Market analysis, price movements, and trading insights
Metaplanet is launching two subsidiaries and backing Japan's first licensed yen stablecoin as it bets on the country's digital asset infrastructure.
Crypto ATMs or kiosks are the “lowest-friction extraction channel available to scammers,” said cybersecurity firm CertiK.
Brent crude surged 10% after attacks on two oil tankers in Iraqi waters, with the prompt spread hitting levels not seen in years and MSCI Asia Pacific stocks falling 1.8%.
Metaplanet said the new firm would support Japan-based Bitcoin projects in the payments and lending space in addition to stablecoins and tokenization-focused startups.
The agencies have moved to coordinate oversight, in a bid to end years of regulatory overlap on the treatment of crypto.
The operator, known as Tom, said only users who signed a fake terms-of-service message on the compromised site after the breach were affected.
Ledger’s white-hat security team said it found a flaw in MediaTek's secure boot chain that can be used to steal sensitive information from certain Android devices.
Patrick Witt, the White House crypto advisor, said GENIUS-compliant stablecoins will 'actually lead to deposit inflows.'
The venture capital arm will deploy 4 billion yen ($25 million) over the next few years to local bitcoin infrastructure firms.
Stephen Gregory, a former compliance executive at CEX.IO and Gemini, has taken over as CEO of Binance.US, a crypto exchange that was once a target of a long-running SEC lawsuit.
Ghana’s SEC could grant a full license to sandbox participants as early as six months, provided that their products are market-ready and that they tick all regulatory boxes.
Clear Street and Marex Group are planning to offer prediction markets to clients, with Kalshi’s CEO tipping it to become a “core pillar of the financial ecosystem.”
