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Brazil Central Bank Bans Stablecoins in Regulated Cross-Border Payments

Brazil’s central bank has slammed the door on crypto use in regulated cross-border payments. Crypto can still move in Brazil, but stablecoins and other virtual assets are no longer welcome in the supervised channel where foreign exchange payments are finalized. Resolution BCB No. 561 bans virtual assets from settlement inside regulated eFX services Crypto transfers […]

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Bitcoin Spot CVD Surges 199% as ETF Inflows Reignite BTC Rally

Bitcoin Spot CVD Surges 199% as Institutional Inflows Re-Accelerate Bitcoin’s latest push looks healthier than the usual leverage-fueled nonsense, with spot buying and ETF inflows signaling that real demand may be back. BTC is holding above $77,000, and traders are now watching $80,000 and the $82,000 zone if key support holds. Spot CVD surged 199.1% […]

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Global Crackdown Busts 9 Pig-Butchering Crypto Scam Centers, 276 Arrested

A coordinated international crackdown has taken a hammer to one of crypto’s nastiest fraud factories: pig-butchering scam centers that lured victims with fake romance, fake trust, and fake investment gains before emptying their wallets. 9 scam centers shut down 276 arrests across the UAE and Thailand DOJ indictments filed in California $11.4 billion in US […]

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Bitcoin Breaks Four-Year May Slump, Hits $77K on Tensions and Demand

Bitcoin smashed its usual May weakness, climbing to around $77,000 and snapping a four-year pattern of seasonal declines. Traders love a neat calendar story until Bitcoin breaks four-year May decline pattern, hits _77,000 amid tensions decides the calendar can go to hell. Bitcoin reached around $77,000 in May Four straight years of May declines were […]

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SEC Chair Paul Atkins Signals Pro-Crypto Shift at Bitcoin 2026

SEC Chair Paul Atkins used the Bitcoin 2026 stage to signal a sharp break from the old “sue first, clarify later” playbook, promising a more cooperative U.S. stance toward digital assets and a clearer path for legitimate blockchain innovation. SEC signals a pro-crypto policy shift Bitcoin 2026 becomes a policy megaphone Regulatory clarity could replace […]

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Bitcoin ETFs See $14.7M Inflow as Ethereum Outflows Continue

Bitcoin ETFs See $14.7M Inflow as Ethereum Outflows Continue Bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted a modest $14.7 million net inflow while Ethereum products stayed on the defensive, extending their outflow streak. Not a blockbuster day, but it still says plenty about where institutional money feels most comfortable parking itself. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $14.7 million in net […]

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UK FCA Approves Blockchain Fund Registers and Direct-to-Fund Model

The UK’s financial watchdog has moved tokenization out of the marketing sludge and into regulated finance. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has approved rules that let asset managers use blockchain-based registers as the official record of fund ownership, alongside a new Direct-to-Fund model that cuts out intermediaries in fund dealing. PS26/7 makes onchain fund registers […]

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Crypto Liquidations Hit $326.7M as Longs Get Wrecked, ETH Leads Flush

Crypto Liquidations Hit $326.71M as Long Positions Get Wrecked Crypto traders just got another painful reminder that leverage is a bad substitute for discipline. Roughly $326.71 million in leveraged positions were liquidated over the past 24 hours, and the damage was overwhelmingly concentrated on longs as the market pulled back and forced overextended traders out […]

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North Korean Hackers Allegedly Steal $577M from DRIFT and Kelp in Major DeFi Heist

North Korean Hackers Stole $577M from DRIFT and Kelp North Korea-linked hackers are reportedly behind a massive $577 million crypto theft tied to DRIFT and Kelp-related targets, a reminder that DeFi’s biggest vulnerability is still the humans, permissions, and sloppy security wrapped around it. Reported loss: $577 million Targets: DRIFT and Kelp-related assets Suspected attackers: […]

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Warren and Wyden Probe Tether Loan Tied to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden are pressing Tether and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick over a reported loan tied to a trust benefiting his children, raising fresh questions about conflict of interest, crypto regulation, and whether Washington is once again getting a little too comfortable with money that should be under a microscope. Probe launched: […]

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StepDrainer and EtherRAT Drain Crypto Wallets Across 20+ Networks, Stealing $800K+

Crypto thieves are getting more organized, more automated, and a whole lot uglier. New research shows StepDrainer drains crypto wallets across 20+ networks, while EtherRAT is quietly infecting Windows machines through a fake installer and turning them into crypto targets. StepDrainer hits Ethereum, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Polygon, and 17+ other networks Fake Web3 prompts and […]

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US Crypto Bill Nears Markup as Tim Scott Eyes Summer Passage

US Crypto Bill Nears Markup as Tim Scott Signals Summer Passage Washington may finally be inching toward something the crypto industry has demanded for years: actual U.S. crypto regulation with some clarity attached. Senator Tim Scott says a digital asset clarification bill is ready for committee markup and could reach President Trump’s desk “this summer,” […]

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Coinbase Launches CUSHY Tokenized Credit Strategy on Solana and Base

Coinbase launches CUSHY digital credit strategy with tokenized share structure Coinbase Asset Management is taking another step into tokenized finance with CUSHY, a new on-chain digital credit strategy that packages traditional credit exposure as blockchain-native shares and aims to make them tradable 24/7. Tokenized share class for on-chain fund ownership Built on Superstate’s FundOS for […]

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AIMCo Buys $219M in Strategy Stock as Institutional Bitcoin Demand Grows

Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) just put nearly $219 million into Strategy (NASDAQ: MSTR), the public company that has turned itself into a giant Bitcoin vault with a stock ticker attached. For a government-backed Canadian asset manager overseeing roughly $142 billion, that’s a pretty loud vote of confidence in Bitcoin exposure — even if it’s […]

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Coinbase Launches CUSHY Stablecoin Credit Fund for Institutional Yield on Ethereum, Solana, Base

Coinbase is going deeper into tokenized finance with a new institutional product built around stablecoin lending, onchain settlement, and yield hunting for big-money players. The exchange has launched the Coinbase Stablecoin Credit Strategy (CUSHY), a tokenized stablecoin credit fund designed to give institutions blockchain-based access to a familiar Wall Street idea: put capital to work […]

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Syndicate Labs Bridge Exploit Drains SYND After Leaked Upgrade Key Attack

Syndicate Labs is dealing with a bridge exploit after a leaked upgrade key let an attacker push a malicious contract upgrade, drain SYND, and hammer user confidence. It’s a familiar crypto wound: not some mystical DeFi sorcery, but basic key management failing spectacularly. Leaked upgrade key enabled the attack About 18.5 million SYND drained Roughly […]

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Jack Mallers Slams Visa and Mastercard Fees, Pitches Bitcoin as Better Money Railing

Jack Mallers used the Bitcoin 2026 Conference to take a sledgehammer to the legacy payments stack, arguing that Visa and Mastercard have spent years squeezing merchants with hefty fees while dressing up those costs as consumer “rewards.” Merchant fees: Mallers says card networks take 3% to 5% per transaction Hidden cost: cashback, miles, and perks […]

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US Seizes Nearly $500M in Iranian Crypto Amid Sanctions Crackdown

The U.S. says it has seized and frozen nearly $500 million in Iranian crypto-linked assets as part of a wider sanctions push that is hammering Tehran’s banks, oil trade, and shadow financial network. Nearly $500 million in Iranian crypto assets reportedly seized Operation Economic Fury targets crypto, banks, property, oil, and shipping Scott Bessent: “We […]

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