Coinbase receives DCO approval from CFTC, completing full derivatives stack
This completes Coinbase's derivatives infrastructure, allowing it to list, broker, and clear fully collateralized products in-house.
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Tether’s USDT at center of Iran’s shadow banking network, new Senate Report says
Tether and its stablecoin have become central in "Iran's shadow banking system," according to a new Senate investigation.
Citi expands Coinbase partnership to power stablecoin payments for businesses
Coinbase is expanding partnership with Citi to provide businesses with infrastructure connecting traditional fiat payments and stablecoins.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce reflects on her time at the agency, what she still wanted to get done: ‘There’s no good time to leave’
After nearly a decade at the Securities and Exchange Commission, Hester Peirce is wrapping up her last week at the agency.
Strive pushes bitcoin holdings above 27,400 BTC with latest $94.5 million purchase
SATA supplied 85% of Strive’s latest capital as its bitcoin holdings climbed to 27,462 BTC.
Bitget attacker tested risk controls with small transfers before $388 million theft, CEO says
Bitget's attacker ran two small test transfers half an hour before draining $388 million, CEO Gracy Chen says.
Tom Lee’s Bitmine tops 6 million ETH after buying another 17,362 ether
Bitmine's total crypto, cash and other investments currently stand at $17.2B, and the company owns over 4.9% of ether's circulating supply.
‘Even more orange’: Strategy buys 1,665 bitcoin for $143 million as total holdings reach 847,666 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $70 billion.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom bans public officials from launching memecoins, takes aim at Trump
Newsom signed several other bills, including one intended to set clearer rules for restitution when investors lose money in crypto scams.
Bitget starts phased withdrawal resumption following $388 million exploit
The exchange said it has patched the vulnerability, and losses from the incident will be fully covered by a user protection fund.
Onchain analyst links $18.4 million in Robinhood Chain memecoin extractions to single rug-pull operation
The creators of 10 Pons V2 launches exempted a set of wallets from Pons' anti-sniping tax; those wallets went on to buy most of each token's supply, per onchain data.
‘It’s really not just a blockchain anymore’: Vitalik Buterin maps Ethereum’s path to 2030
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin said Ethereum is "really not just a blockchain anymore" and laid out how its design will change by 2030 in a post.