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Hyperscale Data sells 100 BTC to fund Michigan AI data center

The Bitcoin miner is using part of its treasury and a BTC-backed credit facility to fund an AI campus tied to a potential multi-billion-dollar infrastructure contract.

Tokenized gold passes DeFi stress test, but less than 2% is used as collateral

A RedStone report found tokenized bullion held up during gold’s sharp sell-off, but DeFi lending adoption remains limited despite surging market growth and trading volumes.

Crypto for Advisors: Is the Clarity Act dead?

CME's Duffy warns an overlooked tax risk looms over U.S. perpetual futures

CME CEO Terry Duffy said a court battle over whether perpetual futures are swaps or futures could eventually affect how the IRS taxes the contracts. Independent legal experts say t...

The economics behind Aave proposal to ditch 6 chains that earn loose change in revenue

A governance proposal would shut deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium and Aptos, and retire 50 asset markets elsewhere. Deposits on some have fallen more than 90%.

South Korean crypto trading surges amid stock market plunge

South Korean crypto exchanges saw a fresh spike in trading activity as the country’s stock market had several days of significant downside.

JPMorgan says fading Clarity Act odds weigh on crypto outlook

The bank said deteriorating prospects for U.S. market structure legislation remove a key catalyst for digital assets, even as tokenization and institutional adoption advance.

Institutional crypto trading hits a record 72% as Wall Street calms crypto's wild swings

A new report from market maker Wintermute found that institutions now dominate crypto trading, driving lower volatility, selective altcoin flows and growth in tokenized assets.

Ethereum enters its second decade after a year of upheaval at the foundation

Few periods in Ethereum's 11-year history have brought as much change, from leadership shakeups at the Ethereum Foundation to institutional adoption, as the past year has.

Fake staking site drains $8.5 million in XRP from dozens of investors promising easy yield

Seoul police say the amount of the scam might rise to nearly $20 million. Two alleged scammers were detained and a third remains at-large.

BitRiver founder charged in Russia over alleged $8M fraud

Russian authorities charged BitRiver founder Igor Runets with fraud tied to a $8 million crypto mining equipment deal involving Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska.

Everything is becoming a perp

The perpetual — the 24/7, leveraged contract that crypto invented and then perfected — is no longer just a way to trade crypto, says Katana Network’s Matthew Fisher. It’s becoming...