Trump Media and Crypto.com end partnerships as companies shift priorities
This ends plans Trump Media, Crypto.com and Yorkville Acquisition Corp. had to turn Yorkville into a CRO treasury company.
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US sanctions two more Iranian crypto exchanges under ‘Economic Fury’ campaign
The U.S. Treasury Department traced more than $3 million in transfers between Shelbit and IRGC-linked wallets.
The Block•Kyle Baird7 AugUS sanctions two more Iranian crypto exchanges under ‘Economic Fury’ campaign
The U.S. Treasury Department traced more than $3 million in transfers between Shelbit and IRGC-linked wallets.
The Block•Kyle Baird7 Aug
SharpLink CEO warns EIP-8363 could kill ETH’s biggest advantage over Bitcoin
The "Tapered Issuance Burn" proposal would phase in a rising burn of consensus rewards to limit the amount of ETH staked.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn7 AugSharpLink CEO warns EIP-8363 could kill ETH’s biggest advantage over Bitcoin
The "Tapered Issuance Burn" proposal would phase in a rising burn of consensus rewards to limit the amount of ETH staked.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn7 Aug
CFTC cautions prediction markets over using American-style ‘moneyline’ betting odds: Bloomberg
Some prediction market platforms received a warning from the CFTC to refrain using American-style gambling odds, according to Bloomberg.
The Block•Sarah Wynn7 Aug
BTCPay warns of actively exploited vulnerability that could drain funds
Makers of the open source bitcoin payment processor BTCPay urged users to update their servers to version 2.4.2.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn7 Aug
Coldcard bitcoin exploit exposes crypto’s ‘original sin’ of private keys, Blockaid CEO says
Crypto at risk of becoming "canary in a coal mine" when it comes to demonstrating how AI could impact cybersecurity.
The Block•RT Watson7 Aug
Bitcoin tops $65,000 after ‘massive surprise’ US jobs miss
Bitcoin topped $65,000 after U.S. payrolls fell 23,000 in July versus an 80,000 forecast, pushing traders to price out a September Fed rate hike.
The Block•Naga Avan-Nomayo7 Aug
Bernstein favors CleanSpark on AI execution as MARA awaits first commercial contract
Bernstein rates CleanSpark Outperform at $24 on AI lease progress, while keeping MARA at $17 as it awaits its first commercial AI contract.
The Block•Naga Avan-Nomayo7 Aug
‘Applesauce’: Michigan judge denies Coinbase bid to block state enforcement of sports event contracts
"Coinbase's averments are, in a word, applesauce," U.S. District Judge Shalina Kumar wrote in Thursday's ruling.
The Block•Timmy Shen7 Aug
Cathie Wood’s Ark Invest buys $21 million in Block as stock drops 6%
Block's stock fell 6.15% on Thursday as the company posted rising operating expenses in Q2, despite cutting 40% of its workforce in February.
The Block•Danny Park7 Aug
Senate delays Clarity Act vote until after August recess, Thune confirms
Senate Majority Leader John Thune confirmed with The Block, saying: 'We're getting that queued up first thing when we come back.'
The Block•Timmy Shen and Sarah Wynn7 Aug
Sui to add post-quantum signature schemes for quantum-safe accounts
Sui said users can adopt quantum-safe keys without creating a new recovery phrase or changing wallet addresses.
The Block•Danny Park7 Aug
Crypto bill ethics provision could let Trump defer millions in taxes: Bloomberg
President Trump is reviewing ethics language in a bid to pass cryptocurrency legislation — which could result in a personal tax benefit.
The Block•Sarah Wynn6 Aug
Wintermute registers as SEC broker-dealer to trade stocks, options and crypto ETFs
Wintermute USA is a New York-based subsidiary that has registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn6 Aug
Bitcoin miners MARA and CleanSpark post double-digital revenue drops as AI infrastructure pivot continues
MARA's net loss widened to $611.3 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, while CleanSpark’s was $239.8 million, or $0.89 per basic share.
The Block•Daniel Kuhn6 Aug
Late Ondo founder’s mother seeks control of company and removal of De Bode as CEO
After Nathan Allman's death was announced in May, Ondo Finance said that Ian De Bode would take over as CEO.
The Block•RT Watson6 Aug
Coinbase’s Base app will become ‘less Base-centric’ under Cobie, Jesse Pollak says
Base is seeing growing demand across tokenization and payments, and Pollack called blockchain launches from Robinhood and Stripe "validation."
The Block•Kyle Baird6 Aug
DePIN project Vangrid raises $9 million in token round to build spatial data network for physical AI
Vangrid contributors are currently paid bounties, Brighton said, noting that a token is planned for later this year.
The Block•Yogita Khatri6 Aug