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Cross River to enable P2P payments, banking services for X Money

The banking-as-a-service provider will power X Money’s peer-to-peer payments, FDIC-insured accounts and Visa debit cards as the platform expands its financial services.

Bitmine keeps buying Ether as ETH outperforms Bitcoin

The company added nearly 10,000 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to 5.79 million Ether, about 85% of which is staked through its validator operations.

Securitize Capital becomes SEC-registered investment adviser

The registration expands Securitize’s regulated platform for tokenized assets, adding investment advisory services to its institutional offering.

Tether’s XAUt gold token receives Shariah certification to expand Islamic finance access

The certification could expand access to Tether’s gold-backed token among Islamic financial institutions and investors seeking Shariah-compliant exposure to physical gold.

Kraken parent Payward acquires Magic Labs’ wallet business

The deal brings wallet technology to Payward’s enterprise platform, potentially reducing the number of infrastructure providers businesses need to integrate with.

Bitcoin price eyes $66K as US stocks rise on Iran-strike pause

Bitcoin copied US stocks as relief over end of US-Iran strikes spread to risk assets at the start of the US trading session.

Hong Kong crypto giant HashKey merges regional exchange into one

Hong Kong’s HashKey will unify its crypto exchange branches, with users from its Hong Kong, Global, Singapore and Middle East regions using the same platform.

Rate path still divides investors: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin traders prepared to navigate a slew of volatility catalysts as US inflation data and US-Iran war triggers keep risk-assets in an unpredictable state.

Rate path still divides investors: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week

Bitcoin traders prepared to navigate a slew of volatility catalysts as US inflation data and US-Iran war triggers keep risk-assets in an unpredictable state.

Binance disappears from Google Play in certain EU countries

Binance’s Android app is unavailable on Google Play in some EU markets amid scrutiny over MiCA compliance.

USDC issuer Circle to acquire nearly 1,000 IBM blockchain patents

IBM’s blockchain portfolio includes more than 680 patent families and nearly 1,000 issued patents worldwide, with a particular focus in supply chain applications.

Strategy sells MSTR shares, buys back $25M in STRC preferred stock

Strategy raised $544.5 million through MSTR stock sales as it repurchased $25 million of STRC shares and expanded its US dollar reserve to $3.75 billion.

BNY Mellon unit joins MiCA register as ESMA adds 15 providers

BNY Mellon’s European subsidiary joined the MiCA register as ESMA added 15 CASPs, including banks and crypto platforms, in the third post-deadline update.

Brazilian police bust cocaine traffickers in crypto-linked transnational probe

Brazilian police suspect the group of shipping around 6.5 metric tons of cocaine and laundering billions in Brazilian reals through crypto-enabled illicit money brokers.

Coinbase CEO touts agentic finance as Base tops 100M AI payments

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says AI agents will expand crypto adoption, pointing to Base, USDC and x402 as key pieces of agentic finance.

Triple-A confirms treasury-wallet breach after losses reach $11.8M

The stablecoin payments company said client funds were unaffected and that the financial impact would be absorbed through its treasury reserves.

Triple-A confirms treasury-wallet breach after losses reach $11.8M

The stablecoin payments company said client funds were unaffected and that the financial impact would be absorbed through its treasury reserves.

BitMart withdrawals appear to slow following wind-down announcement

Users reported withdrawal delays and freeze notices as wallets attributed to BitMart fell to about $69 million and its BMX token extended an 81.5% weekly decline.

Garden Finance disables app as Blockaid reports $450,000 exploit

Garden Finance said no user funds or smart contracts were affected after an attacker compromised an independent solver’s off-chain database and inserted fraudulent swap records.

Storj files for bankruptcy, explores equity path for tokenholders

The decentralized storage provider says its network will continue operating during Chapter 11 as it explores a court-approved ownership mechanism for STORJ holders.

CLARITY hopes fade, BitMEX shuts as lawsuit looms: Hodler’s Digest, July 26

Despite support from Goldman Sachs, Fidelity and law enforcement bodies, the Clarity Act’s chances dim. BitMEX to close as crypto consolidates into five big players.

WEMIX says attacker moved about $724,000 after contract breach

WEMIX suspended bridges, liquidity-pool trading and several services after an attacker compromised a WEMIX$-linked contract and moved 724,198 USDC.e.

CFTC issues second warning to prediction markets on cookie-cutter self-certifications

For the second time this year, the regulator told prediction markets to stop issuing overly broad, template-style certifications of events contracts.

Russia’s Sberbank to launch crypto trading infrastructure this year

Russia’s biggest bank plans to create cryptocurrency trading infrastructure by Dec. 1 as the country is set to establish rules for market participants while allowing crypto assets to be used in foreign trade operations.

Bitcoin OG selling eases as dormant BTC movement hits 4-year low: Thorn

Dormant Bitcoin activity fell to its lowest level since Q3 2022, suggesting long-term holders have slowed distribution after heavy profit-taking.

South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys

South Korea’s largest lender will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar cross-border payments for import and export businesses across 10 countries.

BitMart to wind down exchange, end trading by Aug. 26

Crypto exchange BitMart said it will wind down operations after its BMX token plunged and users reported withdrawal delays, with platform operations set to end in January.

Binance ‘red teams’ its own staff every month to keep hackers out

Binance regularly tests its employees for security hygiene, with social engineering becoming a major source of industry breaches.

Binance ‘red teams’ its own staff every month to keep hackers out

Binance regularly tests its employees for security hygiene, with social engineering becoming a major source of industry breaches.

Robinhood in talks with Crypto.com over prediction markets: WSJ

While prediction market companies in the US continue to face legal battles between state and federal authorities, Robinhood is reportedly considering expanding its services.

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