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SBI Holdings agrees to acquire Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank in $288.6 million deal
SBI Holdings agreed to acquire Bitbank for $288.6 million, with the transaction expected to close around October 2026.
Half of UK wealth advisors say most clients’ crypto sits outside their oversight as 61% of European peers face firm restrictions: CoinShares
CoinShares survey found 52% of UK advisors report most clients' crypto exposure sits outside their oversight, with fi…
Kraken expands OTC lending through an onchain warehouse facility with Maple
Maple’s lenders will provide a revolving line of funding to supply USDC liquidity for Kraken's over-the-counter bor…
Thailand issues arrest warrant for Chinese businessman tied to $28 million illegal crypto mining probe: report
Chinese businessman Wang Yicheng was accused of involvement in illegal crypto mining operations that used $28 million…
South Korea fines Bithumb for sharing user data overseas without consent
South Korea ordered Bithumb to pay roughly $136,000 in penalties for violating personal information protection rules.
Live markets: Bitcoin, ether lead $1 billion liquidation losses as AI trade keeps going
A liquidation flush took bitcoin to its lowest since early June before Micron's blowout earnings and SK Hynix's U.S. …
CoinEx processed $3.8 billion in Iran-linked funds, acting as crypto gateway: TRM Labs
CoinEx has also interacted with terrorist organizations, including the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and sanctio…
Ripple launches RLUSD stablecoin in Japan after regulatory approval
Ripple's RLUSD stablecoin is available through SBI VC Trade for both institutional and retail users in the country.
Abracadabra takes emergency action as MIM stablecoin depeg worsens
The protocol is raising interest rates across all Cauldrons to encourage debt repayment and reduce supply.
Kalshi in talks to raise funds at $40 billion valuation: FT
Kalshi's reported valuation reflects the firm's rapid growth, as it reported a $5 billion valuation last October.
Why viral public whale liquidations are becoming a real trading signal on Hyperliquid
Public leverage, address trails, and liquidation maps are turning a watched ETH long into something traders can monit…
Bitcoin miners face deepening margin squeeze as revenue falls below production costs
An estimated 20% of miners are now unprofitable at current prices, and the stress shows up at the network level, too.
Upheaval at the Ethereum Foundation has some of crypto’s biggest names feeling bullish
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at Ethereum's eventful week that started off with th…
Who gets a direct line to the Fed? Congress weighs risks of Fed ‘skinny accounts’ for crypto and fintech firms
As the Fed considers granting firms access to "skinny" accounts, lawmakers debated how much access those companies sh…
Pump.fun offers up to $5 million salary for chief legal officer role
The position covers everything from SEC oversight to MiCA rules and U.K. regulations, and offers a salary between $1 …
Superstate co-founder raises $3.6 million pre-seed for Ground to help fintechs access onchain yield
Ground has raised $3.6 million in a pre-seed funding round co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and ParaFi as it emerges fro…
a16z CSX-backed Cambrian raises $6 million seed to build blockchain data oracle network
Cambrian, a startup building blockchain data infrastructure for institutions and AI agents, raised $6 million in a se…
Prediction market polls find US voters prefer federal rules over state patchwork
The CFTC has been locked in a tug-of-war with states over who has the ultimate authority over event contracts.
Binance co-CEO remains ‘committed’ to securing EU license after exchange withdraws Greece bid
The world's largest crypto exchange only has one week to secure a license in legally operate in the European Union.
Standard Chartered initiates Aave coverage with $3,500 target for 2030
Standard Chartered's coverage of Aave signals a shift in institutional perception, potentially legitimizing DeFi as a…
Sports-based prediction markets app Onyx Odds raises $20 million in round led by Kraken parent Payward
The app will face stiff competition in the prediction markets space, competing with dominant market leaders Kalshi an…
World Cup boom sends Polymarket volume up 300% while Kalshi sets open interest records
Kalshi's aggregated OI reached a record $1.16 billion last week, the first time the platform’s OI surpassed the bil…
Kalshi sues Illinois, Pritzker over state bill implementing prediction markets regulatory regime
Kalshi is taking the state of Illinois to court over its new law that establishes a regulatory regime for prediction …
Standard Chartered sees ‘generational wealth’ in potential Aave recovery, predicts 50x upside by 2030
Standard Chartered says Aave could reach $3,500 by end of 2030, a 50x gain based on a DeFi asset growth forecast and …
DeFi TVL drops 39% in 2026 amid market downturn and record hack activity
DeFi TVL fell 39% in 2026 as a broader market downturn and fallout from major exploits, including the Kelp DAO hack, …
Bitcoin ETP outflows push rolling one-year flows negative for first time since 2023: K33
Bitcoin ETP holdings are down 8% from their peak, the largest drawdown on record, according to Head of Research Vetle…
Kraken-incubated Ink upgrades to Optimism’s OP Enterprise Fully Managed in multi-year infrastructure deal
Optimism will run Ink's production infrastructure while the Ink Foundation focuses on ecosystem growth and new financ…
Black Lake, Nuva Labs tokenize $25 million in mortgage loans on Provenance in RWA push
Black Lake and Nuva Labs completed the onchain minting of $25 million in mortgage loans on Provenance Blockchain.
Aave could soar to $3,500 by 2030 on DeFi revival, says StanChart
Geoff Kendrick said Aave has moved past April's cyberattack-related market disruption and is well positioned to benef…
21Shares says bitcoin’s post-halving price action ‘still looks familiar,’ but sees recovery toward $100,000 by year-end
Bitcoin sits roughly 50% below its $126,000 peak in October 2025 as 21Shares points to a $100,000 base-case recovery …