Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Rep. Bryan Steil has introduced legislation targeting potential insider trading by lawmakers on platforms handling policy and political event contracts, aiming to restore public trust without a full ban on such markets
Base, Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network, is rolling out the Beryl upgrade to mainnet on June 25, introducing the new B20 token standard for efficient token issuance, cutting withdrawal times from seven to five days, and deploying Reth V2 for improved performance
Kalshi, a leading prediction market platform, is in early talks with investment banks for a potential public listing after its annualized revenue exceeded $2 billion, even as regulatory challenges over sports contracts intensify
WhiteBIT EU has obtained authorization under the EU's MiCA framework from Austria's Financial Market Authority, enabling compliant crypto services across the European Economic Area as the July 1 deadline approaches
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission has confirmed it possesses the legal framework and regulatory tools to support tokenized real-world assets, aiming to drive capital market innovation while offering safer investment options for overseas Filipino workers
Charles Schwab is partnering with Cboe Global Markets to introduce binary-style options tied to S&P 500 closing levels, marking a major brokerage's entry into prediction-style trading and intensifying competition in the sector
Global asset manager Franklin Templeton has submitted filings for two new ETFs designed to automatically convert dividends from U.S. equities into Bitcoin exposure, blending traditional stock investing with digital asset accumulation
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes sold his recent Ethereum holdings at a loss after a brief accumulation phase, even as other large investors added significant positions near key support levels around $1,700
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified CryptoBandits, a self-propagating malware that spreads via USB drives, steals cryptocurrency credentials, and uses Tor for anonymous communication, posing risks to Windows users handling digital assets
Strive’s SATA preferred stock raised capital equivalent to about 603 Bitcoin in its first week of daily dividends, even as both SATA and competitor Strategy’s STRC faced sharp price drops due to leverage liquidations
