Block Inc. shares rise 6% after-hours as it raises full-year profit forecast
Block raised its full-year gross profit forecast to $12.63 billion, which would represent a 22% year-on-year growth.
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South Korea’s ruling party formally proposes deferral of crypto income tax
The party leader stated that the country should first enact the Digital Asset Basic Act, a comprehensive legal framework for crypto.
SEC division views Canton Coin as digital commodity in no-action letter
SEC's Division of Corporation Finance won't recommend enforcement over Canton Coin's programmatic issuance, calling CC a digital commodity.
CZ calls for crypto security alliance as AI-driven attacks accelerate after Binance hack
In his first interview since the Binance hack, Changpeng Zhao says AI is accelerating cyberattacks and calls for industry security alliance.
Prediction markets bet on Democratic sweep of House, Senate in midterm elections
Ahead of polls closing across the U.S., bettors on prediction markes are increasingly pricing in Democrats taking both the House and Senate.
Justin Sun seeks sanctions against World Liberty, alleging Trump-linked firm hid UAE ties
Sun says World Liberty Financial hid its UAE citizenship to escape federal court, and plans to refile his $45M lawsuit in California state court.
CFTC approves individual stock perpetual futures trading in US for the first time
The CFTC approved the ability for exchanges in the U.S. to offer perpetual futures contracts tied to individual stocks.
Binance says hackers used fake job interview, internal AI tool in $6.3 billion breach
Binance's incident report said hackers used a fake job interview and an internal AI tool to gain access to systems involved in the theft.
Ethereum Layer 2 Aztec gets Tierra V6 upgrade to support faster private apps
Aztec Foundation has rolled out Tierra V6, saying it fixes earlier security issues and doubles the speed of private transaction proof generation.
Liquid Network restores full bitcoin backing following $320 million exploit
Liquid Network said its bitcoin reserves are back to full backing after September's exploit, with Blockstream providing the funds.
NEAR governance approves proposal to cut token issuance ceiling to 1.6%
NEAR's House of Stake passed HSP-029, which lowers the network's maximum annual issuance rate from 2.5% to 1.6% over 24 months.
Consensys launches cross-ledger settlement and routing stack for institutional networks
Consensys launched a technology stack enabling banks to route and settle transactions across independent ledgers without moving assets.