Metaplanet Arranges Loan to Buy $6.8M of BTC
The Japanese company announced its plan to adopt bitcoin as a reserve asset to hedge against the volatility of the yen in May.
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XRP Jumps 17%, Beating Bitcoin Gains, as Ripple-SEC Case Ends
Trading volumes nearly tripled and open interest on XRP-tracked futures jumped $200 million in the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin Faces Risk From ‘Maxed Out’ U.S. Consumers, Analyst Says
U.S. consumers are accumulating debt at a slower rate, data released Wednesday showed.
FTX, Alameda Ordered to Pay $12.7B to Creditors by U.S. Judge
United States District Judge Peter Castel passed the approval on August 7, a filing shows. It did not seek a civil monetary penalty.
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump Tied on Polymarket on Who Will Be The Next U.S. President
Donald Trump’s chances of winning the 2024 election have declined 13 percentage points in the last month.
Brazil’s Securities and Exchange Commission Approves Solana-Based ETF
The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM) has approved a Solana-based exchange-traded fund (ETF), the agency disclosed in its central database.
Judge Fines Ripple $125M, Bans Future Securities Law Violations in Long-Running SEC Case
A federal judge ordered Ripple to pay $125 million in civil penalties and imposed an injunction against future securities law violations on Wednesday.
Crypto Turns Broadly Lower in U.S. Afternoon Trade as Stocks Give Away Gains
An overnight bounce following dovish remarks from the Bank of Japan has failed to hold.
Brazilian Civil Police Dismantles Crypto Laundering Scheme Employed by Drug Gang
The Civil Police of São Paulo, Brazil, dismantled a money laundering scheme managed by the drug gang First Capital Command (PCC) that operated a company operating as a crypto exchange, the police said on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.
The Protocol: Death Cross, Dip Buying and Developer Nerves
Bitcoin swooned, and crypto markets followed. Should blockchain-project founders and developers be worried? PLUS: We break down Ronin Network’s $12 million run-in with white-hat hackers.