Decred has released mandatory software update v2.1.6 to fix a critical consensus vulnerability, a potential attack on its transaction-mixing system and several network denial-of-service risks. The project urged node operators, miners, exchanges and other network participants to upgrade...
Nexo Australia has launched crypto-backed credit lines, allowing eligible customers to borrow Australian dollars or stablecoins against supported digital assets. The launch on August 19 follows Nexo Australia becoming an authorised credit representative under Australia’s consumer credit framework....
Binance provided Russian investigators with identity and cryptocurrency transaction records linked to a Russian IT specialist, and the information was later cited in a terrorism financing case, Reuters reported on August 17. Russian investigators reportedly obtained Yuri Belenkiy’s...
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao expects Trust Wallet to make its existing token-hiding feature easier to access after unsolicited meme coins and other assets filled his public wallet. Zhao said on August 17 that he had underestimated the...
JPMorgan Chase has ended its banking relationship with Polymarket, forcing the crypto-based prediction market to move its accounts to another bank as regulatory and compliance concerns continue to shape how US banks work with digital asset companies. JPMorgan...
Morgan Stanley has disclosed new exposure to XRP through three US-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), adding to signs that major financial institutions are increasing their involvement in the crypto market. The investment bank revealed the holdings in its Q2...
Harmony Protocol’s native ONE token fell 40% on Wednesday after the Layer-1 blockchain confirmed an exploit that allowed an attacker to mint 4 billion ONE tokens without authorization. The attacker moved about 2.8 billion of the newly created...
Anchorpoint Financial has started the phased rollout of its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin, HKDAP, giving institutional distributors and professional investors access to the token for payments, fiat conversion and tokenized asset settlement. The Standard Chartered-backed issuer said Wednesday...
Payments infrastructure company Decta has started using Circle’s USDC stablecoin for internal treasury settlements, allowing the company to move its own funds across international operations through OpenPayd’s regulated financial infrastructure. The arrangement does not add USDC to Decta’s...
BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes a potential expansion of a Federal Reserve facility that Japan could use to support the yen may eventually send more liquidity toward Bitcoin, Ether and gold. In his latest essay, Hayes said Japan...
