Samsung units take $408M stake in Upbit operator Dunamu: Report

In recent developments, samsung Securities, SDS and Card will buy 4% of Dunamu as Korean firms prepare for tokenized securities and stablecoin frameworks. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…

Crypto liquidations hit $935M as Bitcoin price dips to $72.6K

In recent developments, over $935 million was wiped out across the crypto market as traders shifted their focus to $70,000 as the last line of defense for Bitcoin. Looking closer,…

Crypto companies have tightened compliance, but gaps remain: Chainalysis

In recent developments, around 47% of crypto organizations onboarded in 2026 are operating at alerting standards that would have ranked among the industry’s strictest five years ago. Looking closer, market…

CFTC seeks to reverse settlement deal with Gemini

In recent developments, the CFTC claimed that its settled complaint filed under the Biden administration relied heavily on a whistleblower’s allegations that Gemini inflated trading activity to distort user demand.…

US charges Google employee with insider trading bets on Polymarket

In recent developments, the Justice Department and the CFTC allege that Google software engineer Michele Spagnuolo profited $1.2 million on Polymarket after accessing non-public information at work. Looking closer, market…

Polymarket weighs KYC requirements amid global crackdown on prediction markets

In recent developments, the predictions market operator reportedly explored mandatory user verification requirements, breaking from its policies of allowing traders to access its services using pseudonyms. Looking closer, market participants…

Crypto card monthly transaction volume surges 230% from 2025

In recent developments, payment volume on crypto-linked credit and debit cards has been steadily increasing since 2024, reaching about $7.8 billion in cumulative transactions this month. Looking closer, market participants…

Orca, Streamex roll out secondary trading infrastructure for tokenized securi…

In recent developments, accredited investors can buy and sell the gold-backed GLDY token through permissioned liquidity pools operating on the Solana blockchain. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers such…

Bitcoin Slips to $74,530 as Long Traders Face $106M Wipeout

In recent developments, bitcoin trended downward on Wednesday, dropping beneath the $75,000 threshold to trade at $74,570 at the time of writing. This slide erased nearly 3% of its weekly…

StakeDAO exploit creates 5.4 trillion vsdCRV but nets only $91K

In recent developments, peckShield said the attacker bridged 43.7 ETH to Ethereum after minting trillions of vsdCRV, while EmberCN said most of the remaining tokens had insufficient liquidity to sell.…