Crypto exchange Bitget loses USD 350 million in hack, pauses customer withdrawals
While user funds have remained safe, Bitget has covered the losses using its own internal funds, said CEO Gracy Chen...
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British banks make first interbank transactions using tokenised deposits
Lloyds, NatWest and Barclays test blockchain-based bank money as lenders move towards programmable payments and digital asset settlement...
Binance invests USD 100 million in Circle, expands strategic ties for five more years
Circle is working to create a more open, global economy through programmable blockchain infrastructure, digital assets, and payment applications...
Goldman Sachs, BofA-led consortium plans 2027 stablecoin launch
The group also eyes expanding into stablecoins pegged to other G7 currencies, with the euro emerging as the top priority...
Bitcoin touches more than three-month high as soft dollar revives crypto sector
Another tailwind has been President Donald Trump's appeal to the US Congress to the "Clarity Act," that would bring clearer definitions to the sector...
Trump urges passage of ‘fair’ Clarity Act as industry frets over legislative uncertainty
The proposed bill aims to define which tokens qualify as securities versus commodities and which agencies have oversight of the sector...
Clarity Act: US Senate advances landmark crypto bill despite bipartisan opposition
The legislation eyes giving the crypto industry its first comprehensive federal rulebook, defining when digital tokens will become securities or commodities...
Crypto’s long bleed: How geopolitics and a hawkish Fed broke the 2026 market
While three straight quarters of losses have hammered the digital assets since October 2025, the second half of 2026 now rests on external variables...
Coinbase sees transaction revenue dip as investors reject riskier crypto assets
Coinbase's crypto transaction revenue, in the Q2, dropped 21% to USD 599 million, as investors fret over Fed rate and volatile geopolitics...
Japan rewrites crypto rules: All we need to know about the new amendments
Cryptocurrency trading will become subject to regulations closer to those governing stocks and other securities, including curbs on insider trading...