
OKX Raises Undisclosed Capital at $25 Billion Valuation
Cryptocurrency exchange OKX raised an undisclosed sum at a $25 billion valuation from existing partners including Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures and Circle.
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Cryptocurrency exchange OKX raised an undisclosed sum at a $25 billion valuation from existing partners including Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures and Circle.

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade went live on the Sepolia testnet, introducing enshrined proposer-builder separation and block-level access lists to enhance layer-1 scaling.

The ECB outlined a comprehensive strategy for the digital euro and tokenised finance, aiming to preserve monetary sovereignty while supporting private sector innovation.

The ECB is implementing a tiered supervisory approach to prioritize material risks, reducing the stock of outstanding measures by focusing on timely remediation and simplifying processes for low-severity findings.

Rep. Don Davis introduced legislation barring federal candidates from trading prediction market contracts on their own races, imposing civil fines and granting platforms immunity.

The CFTC published a plan to regulate crypto exchanges through Regulation CTX and CAM, seeking public input on federal licensing.

Polymarket began rolling out Protocol V2 on Monday, introducing a new smart contract system designed to support different market types through a single exchange.

Paxos issued its Global Dollar stablecoin natively on Arbitrum One, integrating with major DeFi protocols and proposing a 100 million ARB incentive program.

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo argues that SEC and CFTC crypto regulations lack durability without congressional legislation, risking reversal if Democrats gain control of Congress.

Indianapolis-based Old Major Market now retains all received bitcoin on its balance sheet, shifting from immediate liquidation to long-term holding.

Adam Iza received a concurrent 78-month sentence for abusing law enforcement and stealing $37 million from Meta, adding to his existing 15-year term.

The Solana Foundation released an open-source delivery-versus-payment program designed to reduce securities settlement times from days to seconds.