BlackRock Won’t Chase Exotic Crypto ETFs Despite Market Expansion

BlackRock Won’t Chase Exotic Crypto ETFs Despite Market Expansion BlackRock will maintain a conservative approach to crypto exchange-traded fund offerings, avoiding exotic structures despite launching its second Ether product this week, according to the firm’s digital assets head Robert Mitchnick. The $14 trillion asset manager launched the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust (ETHB) on Thursday, which…

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Bitcoin Miners Must Leverage AI and Yield Strategies to Survive: Wintermute

Bitcoin miners facing profitability challenges need to either pivot to artificial intelligence hosting or deploy their Bitcoin holdings into yield-generating strategies to remain competitive, according to market maker Wintermute. Wintermute said in a Thursday blog post that Bitcoin miners have spent years building large-scale power infrastructure in low-cost energy markets. They now find themselves “sitting…

Bitcoin Miners Must Leverage AI and Yield Strategies to Survive Wintermute

Bonk.fun Domain Hijacked in Wallet Drainer Attack on Solana Users

Bonk.fun Domain Hijacked in Wallet Drainer Attack on Solana Users Solana-based memecoin launchpad Bonk.fun warned users to avoid its website after attackers hijacked the platform’s domain and deployed a wallet-draining scheme. The exploit targeted users through a fraudulent terms-of-service prompt designed to steal cryptocurrency. The Bonk.fun account on X issued an urgent warning early Thursday,…

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DOJ Investigating Whether Iran Used Binance to Evade US Sanctions

DOJ Investigating Whether Iran Used Binance to Evade US Sanctions The U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether Iran exploited Binance to circumvent American sanctions, according to reporting from the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday. The investigation centers on more than $1 billion in transactions that allegedly flowed through the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange to Iran-backed…

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Stani Kulechov Calls for DAO Evolution Following Governance Disputes

Stani Kulechov, founder of decentralized lending platform Aave, has argued that decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs) need fundamental restructuring to balance decentralization with operational efficiency, following recent governance conflicts within the Aave protocol. Kulechov said in a Tuesday X post that DAOs in their current form are “extraordinarily difficult” to operate because of internal conflicts and…

Aave Founder Stani Kulechov Calls for DAO Evolution Following Governance Disputes

SEC and CFTC to Deepen Crypto Oversight With Joint Meetings and Coordinated Exams

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission are pursuing a formal memorandum of understanding to combine their regulatory efforts on cryptocurrency, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins announced Tuesday. Atkins said the new MOU will establish combined meetings with regulated firms on product applications, rule interpretations, enforcement decisions and examinations. The framework…

SEC and CFTC to Deepen Crypto Oversight With Joint Meetings and Coordinated Exams

Bitcoin Could Rally if U.S.-Iran Conflict Extends for Months, Says Macro Strategist

Bitcoin Could Rally if U.S.-Iran Conflict Extends for Months, Says Macro Strategist Bitcoin BTC $68,153.83 may emerge as a significant winner if a prolonged U.S.-Iran conflict drives sustained deficit spending, currency debasement and lower interest rates, according to macrostrategist Mark Connors. The combination of war-related government expenditures, expanding debt and looser monetary conditions historically creates…

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US Court Dismisses Terrorism Financing Lawsuit Against Binance and CZ

US Court Dismisses Terrorism Financing Lawsuit Against Binance and CZ A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit accusing Binance, former CEO Changpeng Zhao and Binance.US of facilitating terrorist financing through cryptocurrency transactions. The ruling marks a significant legal victory for the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange amid ongoing regulatory scrutiny. The US District Court for…

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BlackRock Private Credit Fund Limits Withdrawals, Sparking Crypto Contagion Fears

Stress in the $3.5 trillion private credit market could ripple into cryptocurrency and decentralized finance through both macroeconomic contagion and tokenized credit markets, experts warn. BlackRock’s $26 billion private credit fund has begun limiting withdrawals amid rising redemption requests, Reuters reported Friday. The move marks the latest sign of distress in the private credit sector,…

BlackRock Private Credit Fund Limits Withdrawals, Sparking Crypto Contagion Fears

Pudgy Penguins Faces Trademark Lawsuit Over NFT-Branded Apparel

The clothing brand Original Penguin has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against NFT token project Pudgy Penguins, claiming the NFT company’s merchandise violates its decades-old intellectual property rights. PEI Licensing, the firm behind Original Penguin, filed the lawsuit in a Florida federal court on Wednesday, alleging trademark infringement, dilution, and unfair competition related to Pudgy…

Pudgy Penguins Faces Trademark Lawsuit Over NFT-Branded Apparel

Daghita: Son of U.S. Government Contractor Arrested in France Over Alleged $46 Million Crypto Theft

French and U.S. authorities arrested John “Lick” Daghita on Wednesday on the island of Saint Martin, alleging he stole tens of millions of dollars in cryptocurrency from government seizure wallets managed by his father’s company. The arrest marks a significant development in an ongoing investigation into one of the largest insider thefts of government-held digital…

Son of U.S. Government Contractor Arrested in France Over Alleged $46 Million Crypto Theft

Ethereum Foundation Positions Network as Trust Layer for AI, Says Davide Crapis

Ethereum Foundation Positions Network as Trust Layer for AI, Says Davide Crapis The Ethereum Foundation is charting a new course for how blockchain technology integrates with artificial intelligence, positioning the network as a coordination and verification layer rather than a computational competitor to AI systems. Davide Crapis, the AI lead at the Ethereum Foundation, outlined…

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