Tag: Cryptonews

spot_img

Crypto Investor Loses $3.05M USDT To Phishing Scam Amid Rise In Crypto Theft

A cryptocurrency investor lost $3.05 million in Tether (USDT) after signing a malicious blockchain transaction, according to Lookonchain’s Wednesday alert.  The trader victim gave a...

Japan’s SBI Holdings To Launch Crypto-Linked ETFs Featuring XRP and Bitcoin

SBI Holdings plans to introduce two new exchange-traded funds in Japan and revealed the move in its Q2 2025 financial report. The first fund...

China’s State Security Ministry Warns Against Foreign Crypto’s Iris-Scan Biometrics

On August 6th, China’s Ministry of State Security warned that using biometric data for rewards poses a national security risk. The agency pointed to...

MetaMask and Stripe Propose Stablecoin ‘MetaMask USD’ To Bridge DeFi And TradFi

MetaMask plans to team up with Stripe to roll out a new stablecoin named MetaMask USD. The move was revealed through a recent governance...

Coinbase’s Base Network Suffers First Major Outage With 19-Minute Block Freeze

Coinbase's Base network temporarily halted new block production on August 5 by stopping at block height 33,792,704. The network first reported the delay and...

AMINA Bank Becomes First Regulated Bank To Offer $SUI Custody And Trading

AMINA Bank, a FINMA-regulated crypto bank headquartered in Switzerland with a global reach, today began offering custody and trading services for SUI, the native...

Philippine SEC Warns Public On 10 Unregistered Crypto Platforms, Including OKX, Kraken & Bybit

The Philippine SEC on Monday warned Filipinos against using ten offshore crypto exchanges, including OKX, Bybit and Kraken. These firms began offering services after July...

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Urges Protection Of Private Crypto Transactions

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce told a crowd of blockchain researchers and practitioners that lawmakers and regulators must defend people’s right to transact privately.  She made...

Ex-Trump Campaign Adviser David Bailey Launches $200M PAC For Bitcoin Interests

David Bailey, entrepreneur and longtime Bitcoin adviser to President Donald Trump, announced plans to raise $100 M–$200 M for a political action committee focused...

MEXC Ventures Invests in an Indonesian Crypto Exchange Triv, Holding $200M Valuation

MEXC Ventures, the investment arm of global exchange MEXC, has injected capital into Triv, one of Indonesia’s oldest cryptocurrency platforms.  Announced today, on 5th August,...

Kyrgyzstan-Based A7A5 Stablecoin Tops $40B In Transactions As Russia Seeks SWIFT Alternative

A rouble-backed stablecoin called A7A5 saw transaction volumes soar past $40 billion in July, data from blockchain analyst Elliptic shows, as reported by Reuters.  Launched...

Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Vanished From Lugano, Switzerland In Late-Night Heist: Report

A bronze statue of Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, was stolen from its welded base in Parco Ciani shortly after Swiss National Day celebrations.  Vandals...