Walt expands beyond Telegram with standalone crypto trading app
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BitGo revenue falls 51% in Q3 as trading slows; net income rises on treasury gains
The revenue decline was driven by continued soft crypto trading environment and a higher mix of lower-margin stablecoin transactions.
Coinbase, Kalshi and Payward backs CFTC in lawsuit over single-stock perp futures
The crypto firms moved for leave to file an amicus brief defending the CFTC's authority to regulate single-stock perpetual futures in the US.
Trump Media swings to $410 million profit in Q3, driven by crypto gains
Trump Media and Technology Group reported a net income of $409.7 million in Q3, compared with a net loss of $54.8 million a year earlier.
MARA posts $634 million Q3 net profit on bitcoin gains, sells 13,597 BTC to pay off loans
MARA posted a $634.4 million Q3 net profit, then sold 13,597 BTC to repay $750 million in loans as it pivots to AI.
Elizabeth Warren vows scrutiny of prediction markets, Trump family crypto ventures as Senate Banking chair
Sen. Elizabeth Warren is setting her sights on prediction market oversight and the Trump family's burgeoning crypto businesses.
Ethereum Foundation, Vitalik Buterin sued over firing after ‘suicide pledge’ dispute
Fulton’s complaint cites a recorded Buterin conversation and alleges discrimination and retaliation.
StoneX sees 97% upside for Bullish as $4.2 billion Equiniti deal opens tokenization market
StoneX initiated coverage of Bullish with a Buy rating and a $42 price target, implying roughly 97% upside from its current levels.
Coinbase and PNC Bank expand partnership with USDC payments for corporate clients
PNC Bank is piloting USDC payment acceptance for corporate and institutional clients through its expanded partnership with Coinbase.
Binance hack launderers mint homemade Elon Musk, animal memecoins to move stolen funds: Elliptic
Elliptic says the extra swaps slow investigators down, but the stolen funds remain traceable onchain.
Ethereum treasury Sharplink’s Q3 net income hits $751 million on unrealized ether gains
Sharplink posted Q3 revenue of $13.5 million and net income of $751.4 million, driven by unrealized ETH gains.
Prediction market broker River Markets registers affiliate as CFTC futures commission merchant
River Markets' affiliate registered with CFTC as an FCM as it builds a prime brokerage for institutional prediction market traders.
Tom Lee’s Bitmine nears 5% Ethereum supply target with $20 million ETH buy as he predicts tokenization and AI ‘supercycle’
Bitmine bought another 9,587 ETH last week, closing in on its target of 5% of Ethereum's circulating supply.
NYSE to settle tokenized stocks on Avalanche in planned 24/7 market
NYSE picked Avalanche to supply the core ledger technology for the clearing firm of its affiliated tokenized-securities platform.
‘Connecting the dots’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys another 1,036 bitcoin for $82 million as holdings reach 850,364 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for more than 4% of bitcoin's supply cap, with $500 million in paper gains.
Bitcoin loses 50-week moving average as 24-hour crypto long liquidations top $1 billion
Bitcoin closed below its 50-week moving average as more than $1 billion in crypto long positions were liquidated.
Formation notifies SEC to operate first tokenized securities venue on Solana
Launch is expected in early 2027, with tokenized shares of Exodus Movement, Forward Industries, and Galaxy Digital among initial offerings.
Crypto-friendly Robinhood brings US IPO access to UK retail investors
Robinhood has launched commission-free IPO Access in the UK, allowing retail investors to request shares in eligible U.S. listings
Trump says he knows ‘nothing’ about UAE-linked investment in his crypto firm
Trump said he "knows nothing" about the UAE-linked investment in the crypto firm he co-owns, and that his sons run the business.
Zama spin-off Raycash launches confidential stablecoin payments and private yield on Ethereum
Raycash has launched its app on Ethereum, enabling private stablecoin payments and Morpho yield on idle balances.
What is Zcash (ZEC)? How shielded transactions work
Zcash (ZEC) is a privacy coin and blockchain launched in 2016. It allows users to make both public and private transactions. The latter — called “shielded transactions” on the network — make use of zero-knowledge proofs called zk-SNARKs to verify payments without revealing the sender…
Web3Auth says it frontran hackers by moving $5.6 million out of exposed Keplr wallets
Web3Auth's communications also referred to an "original attacker," suggesting some funds were stolen, but did not elaborate.
Vitalik Buterin says ETH should be valued as a store of value, not a fee-burning token
A recent controversial proposal to burn a rising share of validator rewards as more ETH is staked was withdrawn last month after facing pushback.
Binance CFO steps down nine days after record hack; co-CEO says transition was planned six months ago
Co-CEO Yi He said Ng is departing to pursue a new venture, under a transition plan put in place over the past six months.
Ex-FBI agent pleads guilty to stealing $2.47 million in crypto from wallets tied to 35 investigations
Yaroch will pay at least $2.4 million in restitution and will forfeit any profits he would earn in the future from telling his story.
Bitcoin ETFs flip negative for 2026 after $1.28 billion outflow week, worst since June
BlackRock's IBIT accounted for 98% of Friday's outflows, with $403 million leaving the industry-leading fund.
US Treasury walks back crypto surveillance ‘travel rule’ proposal
The Treasury Department has withdrawn a controversial proposal that would have expanded requirements for cryptocurrency transactions.
Trump administration moves closer to allowing crypto in 401(k) retirement plans
A rule that would open up 401(k) retirement accounts to alternative assets, including cryptocurrencies, has landed at the White House.
Elliptic says Binance hackers swap stolen tokens for $124M in bitcoin, exchange plans more withdrawal reopenings
Elliptic says little of the stolen crypto has likely been cashed out, while $2.85 billion remains frozen.
Strive’s bitcoin gains drive $509 million Q3 profit as BTC buying ramps up
Strive’s bitcoin stash reached 43,124 BTC as its shares continued to slide despite a profitable third quarter.