RegulationUS Charges Ex-Robinhood Engineers Over Insider Trading
US prosecutors charged two former Robinhood engineers with trading Hyperliquid perpetuals ahead of token listings, allegedly using inside information.
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DeFiBalancer Proposes Winding Down Protocol, Splitting Treasury Among BAL Holders
Balancer Labs proposed shutting down the protocol after a $128 million exploit. Its $9 million-plus treasury will go to BAL holders.
RegulationUS Senate Gets Revised CLARITY Act Ahead of September 15 Vote
Senate Republicans released a 630-page revised CLARITY Act five days before a decisive procedural Senate vote on September 15.
StablecoinsVisa Launches Onchain Lending for Stablecoin Card Programs
Visa paired VisaNet settlement data with blockchain lending for fintechs running stablecoin card programs, as related payment volume jumped nearly 200%.
InstitutionalPineapple Financial Moves $1B in Mortgage Records Onto Injective
Canadian mortgage lender Pineapple Financial moved $1 billion in mortgage records onto the Injective blockchain, aiming for $10 billion eventually.
SecurityFinCEN Ties $12.7 Billion to Crypto Scam Compounds in Asia
FinCEN tied $12.7 billion in suspicious activity to crypto scam compounds in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. The US and UK launch a joint alliance to fight them.
SecurityCronos Halts Network After $75M Tectonic Exploit
Crypto.com froze the Cronos blockchain after a TONIC token manipulation drained lending protocol Tectonic. What the $75M exploit means for DeFi.
MarketsHYPE Jumps 20% After Trump's Hyperliquid Comments
Hyperliquid's HYPE token jumped 20% after Trump said regulators are working on legal US access for the exchange. Here's what traders should know.
MarketsBitcoin Bottom in October: Swan Bitcoin CEO's Forecast
Swan Bitcoin CEO Cory Klippsten expects Bitcoin to bottom in October, climbing to $130,000 before the 2028 halving. Altcoins, he says, no longer rival BTC.