Ripple completed the acquisition of Hidden Road and folded the non-bank prime broker into a new unit called Ripple Prime. The company now runs a multi-asset prime broker that handles clearing, financing, and brokerage across digital assets, derivatives, swaps, foreign…
Polymarket token and airdrop after US relaunch from 2025
Polymarket confirmed a token and an airdrop after it restarts service for U.S. users. The company plans a phased approach that places the domestic relaunch ahead of any token event. Leadership set expectations on timing and order during a Thursday…
Bitcoin and Ethereum Options $6 Billion Expire pre Sept CPI
Bitcoin and Ethereum Options take center stage today as about $5.86 billion in expiring contracts meet an already watchful market at 8:00 UTC on Deribit. Open interest runs heavy into the event, with $5.1 billion tied to Bitcoin and $754…
Trump pardons CZ after 4 months and $4.3B Binance settlement
Trump pardons CZ on October 23, 2025, after a late-2023 guilty plea tied to anti-money-laundering failures at Binance and a four-month prison sentence, with a White House note declaring that the “war on crypto” is over and signaling a reset…
Crypto money laundering did Canada issue a record $126M fine?
Crypto money laundering stands at the center of a major compliance case in Canada. FINTRAC imposed a C$176.9 million ($126.14 million) penalty on Xeltox Enterprises Limited. The agency described it as its largest penalty to date. Investigators cited missed suspicious…
SEC & CFTC set 2025 crypto oversight goals despite shutdown?
Federal regulators, the SEC & CFTC, are setting firm goals to complete key crypto initiatives by the end of 2025, focusing on listed spot crypto trading and tokenized collateral. Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham stated on X that these priorities…
Hong Kong Approves First Solana ETF When Does Trading Start?
Hong Kong has taken another decisive step in its digital-asset journey by approving the first Solana spot exchange-traded fund. The product, managed by China Asset Management (Hong Kong), strengthens the city’s position as a regulated hub for virtual assets in…
Is Bitcoin below $108K after $320M liquidations a reset?
Bitcoin traded below $108,000 at 9:20 a.m. UTC, marking another cautious session as traders faced renewed liquidations and weaker spot ETF flows. The digital asset slipped to $107,779 in the European morning, reflecting a 2.8% loss in 24 hours and…
Did Coinbase sign a $375 million deal to buy Echo platform?
Coinbase has made a significant move by acquiring Echo, an investment platform known for facilitating token sales, in a $375 million cash-and-stock agreement. The deal reflects a broader industry shift as leading exchanges seek to bring more of the capital…
Japan may allow local banks to trade and hold crypto?
Japan’s Financial Services Agency is preparing to discuss a significant policy reform that may allow domestic banks to buy, hold, and trade cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ether. According to a report published on Sunday by Yomiuri Shimbun, the agency seeks…