Prediction market broker River Markets registers affiliate as CFTC futures commission merchant
River Markets' affiliate registered with CFTC as an FCM as it builds a prime brokerage for institutional prediction market traders.
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Crypto Revolution Is Going Strong': Durov Reports 700,000 New Wallets for Telegram
Pavel Durov declares ‘crypto revolution going strong’ as Telegram sees 329,000 new addresses daily.
North Korean hackers are creating memecoins to wash loot from $6.3 billion Binance hack
North Korean hackers used six homemade memecoins to launder 117,000 NEAR, worth about $430,000, from the $6.3 billion Binance hack, Elliptic says.
U.S. Regulators Drop $250 Travel Rule Plan, Crypto Language Too
Bitcoin Magazine U.S. Regulators Drop $250 Travel Rule Plan, Crypto Language Too FinCEN and the Federal Reserve formally withdrew a 2020 proposal that would have cut the cross-border funds-transfer threshold from $3,000 ...
Kraken’s Dave Ripley: “That Was the Bear Market” and Bitcoin Is “On Our Way Out of It
▶ Bitcoin Magazine Kraken’s Dave Ripley: “That Was the Bear Market” and Bitcoin Is “On Our Way Out of It” Kraken’s Dave Ripley explains why Bitcoin’s rebound past $80K hints the bear market is over, marking the softest m...
Tom Lee’s Bitmine nears 5% Ethereum supply target with $20 million ETH buy as he predicts tokenization and AI ‘supercycle’
Bitmine bought another 9,587 ETH last week, closing in on its target of 5% of Ethereum's circulating supply.
86 Trillion: Shiba Inu (SHIB) Just Crossed the Line
Shiba Inu exchange supply has reached 86 trillion SHIB, adding fresh pressure to an already weak market.
Strive (ASST) Adds 29 Bitcoin for $2.2 Million as Weekly Buys Slow After Crossing 43,000
Bitcoin Magazine Strive (ASST) Adds 29 Bitcoin for $2.2 Million as Weekly Buys Slow After Crossing 43,000 Strive purchased 29 bitcoin from Oct. 31 to Nov.
Coinbase Wins Full Federal Trust Charter From OCC
Bitcoin Magazine Coinbase Wins Full Federal Trust Charter From OCC Coinbase's custody arm has completed its national trust bank charter with the OCC, upgrading April's conditional approval, but the license does not let i...
Important Binance Announcement Concerning French Users (Report)
Binance's European troubles appear to be deepening.
NYSE to settle tokenized stocks on Avalanche in planned 24/7 market
NYSE picked Avalanche to supply the core ledger technology for the clearing firm of its affiliated tokenized-securities platform.
Analysts see no broader ‘contagion’ from $6.3B Binance hack
Binance’s pledge to cover all user losses helped contain the fallout from the $6.3 billion hack, analysts said.
NYSE picks Avalanche to settle tokenized stocks amid Wall Street's blockchain race
Avalanche will serve as the core settlement ledger for the exchange's planned blockchain stock market
The $2.85B Binance hackers lost shows why the UK needs stablecoin freeze rules
The Binance hack proved stablecoin freezes work. Now the UK should make clear freeze rules a condition of listing coins.
Strategy buys 1,036 Bitcoin as BTC holdings climb to 850,364
Strategy bought $81.9 million in Bitcoin last week while spending $188.3 million repurchasing STRC preferred shares, according to its latest SEC filing.
Arkham Crypto Fund Holdings Reach $3 Billion
Arkham crypto fund holdings have attracted fresh attention after blockchain analytics company Arkham Intelligence announced that it had identified and labeled approximately $3 billion worth of cryptocurrency assets belon...
Strategy Buys $82M in Bitcoin, Buys Back $188M of STRC
The Bitcoin treasury firm sold $284 million of MSTR stock to fund the moves, days before MSCI names companies facing index removal.
‘Connecting the dots’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys another 1,036 bitcoin for $82 million as holdings top 850,000 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for more than 4% of bitcoin's supply cap, with $500 million in paper gains.
Strategy’s Bitcoin Holdings Hit New ATH After 1,037 BTC Purchase
This was the company's largest BTC buy in several weeks. Separately, Strive has announced a minor bitcoin purchase.
Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL), and XRP Hit by $148 Million Crypto Thief Selloff
The UXLINK hacker has dumped $148 million in Ethereum, Solana, and XRP at a loss, according to on-chain data shared by EmberCN.
Bitcoin loses 50-week moving average as 24-hour crypto long liquidations top $1 billion
Bitcoin closed below its 50-week moving average as more than $1 billion in crypto long positions were liquidated.
Microsoft-Backed Space and Time Launches Platform to Let AI Agents Verify Private Data
Space and Time Enterprise uses Proof of SQL to prove calculations on private business data without exposing the records to AI agents.
Ethereum (ETH) Gas Estimates Are Broken: Explaining the Fix and the Issue
A proposed Geth fix targets Ethereum gas estimates that look correct even when the intended action fails.
Bitcoin Money Printing: Pompliano Predicts Gains
Bitcoin money printing concerns are back in focus after prominent investor Anthony Pompliano shared a bold prediction about the cryptocurrency’s long-term future. According to Pompliano, continued government monetary exp...