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Crypto exchange Ouinex has raised $3.5m from its own traders, lifting total funding to $9m to build a “Non‑Centralized Order Book” designed to shield retail from market makers. According to Forbes, crypto and derivatives platform Ouinex announced on May 19 that…
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AI’s surging demand for power-hungry data centers is turning listed Bitcoin miners into strategic infrastructure plays, with Bernstein flagging nearly $90 billion of announced AI partnerships that could redraw the sector’s economics. Bernstein’s latest research argues that the AI data…
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Senator Warren questions OCC crypto trust charters’ legality under National Bank Act. Senator Elizabeth Warren has accused the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) of potentially violating the National Bank Act by greenlighting a wave of national trust…
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Crypto wrench attacks are pushing exchanges to spend more on security, with Coinbase CEO protection costs near $8.7M in 2025.
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Payward, Kraken’s parent, grew Q1 2026 adjusted revenue 3% to $507m as derivatives jumped 51%, even while Bitcoin, market cap and spot volumes all saw steep double‑digit drops. Kraken parent Payward has posted Q1 2026 adjusted revenue of $507 million,…
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ZachXBT is offering up to $10,000 for insider evidence that Hong Kong market maker HSBG manipulated centralized exchange markets, including trades around RIVER. On-chain sleuth ZachXBT has announced a bounty of up to $10,000 for whistleblowers who can provide credible…
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NYDIG says a rare bipartisan window to pass a comprehensive US crypto market‑structure bill could slam shut if Congress fails to move it before the August recess. Digital asset investment firm NYDIG has warned that the leading US crypto market-structure…
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The White House says it has achieved a legal and custody “breakthrough” for the US Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, finally giving Washington a compliant way to safeguard billions in seized BTC. The White House has confirmed a major operational breakthrough for…
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Justin Sun moved 41.99m Spark worth $1.23m from Spark to HTX, adding to roughly 610m SPK in exchange-bound flows since 2025 and renewing sell-pressure and governance worries. Justin Sun has resumed large Spark (SPK) withdrawals from Spark, moving 41.99 million…
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Hyperliquid whales now hold $4.039b in open interest with a near‑neutral long–short split, and both sides sitting on millions in unrealized losses after choppy price action. Whale traders on decentralized derivatives platform Hyperliquid (HYPE) currently hold a combined $4.039 billion…
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AEON raised $8m led by YZi Labs to build an AI-native settlement layer, using its x402 protocol on BNB Chain to let agents pay 50m+ merchants via on-chain receipts. AEON has completed an $8 million pre-seed funding round to build…
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Vitalik Buterin says AI‑assisted formal verification could be the “final form” of software, letting Ethereum ship ultra‑optimized code with machine‑checked proofs of correctness. Ethereum (ETH) co‑founder Vitalik Buterin has said that combining artificial intelligence with formal verification could become the…
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Tether’s undisclosed LemFi investment wires USDT into African and Asian remittance corridors, swapping slow SWIFT transfers for near‑instant, low‑fee stablecoin settlement. Tether has announced a strategic investment in LemFi, a UK‑headquartered cross‑border financial platform used by African and Asian diaspora…
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DeFi yields on blue-chip stablecoins now trail bank cash and tokenized Treasuries, forcing CoinEx to pitch Flexible Savings as a liquidity tool, not a rate stunt. CoinEx’s pitch for crypto-denominated savings now lands in a market where, for the first…
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Formula by Cointelegraph PR head Katerina Zemskova says AI-fueled content saturation has pushed Web3 projects to ditch rigid retainers and build founder-led, macro-aware narratives instead of generic press blitzes. The Web3 public relations industry is facing what Formula by Cointelegraph…
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Iran’s Hormuz Safe offers Bitcoin-settled insurance for Hormuz shipping, aiming for $10B revenue while testing US sanctions limits and spooking regulators and shippers. Iran’s Ministry of Economy has launched a Bitcoin (BTC) settled maritime insurance platform called “Hormuz Safe,” targeting…