SBI to acquire Bitbank in $289M deal creating Japan’s biggest crypto exchange

The Japanese financial conglomerate plans to take full control of Bitbank as it expands an ecosystem…

Spark migrates $150M in stablecoin to Uniswap to advance shared liquidity

Spark deployed approximately $150 million across two Uniswap v4 pools on Ethereum, while its DualPool hook…

60% of World Cup bettors on Polymarket were first-time crypto users

Polymarket emerged as an onboarding layer for about 60% of World Cup bettors, who interacted with…

Binance faces EU service limits next week as MiCA rules take effect

Binance will limit EU onboarding and services from July 1 under MiCA rules after failing to…

Circle, Nomura eye Japan corporate FX with stablecoin settlement: Report

Circle and Nomura are reportedly partnering to enable stablecoin-based foreign exchange settlement for Japanese companies as…

Iran-linked entities moved $3.8B through CoinEx, TRM says

TRM Labs traced $3.8 billion moved by 60 sanctioned Iranian entities through CoinEx and said that…

Indonesia sets certification rules for influencers recommending crypto

Indonesia’s financial regulator will require influencers recommending crypto and other digital assets to hold relevant certifications…

Polish crypto exchange Kanga secures MiCA license in Latvia

Poland-founded crypto exchange Kanga has secured a Class 3 MiCA license in Latvia, enabling EU-wide crypto…

US arbitration giant rolls out ‘legal layer’ for agentic commerce

As agentic AI transactions increase, “we need to know there’s a clear answer to what happens…

House Democrats seek SEC answers on AI investment advisors

House Democrats have questioned the SEC over trading platforms offering AI agent advisers making “consequential investment…

Abracadabra takes emergency action as MIM stablecoin depeg worsens

The protocol is raising interest rates across all Cauldrons to encourage debt repayment and reduce supply.

Kalshi seeks funding at $40B valuation, nearly doubling last raise: FT

Kalshi is reportedly in talks to raise new capital at a $40 billion valuation, reflecting growing…