
Chainalysis challenges ICE’s $94.7M TRM award
Chainalysis alleges ICE improperly awarded a $94.7 million blockchain analytics contract to TRM Labs ahead of a Sept. 2 hearing.

Chainalysis alleges ICE improperly awarded a $94.7 million blockchain analytics contract to TRM Labs ahead of a Sept. 2 hearing.

OpenSea has added Solana NFT trading to its marketplace, allowing users to discover, buy and sell collections from the network alongside assets from more than 25 supported blockchains. The digital asset marketplace said in an Aug. 31 announcement that the…

U.S. Marshals reportedly sold Anthropic shares forfeited by two former FTX executives, but the price, buyers and proceeds remain undisclosed.

Stablecoins capture 94% of Argentina’s peso crypto volume as wallet downloads and digital-dollar usage remain resilient despite lower inflation.

Trump Jr.-linked 1789 Capital plans to invest about $300 million as Polymarket seeks $1 billion at a reported $21 billion valuation.

ICE will invest in tZERO and license its blockchain patents as both firms develop infrastructure for NYSE’s planned tokenized market.

Ireland has excluded crypto and derivatives from tax-advantaged investment accounts due to the launch in 2027, while allowing listed stocks, bonds, ETFs and retail investment funds. Ireland’s Department of Finance said in its retail investment roadmap that crypto assets and…

Thailand’s SEC proposed allowing retail access to qualifying overseas crypto derivatives, with public comments open through Sept. 30.

DeFi Development priced 2.2 million CHAD preferred shares at $9 each, with proceeds potentially supporting additional Solana purchases.

Kalshi has permanently banned former U.S. Representative George Santos and imposed a $71,356 penalty after finding that he manipulated an attendance market to earn $17,839.57. Kalshi’s Aug. 28 disciplinary notice said Santos placed large trades between Feb. 2 and Feb.…

Wallets linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group have sold more than $30 million in Bitcoin through Hyperliquid over three weeks as U.S. officials and Payward explore regulated access to the platform. Lazarus-linked wallets convert Bitcoin into ETH and SOL Arkham…

Hyperliquid Labs and Kraken parent Payward have entered advanced talks to offer selected Hyperliquid-linked perpetual futures to U.S. traders through CFTC-regulated exchange Bitnomial. Hyperliquid could reach U.S. traders through Bitnomial Bloomberg reported on Aug. 31 that Hyperliquid Labs and Payward…

GRAM has rebounded toward $1.40 after Telegram began releasing its self-custodial Gram Wallet to selected users, while trading volume jumped about 137% around the announcement. Telegram begins phased Gram Wallet release Telegram CEO Pavel Durov said the company had started…

MEXC has launched a Visa-linked Global Card offering eligible users up to 10% cashback in USDT as monthly crypto card spending reached $759 million in July, roughly 2.5 times its level a year earlier. According to MEXC’s Aug. 31 announcement…

The crypto market has posted sharp gains across Bitcoin and several major altcoins, but Cryptex Finance data covering 36 assets and roughly 92% of the digital asset market shows that capital remains heavily concentrated in Bitcoin and Ethereum despite prices…

Hyperliquid has faced a potential 10-to-12-month regulatory process to enter the U.S. market even if federal agencies move quickly, according to former SEC senior counsel Ashley Ebersole, after President Donald Trump said regulators were working on a compliant route for…

Bitcoin’s ability to extend its August rally has come under a fresh test as analysts have pointed to sustained spot ETF demand as a key requirement for overcoming rising expectations of a September Federal Reserve rate hike. According to Bitfinex…

HKDAP could move the Hong Kong dollar beyond payments and into cross-border settlement, corporate treasury management and tokenized finance as regulated stablecoins gain a role in Hong Kong’s on-chain financial system, according to a HashKey researcher. HashKey senior researcher Tim…

Strive has purchased 1,800 Bitcoin for about $143 million, raising its treasury to 23,156 BTC and moving past Bullish into fifth place among public corporate holders. Strive Bitcoin holdings reach 23,156 BTC The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Form 8-K…

Coinbase has expanded its Webull infrastructure partnership into Canada, adding a fourth market to an agreement that already supports crypto services in the United States, Brazil and Australia. Coinbase will supply Webull Canada’s crypto infrastructure Coinbase said in an announcement…