South Korea’s stablecoin debate remains stalled as the central bank raises concerns over capital flows, issuer oversight and US dollar-linked risks.
ASIC wins $9.3M penalty against BPS Financial over misleading Qoin Wallet
Australia’s Federal Court ordered BPS Financial to pay $1.3 million for unlicensed conduct and $8 million for misleading and deceptive representations.
60% of top US banks are geared up for Bitcoin: River
Brian Armstrong, the CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase, said a takeaway from his time at the Davos forum was that most of the bank CEOs he met were pro-crypto.
Senator Marshall to shelve card fees provision in crypto bill markup: Report
US Senator Roger Marshall filed an amendment last week that would have forced companies to compete on swipe fees.
Hyperliquid HIP-3 open-interest hits $793M on commodities surge
Hyperliquid’s HIP-3, also known as “Builder Deployed Perpetuals,” lets anyone who stakes 500,000 HYPE to create a new perpetual futures market on the Hyperliquid blockchain.
Viral AI assistant ‘Clawdbot’ risks leaking private messages, credentials
A security vulnerability in the Clawdbot AI assistant has exposed hundreds of servers, leaking API keys and other sensitive information due to misconfigured proxies, cybersecurity professionals warn.
Meta exec denies having access to WhatsApp chats amid privacy lawsuit
Plaintiffs in a US district court lawsuit accused Meta of having backdoor access to WhatsApp chats, impacting the privacy of its more than 3 billion users.
Polymarket strikes prediction market deal with major US soccer league
Polymarket will be the prediction market partner for the US Major League Soccer with the plan to offer “ways to engage more deeply with the game.”
Bitwise to launch onchain vaults via Moprho
The first vault strategy targets 6% annual percentage yield via over-collateralized lending pools, managed by Bitwise.
Bitcoin hashrate briefly drops to mid-2025 levels amid US winter storm
Bitcoin mining data platform Hashrate Index estimates the United States contributes the largest amount of the world’s mining power, with nearly 38% of the global hashrate.