Day: 13 June 2025

Hey there! Just like that, week two of June is over, and crypto headlines didn’t disappoint. Congressman Timmons is pressing the SEC for clarity on Ethereum’s legal status. Connecticut banned state crypto investments, and Argentina’s president got cleared in the LIBRA memecoin probe. Add Singapore’s crackdown, a Bitcoin ETF record, ...

Ripple Labs and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have jointly requested a federal court to dissolve the long-standing injunction that barred Ripple from certain XRP sales and to release over $125 million currently held in escrow. This move marks a significant development in the high-profile legal battle that ...

In a move that could reshape digital payments in retail, Walmart and Amazon are reportedly exploring the development of their own U.S. dollar-backed stablecoins, signaling a broader institutional embrace of digital assets as U.S. regulatory frameworks begin to solidify. According to sources cited by The Wall Street Journal on June ...

Australia’s financial watchdog, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), has imposed a 10-year ban on Glenda Maree Rogan, a former financial adviser, after alleging she channelled $9.6 million of her clients’ funds into a cryptocurrency scam. Source: ASIC ASIC claims Rogan, who previously served as an accountant and director ...

Despite the public shutdown of its website and Telegram channels, major darknet marketplace Huione is not only still active—it’s growing. Recent blockchain data reveals the platform is still processing billions in cryptocurrency, defying efforts by law enforcement and financial regulators to shut it down. On May 13, Haowang Guarantee, formerly ...

Crypto exchange and Web3 AI innovator BingX has unveiled Copy Trading 2.0, a major upgrade to its flagship social trading feature for perpetual futures. This latest release introduces a suite of tools designed to give users greater control, precision, and transparency when copying trades from top-performing investors. Building on extensive ...

Eddid Financial is ramping up efforts to advance stablecoin adoption following the Hong Kong Legislative Council’s recent approval of the Stablecoins Bill. This landmark legislation marks a significant step in the city’s commitment to regulating digital finance, establishing a formal licensing framework for fiat-referenced stablecoin (FRS) issuers. In response, Eddid ...

KuCoin has officially launched KuCoin Thailand, a fully licensed digital asset exchange operating under the supervision of Thailand’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). This development marks the company’s first locally regulated platform in Southeast Asia, reinforcing its strategic push into one of the region’s most dynamic crypto markets. Following a ...

Spanish quantum software company Multiverse Computing has raised $215 million in a Series B funding round, aiming to make artificial intelligence (AI) models smaller and more efficient for use on smartphones and other edge devices. The funding round, led by European investors, marks a significant step for the company as ...

Alchemy Pay has announced a groundbreaking partnership with tokenization specialist Backed, aiming to bring tokenized stocks and ETFs to a global audience through direct fiat access. This collaboration, part of the broader xStocks Alliance, represents a major milestone in the advancement of real-world asset (RWA) investing. As part of the ...