Equipment finance platform Trad.Fi to bring $650M in private credit onchain
Trad.Fi plans to bring up to $650 million in equipment-finance credit onchain, targeting a trillion-dollar US market still dominated by...
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Botanix to shut down after 4 years, cites weak demand for Bitcoin DeFi
The Spiderchain developer told users to withdraw assets by July 9 after concluding demand for Bitcoin-native DeFi was not sufficient...
EU proposes ban on 11 crypto platforms in Russia sanctions push
The proposed measures would ban transactions on 11 crypto platforms and expand sanctions targeting networks accused of helping Russia evade...
SpaceX IPO nears 4 times oversubscribed, squeezing crypto and tech
Tech stocks and crypto are selling off in a “classic pre-mega-IPO liquidity squeeze,” say analysts. The initial public offering of...
Chainalysis, South Korean police link up to fight crypto crime
South Korea's national police has been battling crypto-enabled crimes from DPRK-state level threats to scams targeting retail investors.Blockchain security firm...
XRP Slips Toward $1.10 as Ripple Taps RLUSD to Fund Safe Water for Millions
XRP is trading on shaky ground near $1.11 as a fresh selloff threatens to drag it under $1.10, even as...
Bitcoin Trades Near $61,300 After Worst Week Since FTX Collapse Wipes $390 Billion From Crypto
Bitcoin has recorded its worst weekly performance since the 2022 FTX collapse, sliding below $60,000 in a rout that erased...
Tom Lee’s Bitmine Buys $123 Million More Ethereum as Treasury Tops 5.4 Million ETH
Bitmine Immersion Technologies has scooped up another 75,000 ether worth roughly $123 million, lifting the Tom Lee-chaired firm’s treasury past...
Morpho Raises $175M at $2B Valuation as Paradigm and A16z Back DeFi Push
Morpho has raised $175 million in a funding round led by Paradigm, A16z Crypto, and Ribbit Capital. The DeFi lending...
CME Group Launches Nasdaq CME Crypto Index Futures Tracking BTC, ETH and SOL
TLDR: CME’s new crypto futures track eight major cryptocurrencies through a single benchmark index product. The settlement index currently includes...
Binance Equity Trading Hits 2% of TradFi Perpetuals Volume in First Week on AI Sector Bets
TLDR: Binance equity trading recorded ~84% of first-week volume from emerging market users via stablecoins. Semiconductors and hardware captured ~44%...
Hyperliquid, Paradigm urge revision of GENIUS money laundering rule
The Hyperliquid Policy Center and Paradigm say the Treasury’s money laundering rules for the GENIUS Act are too onerous for...
‘Maximal’ ban on insider trading would hurt prediction markets, says researcher
“The same insider trade that improves the accuracy of the price today can reduce the participation that makes the price...
Crypto users wary as Anthropic releases Claude Mythos with safeguards
Venture capitalist Simon Dedic said Anthropic’s latest AI models drop the cost and skill needed to find crypto exploits to...
Ethereum Fear Hits Extremes as Bitmine Nears 5% ETH Supply Target
TLDR: Bitmine acquired another 75,000 ETH, lifting known holdings to roughly 4.59% of supply. Santiment data shows Ethereum’s positive-to-negative sentiment...
