Ant Group is reportedly working with Circle to integrate USDC into its blockchain platform once the stablecoin achieves regulatory compliance.
Stablecoin startup Agora secures $50M investment led by Paradigm
Agora, founded by Nick van Eck, aims to boost adoption of its white-label stablecoin platform with $50 million from Paradigm and Dragonfly.
Is privacy crypto’s last stand? Industry experts on the legal battles ahead
Coin Center’s Peter Van Valkenburgh says crypto is at a crossroads, and urges policymakers to protect privacy and defend decentralized networks from overreach.
Malta’s MiCA licensing comes under scrutiny from EU regulator
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.