MarketsBitMEX Halts Trading After 11 Years
Crypto exchange BitMEX halted trading and deposits after 11 years. Withdrawals remain available while the platform wind-down continues.
Custody — News - Page 8
Markets
StablecoinsBinance Buys $100M Circle Stake, Signs Five-Year USDC Promotion Deal
Binance invested $100M in Circle and signed a five-year deal: Circle will now pay the exchange monthly to promote USDC to its users.
InstitutionalGemini stock is down 80% and the market guesses who will buy it
Gemini's value fell from $4B to $753M. Why talk of a sale of the Winklevoss exchange is back and what a buyer would actually pay for.
SecurityHaruko cyberattack hits 15 clients, some funds stolen
Crypto infrastructure provider Haruko was hit by a targeted attack: exchange API data of 15 clients exposed, some funds stolen.
RegulationUS Treasury Sanctions Iran's BitBank Over Bitcoin Payments
The US Treasury sanctioned Iranian crypto exchange BitBank for moving hundreds of millions in Bitcoin to Iran's Revolutionary Guard.
SecurityRevolut Hackers Demand $3M in Monero
Group iamnotavillain gave Revolut 24 hours to pay 6,000 XMR, threatening to leak data from at least 680 customers picked through blockchain analysis.
RegulationUS House Committee Advances Bill to Codify Trump's Bitcoin Reserve
A House committee voted 28-21 to advance ARMA, a bill that would lock Trump's Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into US Treasury law for 20 years.
SecurityEU Requires Crypto Wallet Makers to Report Vulnerabilities Within 24 Hours
Starting September 11, the EU requires crypto wallet makers to report vulnerabilities within 24 hours. Violations can cost up to $17.3 million.
RegulationUS DOJ Seeks $61M USDT Forfeiture Over Iran Oil Sanctions
The US DOJ is seeking forfeiture of $61.19M in USDT allegedly tied to sanctioned Iranian oil sales moved through Hong Kong shell companies.