Australia’s financial crime regulator has forced 96 Cryptolink crypto ATMs offline for three months after identifying renewed compliance failures. The suspension follows earlier enforcement over transaction reporting and anti-money laundering controls. Why Did AUSTRAC Shut Down Cryptolink’s 96 Crypto ATMs? Cryptolink’s 96 cryptocurrency automatic teller machines (CATMs), which allo
AUSTRAC Halts 96 Cryptolink Crypto ATMs Over Compliance Risks
Mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin’s hash rate are building a competing chain that could trigger a three-day reorganization.
Ravencoin hits record low as network exploit puts transactions at risk
As far as digital asset regulation is concerned, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is not waiting around for Congress. The agency has scheduled an open meeting for Friday, Aug. 14, to weigh a proposal that could make it easier for crypto companies to raise money without enduring full securities registration. According to a […]
SEC, CFTC Forge Their Own Crypto Paths as CLARITY Act Stalls Out
Regulators allege Goliath promised crypto liquidity-pool returns but instead paid earlier investors and funded its founder’s luxury spending.
SEC, CFTC sue Goliath Ventures over $400M crypto Ponzi scheme
A federal judge denied Kalshi’s request for a preliminary injunction against Connecticut regulators, holding that its sports-event contracts are not swaps under the Commodity Exchange Act, so the CFTC’s exclusive jurisdiction never attached. Coinbase Financial Markets lost a companion motion on the same reasoning despite never having received a cease-and-desist. Not Swaps, and Not
Connecticut Judge Says Kalshi Sports Contracts Were Never Swaps
Coinbase has launched futures, options, and perpetuals for professional clients in the United Kingdom, expanding its derivatives offering through its MiFID authorization. The rollout is not for UK retail users. Eligibility is limited to users classified as Professional Clients, which means they must meet criteria tied to trading activity, portfolio size, or relevant professional ex
Coinbase Expands Derivatives Trading To UK Professional Clients
Mysten Labs co-founder and chief cryptographer Kostas Chalkias says he has quietly leased a factory to mass-produce quantum-resistant hardware wallet cards for Sui, aiming to keep users safe from a threat that just cost bitcoin holders roughly $130 million. A Personal Mission Kostas “Kryptos” Chalkias, co-founder and chief cryptographer at Mysten Labs, the company behind […]
Sui Co-Founder Is Building Quantum-Safe Hardware Wallets For $10
Riot Platforms has signed a long-term data center lease agreement tied to Anthropic, giving the Bitcoin miner another route into AI and high-performance computing as miners continue looking beyond block rewards. The company’s filing describes a 20-year lease agreement for 191 megawatts of critical IT capacity at its Rockdale campus. The deal carries total revenue potential of up to
Riot’s Anthropic Deal Shows Bitcoin Miners Are Moving Deeper Into AI Compute
Coinbase has secured Abu Dhabi regulatory approval to arrange investment deals and provide custody as it prepares an international hub for tokenized securities and onchain capital markets. Coinbase secures approval for tokenized securities Coinbase said in an announcement published by…
Coinbase secures Abu Dhabi license for tokenized securities
Empery Digital sold 1,635 BTC for $102.2 million after the second quarter, cutting its bitcoin holdings to 1,279 BTC. With most of the remaining BTC pledged against debt and a potential $62.1 million property commitment ahead, the company’s liquidity flexibility has tightened. Empery Cuts Bitcoin Holdings to 1,279 BTC Empery Digital is drawing down its […]
Empery Sells 1,635 BTC for $102.2M as Liquidity Tightens
Weeks of sideways trading have crushed volatility, leaving Wednesday’s inflation report as the next potential catalyst, analysts said.
Bitcoin stuck as ETF inflows offset selling, but inflation data could spark a move
BlackRock has reduced the in-kind conversion minimum for its iShares Bitcoin Trust from $25 million to $1 million, potentially making the mechanism available to a wider group of institutional participants. The change was disclosed in an updated IBIT filing and relates to in-kind creation and redemption activity, not retail holders directly swapping ETF shares for Bitcoin. That dist
BlackRock Cuts IBIT In-Kind Conversion Minimum To $1M
New York sued Kalshi last month in a bid to block it from operating sports-related prediction markets.
CFTC orders Kalshi to continue offering prediction markets in New York after state lawsuit
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee has identified inflation above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target as the main U.S. economic problem while officials debate whether to raise rates from 3.50%–3.75%. Why Goolsbee sees inflation as the main challenge Wired released Goolsbee’s…