Malta’s MFSA only “partially met expectations” in the MiCA authorization process for a specific CASP, according to the EU securities regulator.
Researchers foil $10M DeFi backdoor in thousands of smart contracts
The Venn Network team suspects the attack was linked to the North Korean Lazarus Group, citing its complexity and widespread deployment.
Coinbase unlocks off-exchange settlement for institutions amid ‘high’ demand
Coinbase has partnered with Copper to offer off-exchange settlement via ClearLoop, aiming to meet growing institutional demand for secure crypto trading.
xAI teases Grok upgrades, Musk says AI could discover new physics
Elon Musk said Grok may soon discover new physics as xAI works on a more advanced, vision-capable model.
Linqto bankruptcy no threat to pre-IPO markets, says EquityZen
Ripple ranks as one of the top 10 pre-IPO companies on EquityZen, while major crypto firms like Tether and Gemini saw the largest spike in popularity in Q2 2025.
NFT sales hit $2.8B in first half of 2025 as trading volumes tank
CryptoSlam data shows that NFT sales volumes reached $2.82 billion in the first half of 2025, while DappRadar data shows a continued drop in trading volumes.
Bitcoin treasury companies acquire record 159,107 BTC in Q2
Corporate Bitcoin holdings surged in Q2, with companies adding a record 159,107 BTC, bringing total holdings to more than 847,000 BTC.
Australia to test CBDCs, stablecoins in next stage of crypto play
The trial is part of Project Acacia, an initiative from the RBA exploring how digital money and tokenization could support financial markets in Australia.
Bitcoin investors have now splashed over $50B on US spot ETFs
BlackRock and Fidelity’s spot Bitcoin ETFs have led the charge, with momentum only slightly dented due to outflows from Grayscale’s Bitcoin fund.
Nvidia becomes first company to hit $4T valuation, thanks to AI boom
Nvidia’s stock hit an all-time high of $164.32, making it the first $4 trillion company as AI demand drives yearly gains.