Toyota Finance opens tokenized bonds to retail investors via mobile payment app

Retail investors can apply to buy the 1 billion yen bond without a securities account and receive perks through Toyota’s payment app. Source link

Evil Biscuit And The Schizocollage Movement Come To Hong Kong

In 1956, at an exhibition hall in Tokyo, a Japanese artist named Saburō Murakami ran through a row of paper screens, leaving a torn, human-shaped hole in each one. The…

South Korea moves to block Polymarket over gambling concerns

The Korea Media and Communications Commission said Polymarket’s structure and operations amount to illegal gambling despite its noncustodial design and smart contracts. Source link

Kraken Launches US Stock Trading Across European Economic Area

Kraken has launched trading in more than 7,000 US-listed stocks for customers in the European Economic Area (EEA), expanding its traditional finance offering alongside cryptocurrencies and tokenized equities. The crypto…

Bitcoin Short Liquidations Eye Monthly High After Squeeze to $64,500

Bitcoin (BTC) short liquidations hit their highest in almost one month as it hit $64,500 on Monday, new data reveals. Key points: Bitcoin passed $64,000 thanks to a short squeeze…

China adds 8 banks to digital yuan network as operator count hits 30

The newly authorized lenders will begin offering e-CNY services after completing operational and technical preparations. Source link

Binance Gave Russia Client Data Used in Terrorism Financing Case: Report

Binance reportedly provided Russian authorities with transaction records and personal information belonging to a customer accused of financing terrorism via cryptocurrency donations to Ukrainian fundraising campaigns. Russian investigators used information…

Ethereum Foundation warns some tools may break with Glamsterdam upgrade

Developers have been urged to test on Plataberget before Glamsterdam’s new gas model reaches Ethereum’s other testnets and mainnet. Source link

South Korea’s Jeonbuk Bank taps Ripple for cross-border payments

Ripple is bringing its cross-border payments platform to Jeonbuk Bank, but key details including its launch status and settlement asset remain undisclosed. Source link

$165M Crypto Ponzi Suspect Deported From Fiji

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