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Hong Kong looks to become global OTC crypto center with new EU style reporting

Hong Kong’s financial regulators have announced plans to harmonize the city’s over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reporting regime, including crypto derivatives, with international standards. The Hong...

Ethereum price surge lifts Lido TVL by 10% despite 26k ETH withdrawals

Lido Finance reported that its total value locked (TVL) increased by 10.83% over the past week, reaching $25.18 billion as of Sept. 23. This...

Securitize taps Wormhole to boost cross-chain tokenization for institutional assets

Securitize has partnered with Wormhole Foundation to enable cross-chain interoperability for all assets tokenized on its platform, according to a Sept. 20 announcement. The partnership...

BlackRock amends Coinbase custody agreement to require 12 hour withdrawals amid debt rumors

BlackRock has amended its custody agreement with Coinbase, updating operational procedures for its iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF. According to an SEC filing dated Sept....

Louisiana continues pro-crypto push with option to pay state agencies in Bitcoin, USDC

Louisiana has implemented a new option for residents to make payments to state agencies using Bitcoin and Circle’s stablecoin USDC, according to a Sept....

TON blockchain sees explosive 3,435% growth in daily active addresses over 2024

The Open Network (TON) blockchain has experienced a significant surge in its on-chain metrics in 2024, with trading volume, total value locked, active users,...

Analysts predict Bitcoin volatility spike as market aligns like a ‘coiled spring’

Bitcoin’s (BTC) spot volume hit $16 billion on Sept. 18 following the US Federal Reserve confirming a 50 basis point interest rate cut. According to...

How the $1.4 billion crypto prediction market industry took off in 2024 – report

Prediction markets are experiencing growth, with platforms like Polymarket advancing the sector. Castle Capital reported in its latest deep dive that these markets enable...

ZachXBT helps secure arrests in $243 million social engineering attack on one person

Three individuals executed a $243 million crypto theft from a single Genesis creditor in August, employing advanced social engineering tactics, according to blockchain investigator...

Trump involved in Bitcoin transaction in New York’s PubKey bar

Donald Trump visited PubKey, a Bitcoin-themed bar in New York City, and engaged in a Bitcoin transaction that staff described as the first by...

SEC commissioners argue securities laws are unnecessary in Flyfish NFT case

SEC Commissioners Hester M. Peirce and Mark T. Uyeda criticized the regulator’s enforcement action against the Flyfish Club non-fungible token (NFT) collection. In a Sept....