Category: Cryptocurrency

1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Security

USMS Contractor’s Son Identified in $40M Theft of Seized Bitfinex Funds

John Daghita, son of the CEO of federal contractor CMDSS, allegedly siphoned $40M+ from USMS wallets, including seized Bitfinex funds,...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

BlackRock Files for Bitcoin Covered Call ETF; Volatility ‘Cannibalization’ Fears Mount

BlackRock's new ETF strategy trades Bitcoin's upside for fixed income, a move critics warn could suppress volatility and leave retail...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Illicit Crypto Volume Hits $158B as Russia Activates ‘A7A5’ Stablecoin Network

A new TRM Labs report reveals a 145% surge in illicit crypto flows for 2025, driven almost entirely by Russian...

Fidelity Challenges Tether with ‘FIDD’ Stablecoin Launch on Ethereum

Fidelity leverages its new OCC charter to launch the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD) on Ethereum, challenging Tether and Circle with...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

WisdomTree Deploys Full Tokenized Suite to Solana; Network RWA TVL Breaks $1B

Institutional rails arrive on Solana as the $159B asset manager opens its entire fleet of tokenized funds to retail and...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

ECB Frames Digital Euro as Critical Defense Against “Weaponised” Payments

ECB Executive Piero Cipollone warns Europe is dependent on the "kindness of strangers," framing the Digital Euro as a shield...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Security

Aave Corners 51% of DeFi Lending; Analysts Flag $460M Safety Net Vulnerability

Aave's lending market share hits 51.3%, effectively establishing a monopoly backed by a thin $460M safety module.

Ethereum Deployment of ERC-8004 Signals ‘Trust Layer’ Bid in AI Agent Economy

Authored by Google and Ethereum Foundation engineers, the new standard introduces on-chain reputation registries to challenge Solana's dominance in the...

Standard Chartered: Stablecoins to Drain $500B from US Regional Banks by 2028

Geoff Kendrick predicts a $500 billion deposit exodus from US regional banks by 2028 as stablecoins evolve into the dominant...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Tether Amasses $23B Gold Hoard in Swiss Bunker; Ardoino Eyes ‘Central Bank’ Status

Tether's gold reserves hit 140 tonnes—rivaling nation-states—as CEO Paolo Ardoino confirms a 'central bank' strategy stored in a Swiss nuclear...