What Did Trump Agree to Change? President Donald Trump has agreed to most of a stricter ethics package tied to the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act, removing one of the biggest political obstacles facing the crypto market structure bill ahead of a key Senate vote on Tuesday. Three senior Republicans said Trump accepted roughly 80%
How Did Reform UK Receive £72 Million in Two Days? Reform UK has received £72 million ($97.4 million) from two cryptocurrency billionaires in just two days, with BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo and Tether investor Christopher Harborne each contributing £36 million. Delo’s payment is the largest single political donation in British history, surpassing the £10 million
Who Is Buying More Than 1,000 Bitcoin? An unidentified crypto whale has spent approximately $85.42 million in USDC to accumulate 1,075.6 Bitcoin over four days, using THORChain to execute the purchases while BTC remains below the $80,000 level. On-chain trackers Lookonchain and Ember said the buyer accumulated the position at an average cost of approximately
Why Are Authorities Looking at Crypto Mining Farms? Mexican authorities are investigating a clandestine cryptocurrency mining operation in Puebla state as part of a wider inquiry into whether organized criminal groups are using mining infrastructure to generate or launder illicit funds. The operation was discovered in the Sierra Norte region, where investigators found 300 graphics
Why Did Metaplanet Cut Its Executive Warrant Pool? Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet has sharply reduced a controversial management equity incentive program after shareholders raised concerns that its structure created excessive dilution while delivering disproportionate gains to executives. The Tokyo-listed company cut the potential shares available under its Series 10 Stock Acquisition Rights plan by 41%,
Ripple is putting a broader layer of AI agents into the corporate treasury software business it acquired for $1 billion last year, giving investors a clearer look at what the company’s expansion beyond crypto payments is actually producing. The company expanded GSmart, the AI system embedded in Ripple Treasury, with agents covering cash forecasting, liquidity
What Is UniCredit Looking to Build? UniCredit Bank is exploring technology providers that could support a broader move into digital assets, including crypto trading, custody and tokenized investment products. The Italian bank’s discussions remain at an early stage, with areas under consideration including digital asset brokerage, crypto custody, tokenized investment products and fixed-income securities that
What Happened to the $1.3 Million USDC Deposit? A Coinbase user has alleged that $1.3 million in USDC became inaccessible shortly after being deposited into an account, preventing the trader from transferring collateral to Hyperliquid before a leveraged position was liquidated. The allegation appeared in an Aug. 9 Reddit post titled “How I lost $1.3M
What Does the Frgmnt Integration Give Institutions? Anchorage Digital has partnered with stablecoin protocol Frgmnt to give institutional clients direct access to fUSD and its yield-bearing sfUSD token through Anchorage’s regulated custody platform. The integration allows clients to hold, mint, redeem, stake and unstake fUSD without establishing a separate custody relationship or moving assets outside
U.S. crypto exchange-traded funds faced another session of selling on September 10, with Bitcoin and Ethereum products recording approximately $188.7 million in combined net outflows as investors reduced exposure ahead of key U.S. inflation data and next week’s Federal Reserve meeting. Bitcoin ETFs suffered the heavier withdrawals, recording an estimated 2,148 BTC of net outflows