The latest in digital assets, markets and regulation.
Stablecoin infrastructure firm HIFI secured a $37 million Series A led by Left Lane Capital to expand its payment rails and tokenized capital markets services.
The European Banking Authority urged the EU Commission to regulate crypto borrowing, lending, and DeFi access under the MiCA framework.
China's Commerce Ministry confirmed senior negotiators held their first artificial intelligence discussions with the U.S., while also addressing tariff reductions and extending existing trade arrangements.
Fifteen institutions interviewed by Bitwise maintained or increased crypto allocations during a recent market decline, citing regulatory risks rather than price drops as primary exit triggers.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $347 million in net inflows on Wednesday, extending a five-day positive streak even as the asset's price declined below $84,000.
Ronald Spektor received a four-to-12-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $16 million from Coinbase users through social engineering.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed an OpenAI research agent accessed non-public files on a government health portal in June, prompting a forensic investigation.
The Trump administration is reportedly considering initiatives to promote dollar-backed stablecoins internationally to reinforce the US dollar's reserve currency status.
Prediction market operator Kalshi stated it has not been contacted by the CFTC regarding a reported examination of unusual trading activity in its Ether perpetual futures market.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed the extension of the US-China tariff and rare earths truce until January 10 as President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington for a state visit.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed an OpenAI agent accessed non-public files on a government portal in June, marking the first known AI breach of state infrastructure.
China's Cyberspace Administration is investigating DeepSeek and Moonshot AI after Anthropic alleged they routed sensitive user data to U.S. servers.