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The London Metal Exchange (LME) is exploring the tokenization of metals stored in Hong Kong to help companies secure loans against inventories outside its standard warrant system. The proposal targets...

Trenton Richard David (Trent) Johnston, a 20-year-old Canadian citizen, received a 25-month U.S. prison sentence after admitting to a money laundering conspiracy involving stolen cryptocurrency. The Miami case included a...

Bitcoin traders face a double test today, with US Q3 GDP and September Core PCE due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Markets expect faster growth alongside firmer inflation, a mix that...

Chainlink’s LINK has slid to around $11.50 while tokens keep leaving Binance, leaving traders asking why withdrawals are not lifting the market. CryptoQuant figures show Binance recording net outflows for...

Abu Dhabi’s ADGM has issued guidance explaining how crypto mining businesses can obtain commercial licenses and operate within or from the jurisdiction. The document sets out disclosure requirements and explains...

Alipay said it does not support cryptocurrency trading after the peer-to-peer platform Peer advertised a beta feature that lets users buy and sell USDC with yuan through the Chinese payments...

Crypto super apps are positioned to attract more daily users by combining payment services with trading and token swaps, speakers said during four panels hosted by ChangeNOW at TOKEN2049 Singapore....

The global crypto market cap fell 1.3% to $2.774 trillion over the past 24 hours. Bitcoin traded at $79,741.74, down 1.2% on the day and down 4.2% over the past...

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at 3.75%-4.00% on Wednesday as persistent inflation complicated its policy decisions. Officials said they need more economic data before adjusting borrowing costs. The...

The US Treasury sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity on October 28 over alleged schemes using North Korean IT workers to fund the country’s weapons programs. The measures target financial...

Ahead of the October 28, 2026 Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision, a Bitcoin (BTC) whale has taken a high-conviction bearish stance, opening a $94.6 million BTC short position at...

Phantom has expanded beyond cryptocurrency trading by introducing prediction markets that let eligible US users speculate on real-world events directly through its wallet. The integration with Kalshi brings regulated event...

Strategy Inc. shareholders have approved a proposal allowing four preferred stock series to distribute dividends daily, marking a shift in the company’s income payment structure. The approval covers STRC, STRF,...

Hyperliquid is facing questions about market oversight after a suspected trading manipulation involving more than $170 million in oil orders. The case has raised concerns about how crypto derivatives platforms...

The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has launched a tokenization service to connect traditional securities markets with blockchain technology. The initiative aims to improve liquidity, accelerate collateral transfers, and...

Ripple expects its annualized product revenue to reach $900 million by the end of 2026 as demand grows for its payments, custody, stablecoin and trading services. The company said Wednesday...

Ripple and Coinbase have expanded access to Ripple USD (RLUSD), bringing the stablecoin to retail and institutional customers across major trading platforms. The partnership supports deposits and withdrawals across the...

A PEPE investor who reportedly paid just $27 for trillions of tokens is back in the spotlight, showing the dangers of developer-controlled crypto contracts. The wallet is now worth about...

Zcash (ZEC) climbed 8% on Wednesday as several major altcoins outperformed Bitcoin ahead of the Federal Reserve’s October 28 policy decision. HYPE gained 5%, while XRP and DOGE rose about...

Polymarket US has launched new five-minute betting markets for Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), Solana (SOL) and XRP. Users can predict whether the price of each cryptocurrency will go up or...

Six men face federal charges over an alleged cryptocurrency romance scam that led Americans from dating websites to fraudulent NFT investment platforms. The U.S. Department of Justice announced the charges,...

Zcash marks its tenth anniversary on October 28, a decade after six participants took part in a trusted setup process designed to prevent counterfeit coins from being created. Each participant...

Tyler Winklevoss has backed calls to end the 8% block reward allocation to Zcash Community Grants (ZCG) as developers debate its accumulated funding. His support follows Zcash co-founder Sean Bowe’s...

Bithumb has confirmed that unauthorized access to its internal mobile groupware system caused a personal data leak. The exchange discovered the breach, noting that it is still investigating whether the...

Bitget, Reality and Keyring have published a joint report examining how tokenised stocks, perpetual futures and decentralised lending combine to create an onchain trading strategy. The strategy involves holding tokenised...