Trump-linked WLFI dropped more than five hours before a $6.9 billion crypto liquidation event, raising questions about early market stress signals.
Mirae Asset agrees to buy 92% stake in Korean exchange Korbit for $93M
Mirae Asset Consulting agreed to acquire a 92.06% controlling stake in South Korean crypto exchange Korbit for about $93 million in cash.
Senators ask Bessent to probe $500M UAE stake in Trump-linked WLFI
Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim call on Treasury’s Scott Bessent to review a UAE-backed investment in the Trump-linked crypto firm over national security concerns.
Institutions may get ‘fed up’ and fire Bitcoin devs over quantum: VC
Bitcoin developers must address the quantum risks to Bitcoin fast to avoid a successful “corporate takeover,” according to venture capitalist Nic Carter.
Roundhill’s election event contract ETFs ‘potentially groundbreaking’
The ETF issuer warned that investors who pick the fund tied to the losing US presidential outcome could lose nearly all invested capital.
Prediction markets should become hedging platforms, says Buterin
Prediction markets should pivot from short-term betting and move toward becoming price stability instruments for consumers, Buterin argued.
X exec Nikita Bier says in-app trading coming in a ‘couple’ of weeks
An announcement in January teased the potential in-app trading feature, fueling online speculation about X’s upcoming Smart Cashtags.
All social program benefits can be distributed onchain: Compliance exec
Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Marshall Islands are exploring tokenized debt instruments and administering social benefit programs onchain.
Figure Technology suffers data breach, exposing personal customer details
ShinyHunters hackers leaked user data after a social-engineering attack on a Figure employee and the company reportedly refused to pay a ransom.
ARK turns bullish on Coinbase again with $15M purchase after selling spree
Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest added nearly $15.2 million in Coinbase stock across three ETFs, reversing course days after offloading more than $39 million in shares.