Binance has been phishing its own staff to get ahead of potential attacks. South Korean crypto volumes tank 89% — plus all of the week’s other crypto news from Asia.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Andrew Fenton28 Jul
New York Attorney General Letitia James said the federal crypto market structure bill could restrict state regulators and urged Congress to impose stronger consumer protections on digital asset platforms.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra27 Jul
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.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar27 Jul
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.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar27 Jul
The registration expands Securitize’s regulated platform for tokenized assets, adding investment advisory services to its institutional offering.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar27 Jul
The certification could expand access to Tether’s gold-backed token among Islamic financial institutions and investors seeking Shariah-compliant exposure to physical gold.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Nate Kostar27 Jul
The deal brings wallet technology to Payward’s enterprise platform, potentially reducing the number of infrastructure providers businesses need to integrate with.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Sam Bourgi27 Jul
Bitcoin copied US stocks as relief over end of US-Iran strikes spread to risk assets at the start of the US trading session.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by William Suberg27 Jul
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.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski27 Jul
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.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by William Suberg27 Jul
Binance’s Android app is unavailable on Google Play in some EU markets amid scrutiny over MiCA compliance.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz27 Jul
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.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Robert Lakin27 Jul
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.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz27 Jul
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.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz27 Jul
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.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Adrian Zmudzinski27 Jul
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong says AI agents will expand crypto adoption, pointing to Base, USDC and x402 as key pieces of agentic finance.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Helen Partz27 Jul
The stablecoin payments company said client funds were unaffected and that the financial impact would be absorbed through its treasury reserves.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra27 Jul
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.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra27 Jul
Blockaid said an attacker drained about $450,000 in USDT from Garden Finance’s HTLC contracts across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum and BNB Smart Chain.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra27 Jul
The decentralized storage provider says its network will continue operating during Chapter 11 as it explores a court-approved ownership mechanism for STORJ holders.
Cointelegraph•Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra27 Jul