Hong Kong greenlights crypto margin financing and perpetual trading
Hong Kong’s SFC will allow licensed brokers to offer digital asset margin financing and set a framework for crypto perpetuals…
Google Cloud flags North Korea-linked crypto malware campaign
Mandiant, which operates under Google Cloud, has tracked the suspected North Korean scammers since 2018, and AI has helped scale…
Why Bitcoin has recently reacted more to liquidity conditions than to rate cuts
Bitcoin’s recent moves track liquidity stress more than Fed rate cuts. Here’s how balance sheet policy and cash flows shape…
Arkham Exchange pivoting to fully decentralized platform, CEO says
Arkham CEO denies shutdown reports as the exchange pivots from a CEX to a fully decentralized model amid record DEX…
XRP analysts explain why price drop below $1 ‘remains possible’
XRP looked increasingly bearish at $1.40, with a key indicator suggesting that a downward move below $1 was possible in…
Why blockchain TPS numbers often collapse in the real world
High TPS figures promise scale, but every additional transaction increases the burden on the very nodes meant to keep networks…
Lombard looks to link institutional custody to onchain finance
The product will let institutions use custodied Bitcoin as onchain collateral without moving assets or transferring control, with Morpho set…
Sam Bankman-Fried claims Biden DOJ silenced witnesses during FTX trial
Sam Bankman-Fried seeks a new FTX trial, alleging DOJ witness pressure and citing a declaration disputing the prosecution’s insolvency claims,…
Africa records highest stablecoin conversion spreads, data shows
Data observed across 66 corridors in Africa shows conversion costs from 1.5% to 19% in January, with competition driving pricing…
Denmark’s Danske Bank allows clients to buy Bitcoin and Ether ETPs
Danske Bank said it is opening access to Bitcoin and Ether ETPs for self-directed clients after years of caution on…