From Rebels to Banks: Why the Crypto Industry Is Finally Embracing Legacy Fin…

In recent developments, spencer Bogart, general partner at Blockchain Capital, noted that while years ago fintech companies aimed to be bank-like but not banks, this trend has now reversed, with…

US Government Says China’s Best AI Models Lag Behind. Experts Aren’t So Sure

In recent developments, nIST’s CAISI evaluated DeepSeek V4 Pro using private benchmarks and a cost-comparison filter that excluded every US model except GPT-5.4 mini. Critics call the methodology convenient. Looking…

Haun Ventures Unveils $1 Billion Fund to Build the Next Financial System

In recent developments, the new fund will focus on supporting initiatives targeting innovation in three key areas: services for the new financial infrastructure, including crypto and other technologies; new assets…

Aave files emergency motion to lift restraining notice on frozen ETH

In recent developments, aave argued that a thief doesn’t gain lawful ownership of property by stealing it and that Gerstein Harrow’s legal argument “defies logic, common sense and the law.”…

Securitize Gets FINRA Approval to Broaden Tokenized Securities Operations

In recent developments, securitize Markets received expanded FINRA approval to custody, settle, underwrite, and distribute tokenized securities. The decision lets the broker-dealer support on-chain settlement against stablecoins while expanding its…

Yen Carry Trade on Steroids? Strategist Flags Bitcoin-Linked STRC Yields

In recent developments, wall Street may be underestimating a bitcoin-linked carry trade resembling the yen carry trade as capital shifts from Fed funds to higher-yield income products. Strategy’s STRC shows…

Uphold Rejects New York Claims After $5M Customer Repayment Deal

In recent developments, uphold rejected New York’s CredEarn settlement claims, saying the regulator misrepresented its role in Cred LLC’s collapse. The company agreed to more than $5 million in customer…

Influencer Ashcrypto Under Fire for Alleged ROYA Pump-and-Dump Scheme

In recent developments, onchain investigator ZachXBT has shared evidence that crypto influencer Ashcrypto, known as AshWSB on his Whastapp channel, publicly called the ROYA token while simultaneously telling followers he…

Stefan Muehlbauer Warns DOJ Indictments End ‘Safe Zone’ as US Army Sergea…

In recent developments, according to Certik’s Stefan Muehlbauer, the recent indictment of an Army sergeant for using nonpublic information to bet on Polymarket establishes a precedent: misappropriating government or corporate…

Argentines Hoard $170 Billion in Cash as Milei’s Tax-Free Deposit Scheme Flops

In recent developments, analysts believe that the ghost of the restriction of dollar depositors, popularly referred to as “corralito,” still haunts Argentines who prefer to hold their savings in cash…