Gondi said only the Sell & Repay smart contract was affected and that it is safe to continue buying, selling, trading and listing NFTs on the platform. Nonfungible token platform Gondi said it has disabled the faulty smart contract that allowed a hacker to steal $230,000 worth of NFTs from the protocol, adding it is...Continue Reading

The OCC has granted conditional approvals to several crypto firms since December, including BitGo, Ripple, Paxos, and Crypto.com, while others such as Zerohash have filed applications. A US trade group made up of some of the country’s biggest banks is reportedly considering suing the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), arguing that granting...Continue Reading

Anthropic is the first US company the Pentagon has labeled a risk to the military, with the AI company calling it “unprecedented and unlawful.” Anthropic, the creator of the AI software Claude, has sued the Trump administration for what it says is an “unlawful campaign of retaliation” after the company refused to allow the military...Continue Reading

The Zcash token rose 4.1% to $217.80 on news of the $25 million funding round and is now up 9.8% over the last 24 hours. The development team that left Electric Coin Company in January to launch Zcash Open Development Lab (ZODL) has raised over $25 million from the likes of a16z Crypto and Coinbase...Continue Reading

Bitcoin ETF inflows have turned positive as gold ETFs see record outflows after a historic rally. Is capital beginning to rotate from gold to Bitcoin? Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows have turned net positive over the past 30 days, while gold ETF demand has started to slow down after nine straight months of inflows....Continue Reading

Historical data shows that Bitcoin typically gains 20% within a month of major spikes in oil prices. Should traders prepare for a rally to $79,000? Key takeaways: Oil price spikes often precede 20% spikes in Bitcoin value, though initial market reactions remain volatile and unpredictable. Bitcoin currently mirrors tech stocks with an 81% Nasdaq 100...Continue Reading

The political action committee Fairshake continues to report spending on political candidates from its $193 million war chest, largely funded by crypto interest groups. Fairshake, the political action committee backed by crypto companies Ripple Labs and Coinbase, among others, has reported additional spending on Illinois congressional races with the US midterm elections less than eight...Continue Reading

The partnership aims to reduce fragmentation in European capital markets by enabling blockchain-based settlement of tokenized securities. Nasdaq said it is working with Boerse Stuttgart Group’s tokenized settlement platform Seturion to connect its European trading venues to infrastructure designed to settle tokenized securities using distributed ledger technology. According to Monday’s announcement, the collaboration will initially...Continue Reading

China’s new chip boosts blockchain speed 50x. An autonomous agent linked to Alibaba tries to mine Bitcoin. Asia ExpressContinue Reading

The insurance broker is piloting stablecoin payments for premiums using USDC and PYUSD, testing blockchain settlement rails for faster payments in global insurance markets. Aon, one of the world’s largest insurance brokers, is testing the use of stablecoins to pay insurance premiums, highlighting the growing role of digital dollars in traditional financial infrastructure following the...Continue Reading