IBM connects Digital Asset Haven to Swift blockchain ledger for tokenized deposit transactions
IBM Digital Asset Haven clients can now connect to Swift's shared ledger and instruct tokenized deposit transactions.
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Brooklyn man gets up to 12 years over $16 million Coinbase social engineering scheme
A court sentenced 23-year-old Ronald Spektor to four to 12 years in prison for a $15.9 million Coinbase phishing scheme.
Hut 8 wins bidding for Poolin’s Texas data centers with $140 million offer
The proposed acquisition would add two Texas sites to Hut 8’s expanding AI infrastructure portfolio.
‘Not behind closed doors’: Senate Banking Democrats call for prediction markets hearing as GOP meets privately with Kalshi
Every Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee is urging its chair, Sen. Tim Scott, to hold a congressional hearing on prediction markets.
‘BTC still has room to catch up’: Bitcoin’s $80,000 breakout draws institutional demand as analysts weigh durability
K33, Nexo and 21shares weigh in on bitcoin's breakout as ETF inflows hit their highest since Nov. 2024. Key levels: $87K–88K resistance.
Blockchain.com, NYSE plan access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs
Blockchain.com and NYSE have signed an agreement to explore tokenized stocks and ETFs, subject to regulatory approvals.
Crypto economy fell just 1.6% in 12 months despite $2.1 trillion market cap rout, Chainalysis says
Global crypto activity fell 1.6% to $9.4 trillion despite a massive $2.1 trillion market cap contraction, Chainalysis says.
Stablecoin adoption intent rises from 36% to 56% with bank-level protections, Visa says
A Visa study shows U.S. stablecoin adoption intent jumps to 56% when paired with hypothetical bank-level consumer protections.
Galaxy adds $100 million in Sky’s sUSDS to treasury, buys SKY token as firms deepen lending ties
Galaxy added $100 million in sUSDS to its treasury and approved the Sky savings token as institutional loan collateral.
Canada’s big six banks explore tokenized deposit system to modernize payments
The banks said the first phase of the project involves moving tokenized deposits efficiently across financial institutions.
Crypto VC Hashed anchors new digital asset private credit fund targeting $300 million
The fund aims to address a critical financing bottleneck in the institutional digital asset sector by using 'covenant-based' underwriting.
CFTC warns ‘mention market’ prediction contracts carry heightened manipulation risk
The CFTC is warning that bets on prediction markets based on whether someone will "mention" specific words carries manipulation risks.