Whitney Nyantune

Kalshi is considering a funding round of about $1 billion at a valuation near $40 billion, according to reports, as the prediction-market operator expands beyond event contracts. Sequoia Capital and...

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins said Tuesday that he wants U.S. stock trading to move onto blockchain networks, signaling a broader push to bring on-chain markets into traditional finance. “I want...

The House Oversight Committee has expanded its investigation into potential insider trading on prediction-market platforms to include Hyperliquid, Crypto.com and Aristotle Exchange. Chairman James Comer requested records on identity verification...

REX Shares and Osprey Funds have set Oct. 23 as the target effective date for a proposed exchange-traded fund offering exposure to Sei’s SEI token while generating income through staking....

Chainlink launched CCIP 2.0 on Sept. 28, adding new controls aimed at giving institutions greater oversight of cross-chain transactions. The upgrade comes as banks and financial firms explore blockchain-based transfers...

A US Senate investigation has flagged extensive use of Tether’s USDT among Iran-linked sanctioned wallets. Investigators examined 846 wallets identified by US and Israeli authorities and found that 87% used...

Bitmine Immersion Technologies has surpassed 6 million Ether in its treasury, strengthening its position as the largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. The company added 17,362 ETH since Sept. 21,...

Riot Platforms has repaid a $200 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility from Coinbase Credit, ending a financing arrangement secured by part of the miner’s cryptocurrency holdings. Riot paid the remaining principal...

Kalshi suffered another legal setback after the Sixth Circuit ruled that Ohio and Tennessee can enforce their sports betting laws against the prediction-market operator. The court said Kalshi had not...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Cash FX Group and three people over an alleged $950 million foreign-exchange investment scheme that used cryptocurrency. The agency filed the complaint Sept. 25...

XRP Ledger developers are urging node operators to upgrade to xrpld 3.4.1, which fixes a minor issue with the Batch feature. The September 25 release also adds stability improvements. However,...

Federal prosecutors charged Vietnamese national Trung Nguyen Van with laundering about $53 million in cryptocurrency allegedly stolen from U.S. victims through romance scams. Van appeared in court Friday as prosecutors...

Circle Foundation is funding new digital payment trials for the United Nations, with projects focused on development programs and humanitarian aid. The foundation announced two grants on September 25 for...

The Federal Reserve proposed new stablecoin rules on Thursday as U.S. regulators continue building a federal framework for digital payments. Under the plan, payment stablecoin issuers would need enough approved...

Aave founder Stani Kulechov has questioned Morpho’s proposed definition of non-custodial DeFi vaults, arguing that users may still face changes to how their funds are allocated. His concern centers on...

Payy Network halted transactions after an attacker drained about $1.83 million from its Ethereum bridge on September 24. The network suspended deposits, withdrawals, transfers and card transactions while investigating the...

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce called for regulators to rethink how know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering rules are applied, arguing that zero-knowledge technology could verify users without exposing their personal information. Peirce made...

Vitalik Buterin warned that advances in artificial intelligence could make traditional blockchain privacy protections less effective as tools become better at linking transactions to real people. Speaking Wednesday at the...

White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt defended President Donald Trump’s handling of ethics rules tied to the Clarity Act after the legislation failed to advance in the Senate. Witt said...

SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said the agency dropped some crypto lawsuits partly to protect its credibility, arguing that regulators should not defend legal positions they expect to abandon. Speaking on...

Binance.US has added a self-custody wallet to its mobile app, giving users a way to hold crypto themselves and connect to decentralized apps. The Binance.US Wallet is available on iOS...

Some Pi Network users who were stuck in the KYC or Mainnet migration process can now move forward after the network introduced several fixes. The changes address problems with identity...

Kalshi is pushing back against claims that repeated $5,500 trades in its ether perpetual futures market indicate wash trading. The exchange said the activity is linked to its market-making programs,...

Andreessen Horowitz and the DeFi Education Fund are urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create a safe harbor for qualifying decentralized exchanges, arguing that some peer-to-peer systems should...

RWA-linked perpetual contracts are gaining attention as traders seek ways to adjust their exposure to U.S. stocks outside regular market hours, according to Binance Research. U.S. stock exchanges operate about...