GameStop boosts its convertible note offering to $2.25 billion, fueling its Bitcoin treasury strategy and raising speculation about future crypto investments.
Shopify launches early access to USDC stablecoin payments on Base
Shopify is rolling out USDC payments via Coinbase’s Base network, offering cashback perks and expanding crypto checkout options through Shopify Payments.
KuCoin expands into Thailand with SEC-approved exchange
KuCoin enters the Thai market with a fully licensed exchange after acquiring ERX, Thailand’s first SEC-supervised digital token platform.
My Big Coin execs to pay nearly $26M in fines to CTFC
The CFTC said that My Big Coin investors might not get their money back as the alleged operators “may not have sufficient funds or assets.”
Huione darknet humming at ‘full capacity’ despite shutdown
Despite repeated attempts to stamp out the crypto-crime-linked Huione, Chainalysis says there’s been no meaningful decline in transactions.
Bitcoin slides to $103K as Israel launches airstrikes on Iran
Jan3 founder Samson Mow tells GameStop CEO, “This is where you buy” as Bitcoin’s price tumbled after Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Iran.
Czech government hit with no-confidence vote over $45M Bitcoin scandal
Czech Justice Minister Pavel Blazek resigned last month after the Justice Ministry auctioned off nearly 500 Bitcoin it received from a convicted online drug trafficker.
SEC axes Biden-era proposed crypto rules in flurry of repeals
The SEC has withdrawn over a dozen rules the agency proposed under Joe Biden, including two crypto-related rules targeting DeFi and digital asset custody.
CFTC’s Pham says it won’t give ‘easy street’ to anybody, crypto included
CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham says the agency won’t ease up on crypto just because the Trump administration has pledged to support the industry.
Sharplink Gaming drops 73% amid looming $1B Ethereum buy
A crypto executive says if Sharplink Gaming were to announce its planned mega-Ether buy tomorrow, it could “light the match to reignite the stock.”