Day: 30 June 2025

Wintermute has obtained a Bitcoin-backed credit facility from Cantor Fitzgerald, marking the crypto market maker’s participation in the investment bank’s newly launched $2 billion Bitcoin Financing Business. Wintermute closes first Bitcoin-backed financing from Cantor As one of the earliest participants in Cantor’s $2B Bitcoin Financing Business, the facility provides additional ...

Iranian cryptocurrency exchange Nobitex has begun restoring its services after a major hack earlier this month by the pro-Israel hacker group Gonjeshke Darande, which resulted in a $100 million loss from the platform. In an update shared on Tuesday via X, Nobitex announced that withdrawal services would resume on June ...

An unfortunate crypto trader using the handle “qwatio” has been liquidated eight times in just one week, racking up losses totalling $12.5 million, according to blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain. In the latest event on Monday, June 30, qwatio was partially liquidated on a 25x leveraged Ether (ETH) position after the ...

BNB Smart Chain has successfully implemented its much-anticipated Maxwell upgrade, cutting average block times nearly in half. The upgrade, which went live early June 30, reduced block times from 1.5 seconds to approximately 0.8 seconds, according to data from BscScan. Source: BscScan The Maxwell hard fork officially launched on June ...

For years, the crypto market was a no-go zone for institutions—too wild, too risky, and too unpredictable. High-profile collapses and regulatory uncertainty kept Wall Street’s biggest players on the sidelines. Fast forward to today, and the big suits are moving in. Hedge funds, pension funds, and even governments are sliding ...