforms.
Fireblocks denies report of $2.5 billion acquisition talks with Visa
Fireblocks denied an Axios report that Visa is in talks to acquire the crypto custody firm for around $2.5 billion.
SoFi launches interest-bearing, FDIC-insured tokenized deposit for crypto users
SoFi has launched SOFIE, a tokenized deposit offering 4.4% APY and FDIC insurance, with the option to convert to SoFiUSD.
Dune launches onchain trading data feeds as tokenized markets expand
The new real-time market feeds will cover trade data from over 200 onchain venues across 12 blockchain networks.