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TL;DR: The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs dismantled five cryptocurrency exchange platforms linked to money laundering originating from the Darknet. Police officers secured records for more than 185,000 transactions and…
Bernstein sees Robinhood’s crypto business shifting toward infrastructure as new products like prediction markets and perps gain ground.
RLUSD is live on Coinbase with 1:1 USD conversion on XRP Ledger, Ethereum and Base, capping a big week of news for Ripple.
Robinhood’s blockchain boosted crypto revenue, while prediction markets brought in $173 million in the third quarter.
CZ sees AI driving crypto use, while BNB Standard plans to expand beyond holding tokens in its treasury.
Hyperliquid plans to make Kraken parent Payward the first CFTC-regulated HIP-3 deployer, a step toward regulated U.S. perpetual futures.
Bernstein cuts Coinbase’s target while raising Circle’s as new products shift their earnings outlook.
TLDR: Jeff Yan said at DAS Asia 2026 that Hyperliquid should not be seen as a rival to any one exchange. Yan compared Hyperliquid to the internet and Linux, describing…
TLDR: Swell paused swETH and rswETH deposits and withdrawals at 2:39 a.m. ET on Friday, October 23. The swETH contract reported about 1.203 ETH, roughly 6% above the last clean…
Several Ethereum whales who accumulated ETH during the project’s early years are selling their holdings or transferring them to centralized exchanges after holding them for nearly a decade. These transactions…
Coinbase Ireland fined $3.6 million for safeguarding breaches that left customer funds underfunded and mixed with group accounts.
A Mizuho survey of 600+ Robinhood users finds 94% would trade single-stock perpetual futures, mostly with new money.
Vault12 warned that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed regulatory safe harbor may not provide enough certainty for centralized exchanges to list older tokens. The company argues that…
TL;DR France has proposed holding crypto platforms liable for certain customer losses when they facilitate access to DeFi protocols. The proposal includes security audits, vulnerability monitoring, and certification requirements for…
TLDR: MEXC will discontinue services for users located in Russia or Belarus as part of compliance efforts. MEXC states that affected users’ assets remain safe and secure while accounts follow…
OKX debuted OKX Shield in the U.S. on Tuesday, in what former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says is a sign of trust.
A court at the Astana International Financial Centre (AIFC) in Kazakhstan ordered restrictions against six cryptocurrency platforms that were offering digital asset services without authorization. The ruling also requires Google…
TLDR: Binance altcoin market breadth fell from above 90% in early October to 51.6% by October 18, Darkfost said. In late August, 81% of tracked altcoins traded below their 200-day…
Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has agreed to acquire Lithuania-based Saldo Bank, marking a significant step in its expansion from digital asset trading into traditional banking services.…
The expanded partnership builds on Marqeta’s work powering Coinbase’s U.S. debit card offering in 2020.
TL;DR ASIC has proposed new capital, custody, and trading requirements for crypto exchanges and digital asset service providers in Australia. One of the proposed models would require certain platforms without…
TL;DR Jeff Yan proposed that U.S. regulators oversee companies operating on Hyperliquid rather than the blockchain itself. The Hyperliquid founder believes regulatory obligations should fall on entities that control financial…
TLDR: Polygon completed its Coinme acquisition on October 14, extending its payments reach across 48 U.S. states. The acquired business operates with 37 state money transmitter licenses and 11 applicable…
TL;DR Sberbank received authorization from the Bank of Russia to trade cryptocurrencies and is preparing to launch Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDT trading services. The bank plans to begin offering these…
