Bitcoin Surges Past $70,000 as Yields Fall and Policy Optimism Builds
Bitcoin climbed above $70,000 for the first time since early June, rising more than 7% in 24 hours and briefly exceeding $71,000. The broader crypto market followed higher in a…
Nearly $15 Billion Migrates from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP.
A wave of protocols and issuers have shifted roughly $15 billion in cross-chain and wrapped assets from LayerZero infrastructure to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). The migrations accelerated after a…
Iran Weighs Strikes on US Targets in Europe if Conflict Escalates.
Iran has assessed the possibility of targeting US military assets in Europe should the United States escalate the ongoing war, according to regime insiders cited by the Financial Times. The…
Visa Seeks New Stablecoin Partner Across Four Markets.
Visa is searching for a new stablecoin settlement and OTC partner capable of operating across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore. The move follows Mastercard’s acquisition of…
16 Typosquatted RubyGems Packages Steal Credentials and Crypto Wallets
Security researchers have identified 16 malicious RubyGems packages that use typosquatting to deliver a Windows information stealer. The packages target developers by mimicking popular Ruby dependencies and harvest browser credentials,…
US Retail Sales Fall 0.6% in July as Consumers Pull Back.
US retail sales declined 0.6% in July, the largest monthly drop in more than a year, as American shoppers reduced spending. Non-store retailers, including online platforms such as Amazon, recorded…
Binance Shared Client Data with Russia in Ukraine Donation Case.
Binance provided Russian authorities with personal and transaction details of a client that were later used to bring terrorism financing charges linked to cryptocurrency donations supporting Ukraine. The information comes…
Access Bank Moves to Recover ₦1.34 Billion Lost to Fraudsters.
Access Bank has approached the Federal High Court in Lagos seeking orders to freeze accounts and recover approximately ₦1.34 billion allegedly transferred without authorisation from customer accounts. The bank says…
CZ Asks Trust Wallet to Simplify Hidden Coin Controls.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has called for Trust Wallet to make its existing “Ignore coins” feature easier to access. He acknowledged that he previously underestimated how useful the tool is…
Chainalysis Sues US Over $94.7M TRM Labs ICE Contract.
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis Government Solutions has filed a lawsuit against the United States challenging a $94.7 million sole-source contract awarded by Immigration and Customs Enforcement to rival TRM Labs.…