2026-03-16
Crypto trading and lending firm BlockFills (operating entity: Reliz Ltd) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Delaware, listing $50-100 million in assets and $100-500 million in liabilities. The move aims to restructure and stabilize operations after suspending [image]
The Block
Reliz, which operates crypto lender BlockFills, files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, reporting $50M to $100M in estimated assets and $100M to $500M in liabilities
2026-03-12
WSJ：The Justice Department is investigating Iran's use of Binance to evade U.S. sanctions. Investigation focuses on money flowing through crypto platform to network backing terror groups, including Yemen's Houthi militants. The WSJ said the investigation came after Binance [image]
Wall Street Journal
Sources: the US DOJ is investigating Iran's use of Binance to evade sanctions, focusing on money flowing to networks backing terror groups like Yemen's Houthis
According to Bloomberg, Ripple has launched a share buyback program that would value the company at about $50 billion, with plans to repurchase up to $750 million in shares from investors and employees. The tender offer is expected to run through April. Ripple previously raised
Bloomberg
Sources: Ripple kicks off a share buyback at a $50B valuation to repurchase up to $750M in shares from investors and employees in a tender offer through April
Ripple has kicked off a share buyback that would value the company at $50 billion, cementing it as one of the most valuable digital-asset firms …
2026-03-11
According to Bloomberg, Ripple has launched a share buyback program that would value the company at about $50 billion, with plans to repurchase up to $750 million in shares from investors and employees. The tender offer is expected to run through April. Ripple previously raised
Bloomberg
Sources: Ripple kicks off a share buyback at a $50B valuation to repurchase up to $750M in shares from investors and employees in a tender offer through April
Ripple has kicked off a share buyback that would value the company at $50 billion, cementing it as one of the most valuable digital-asset firms …
WSJ：The Justice Department is investigating Iran's use of Binance to evade U.S. sanctions. Investigation focuses on money flowing through crypto platform to network backing terror groups, including Yemen's Houthi militants. The WSJ said the investigation came after Binance [image]
Wall Street Journal
Sources: the US DOJ is investigating Iran's use of Binance to evade sanctions, focusing on money flowing to networks backing terror groups like Yemen's Houthis
Investigation focuses on money flowing through crypto platform to network backing terror groups, including Yemen's Houthi militants
2026-03-07
According to a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the SEC has dismissed the claims it brought in 2023 against Justin Sun, the Tron Foundation and the BitTorrent Foundation. Meanwhile, Rainberry, formerly BitTorrent Inc., agreed to pay a $10
CoinDesk
Filing: the US SEC settles with Tron founder Justin Sun over a 2023 case that alleged securities fraud; Tron-affiliated company Rainberry will pay the $10M fine
2026-03-06
According to a filing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, the SEC has dismissed the claims it brought in 2023 against Justin Sun, the Tron Foundation and the BitTorrent Foundation. Meanwhile, Rainberry, formerly BitTorrent Inc., agreed to pay a $10
CoinDesk
Filing: the US SEC settles with Tron founder Justin Sun over a 2023 case that alleged securities fraud; Tron-affiliated company Rainberry will pay the $10M fine
Rainberry, a company affiliated with the Tron network, will pay a $10 million fine. Charges against Sun will be dismissed.
2026-01-11
CNBC: U.S. May Seize Venezuela Crypto Assets On January 5, 2026, CNBC reporter MacKenzie Sigalos reported that the Venezuelan government has attempted to use the stablecoin Tether to conduct oil transactions in order to circumvent sanctions, with portions of the proceeds moved [video]
Wall Street Journal
A look at Tether's role in Venezuela's economy, which puts it in a prime position to aid the U.S. as it seeks to find funds allegedly stolen by Maduro's regime
The stablecoin served as a tool to avoid sanctions and a lifeline for everyday citizens — Nicolás Maduro helped make tether the world's dominant stablecoin.
2026-01-10
CNBC: U.S. May Seize Venezuela Crypto Assets On January 5, 2026, CNBC reporter MacKenzie Sigalos reported that the Venezuelan government has attempted to use the stablecoin Tether to conduct oil transactions in order to circumvent sanctions, with portions of the proceeds moved [video]
Wall Street Journal
A look at Tether's role in Venezuela's economy, which puts it in a prime position to aid the U.S. as it seeks to find funds allegedly stolen by Maduro's regime
The stablecoin served as a tool to avoid sanctions and a lifeline for everyday citizens — Nicolás Maduro helped make tether the world's dominant stablecoin.
2026-01-09
Bloomberg, citing Artemis Analytics, reports that stablecoin transaction volume rose 72% YoY to a record $33 trillion in 2025. USDC led with $18.3 trillion in transactions, surpassing USDT's $13.3 trillion to become the most-used stablecoin by transaction flow. While USDT still
Bloomberg
Artemis Analytics: total stablecoin transaction volumes rose 72% YoY to a record $33T in 2025, led by Circle's USDC at $18.3T and Tether's USDT at $13.3T
Stablecoin transactions reached unprecedented heights last year, buoyed by favorable policy in the US under pro-crypto President Donald Trump.
2025-12-11
Gemini has received CFTC approval to operate a Designated Contract Market, allowing its Gemini Titan platform to offer binary event contracts with potential expansion into crypto futures, options, and perpetuals. Gemini first applied for the DCM license in March 2020. U.S.
The Block
The US CFTC grants crypto exchange Gemini a Designated Contract Market license, allowing it to launch its prediction markets betting platform Gemini Titan
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2025-10-15
EDNY has formally indicted Chinese businessman Chen Zhi, accusing him of running a transnational criminal network through Cambodia's Prince Group that carried out large-scale crypto investment scams across more than 30 countries. The indictment alleges that Chen's organization [image]
CNBC
The US DOJ seizes ~$15B in bitcoin held in wallets owned by a man who oversaw a “pig butchering” operation in Cambodia, in the DOJ's largest ever forfeiture
The Department of Justice has seized about $15 billion worth of bitcoin held by a man who oversaw a massive “pig butchering” …
2025-10-09
The Ethereum Foundation has expanded its privacy initiatives with the launch of the “Privacy Cluster,” coordinated by Igor Barinov and comprising 47 researchers and engineers. Building on the PSE team's work since 2018, the cluster focuses on full-stack privacy infrastructure.
Cointelegraph
The Ethereum Foundation announces the “Privacy cluster”, a team of 47 blockchain industry experts developing protocol-level privacy features for the network
The team of 47 professionals from the blockchain industry will help research and develop privacy features for the Ethereum layer-1 network.
2025-09-02
Aaccording to Arkham, WLFI's official wallet is using USD1 to purchase WLFI on the blockchain. At 20:17 UTC+8, they spent 1 million USD1 to acquire 3.26 million WLFI through the Cow. https://etherscan.io/...
Financial Times
WLFI, run by the Trump family's World Liberty Financial, falls 25% to ~$0.21 on its first trading day, giving it a ~$6B market cap; Trump's WLFI is worth ~$3.6B
WLFI tokens in circulation have a total nominal value of $6.4bn — The crypto token of a project backed by US President Donald Trump fell …
2025-08-12
Paxos has applied to the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to convert its New York State trust charter into a national trust charter. If approved, Paxos would come under federal oversight in the U.S., complementing its existing regulatory licenses in Europe
Reuters
Paxos applies to create a US national trust bank, which would let it manage and hold assets on behalf of customers, following Circle's and Ripple's applications
Here's why that matters Paxos : Paxos to Pursue National Trust Charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Ronaldo Marquez / Bitcoin Insider : Paxos Applies To Estab...
2025-06-13
At the 2025 State of Crypto Summit, Coinbase announced it will launch the Coinbase One Card in fall 2025, offering up to 4% bitcoin back on every purchase. The card is powered by the American Express network. Coinbase also revealed plans to introduce perpetual futures products in
CNBC
Coinbase announces its first branded credit card, in partnership with American Express, for Coinbase One US users, and creates a lower-cost Basic subscription
Earn up to 4% bitcoin back on every purchase. Coming fall 2025. Tikta / Unchained : Coinbase and Amex Team Up on Bitcoin Card as Exchange Reveals Broad Expansion Plans Jenna Montg...
At the 2025 State of Crypto Summit, Coinbase announced it will launch the Coinbase One Card in fall 2025, offering up to 4% bitcoin back on every purchase. The card is powered by the American Express network. Coinbase also revealed plans to introduce perpetual futures products in
CoinDesk
Shopify partners with Coinbase to enable USDC payments for its merchants through Coinbase's Base layer-2 network, starting with a limited group of merchants
The integration is set to roll out on June 12 to a limited group of early access merchants, with wider availability expected later in the year.
2025-05-08
Robinhood is developing a blockchain platform to offer US securities trading to European retail investors through partnerships with digital asset firms, with Arbitrum and Solana under consideration, according to Bloomberg. Last month, Robinhood secured a brokerage license in
Bloomberg
Sources: Robinhood plans a blockchain-based platform to let retail investors in Europe trade US securities, and considered partnerships with Arbitrum and Solana
Muyao Shen / Bloomberg :
2025-05-02
Eric Trump, at Token2049 in Dubai, announced that the Trump family's World Liberty Financial USD stablecoin (USD1) has been chosen as the official stablecoin for MGX's $2 billion investment in Binance. Earlier this year, Abu Dhabi-based MGX announced plans to acquire a $2 billion
New York Times
President Trump's World Liberty Financial says Abu Dhabi's MGX fund is investing $2B in Binance using World Liberty's USD1 stablecoin, raising ethical concerns
A deal for a state-backed Emirati firm to use a Trump-affiliated digital coin was announced in a panel that included the president's son …
2025-04-16
OKX has announced its entry into the U.S. market with the launch of a centralized exchange and the OKX Wallet for U.S. users, alongside the establishment of a regional headquarters in San Jose, California. Existing OKCoin users will be migrated to the OKX platform. The rollout
Fortune
OKX relaunches in the US and unveils a new crypto wallet for users, two months after a $500M DOJ settlement over insufficient anti-money laundering processes
Seychelles-based OKX announced on Tuesday that it is relaunching the U.S. version of its crypto exchange and unveiled a new wallet …