Ether rises 3% on tokenization and Robinhood Chain momentum but faces $1,800 resistance amid weak onchain metrics.

Ether (ETH) price gained 3% between Thursday and Friday, outperforming the broader crypto market. The move ties to growing tokenization, Robinhood Chain’s success, and ongoing corporate treasury purchases. However, ETH…

Oracle Exploit Drains $9M From Bonzo Lend on Hedera

Hedera-based lending protocol Bonzo Lend lost about $9 million after an attacker manipulated the price of SAUCE used as collateral, allowing the account to borrow assets far beyond the value…

Stablecoins May Improve FX Access but Worsen Currency Runs: IMF

Dollar stablecoins could improve access to foreign currency in economies with fixed or heavily managed exchange rates, but may also amplify currency runs when pressure on the domestic currency becomes…

Metaplanet Studies Bitcoin-backed Digital Bonds in Japan

Japanese investment and Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet’s securities arm, Metaplanet Securities, stablecoin issuer JPYC and tokenization infrastructure provider Progmat are tying up on a joint study on Bitcoin-backed digital credit…

Japan’s CRYL Offers Bitcoin-Backed Loans of Up to $6.2M

Japanese lender CRYL has launched Bitcoin-backed loans of up to 1 billion yen ($6.2 million), allowing individuals and businesses to raise fiat currency without selling their BTC.  On Thursday, the…

Wall Street Banks Restrict Prediction Market Trading over Insider-Risk Fears

Wall Street banks are restricting employee trading on prediction market platforms due to fears that they may use nonpublic information to trade event contracts. Goldman Sachs has reportedly banned its…

Robinhood to Launch AI Agent Feature For Crypto Trading

Robinhood said eligible US-based customers will soon be able to connect third-party AI agents to make crypto trades on their behalf, marking the latest expansion in autonomous trading after the…

Will a $189M Lobbying Campaign Result in Crypto CLARITY?

The crypto industry has spent years convincing Washington that it deserves a seat at the table. Now, as Congress inches toward passing the CLARITY Act, a long-awaited crypto market structure…

MiCA Approval Is Not the Finish Line for Crypto Custodians

Getting licensed under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) framework is only the beginning for crypto custodians, as regulators turn their attention from authorization to operational resilience. The…

DOJ Seeks Dismissal of $722 Million BitClub Fraudster

The US Department of Justice is reportedly moving to drop charges against the founder of BitClub Network, a purported crypto mining platform that allegedly defrauded investors of $722 million between…