regulation
Wise Fights Back After OCC Rejection, Eyes GENIUS Act for US Charter Bid
The OCC denied Wise's US charter application over AML/CFT concerns, but the UK fintech plans to resubmit under the newly enacted GENIUS Act framework.…
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Wise's OCC Rejection Exposes a Telling Double Standard in US Fintech Licensing
The OCC denied Wise's US bank charter over AML/CFT concerns — even as it approved similar charters for crypto firms. A GENIUS Act resubmission may be the path forward.…
hack
Triple-A's $9.7M Multichain Drain Exposes Payment Infrastructure Risks
Wallets linked to stablecoin payments firm Triple-A were drained of $9.7M across TRON, Ethereum, Polygon, and Arbitrum, with funds consolidated into 5,227 ETH.…
defi
Dango's Four-Month Run Ends: Perp DEX Shuts Down After $1.9M Exploit
Hack VC-backed perp DEX Dango will halt trading July 29 and shut its Layer 1 blockchain Aug. 13, returning funds as USDC after a mainnet run scarred by a $1.9M exploit.…
blockchain
NEAR's House of Stake Votes to Kill Developer Gas Rebate and Burn All Fees
NEAR's governance body passes HSP-027, scrapping the developer gas rebate and redirecting all network gas fees to burning instead of rewarding contract owners.…
regulation
Treasury Freezes Up to $500M in Iranian Crypto as US Eyes Uranium Seizure Mission
The US Treasury has frozen up to $500M in Iranian-linked crypto assets as Washington simultaneously plans special operations to physically seize Iranian uranium stockpiles.…
cryptocurrency
North Korea's Hackers Turn on Their Own State Banks, Get Caught Laundering Crypto
Pyongyang arrests former state cyber operatives who hacked two domestic banks and laundered the proceeds through crypto wallets — a rare crack in North Korea's tightly controlled hacking apparatus.…
cryptocurrency
North Korea Turns on Its Own Hackers in Crypto Laundering Crackdown
Pyongyang arrested former state cyber operatives accused of hacking two domestic state banks and laundering the proceeds through cryptocurrency.…
mining
Poolin's $52M Texas Exit: What a Chapter 11 Filing Reveals About Mining's Fault Lines
Poolin Technology and two U.S. affiliates filed Chapter 11 on July 22, seeking a $52M sale of West Texas mining sites as the Singapore-based pool winds down U.S. operations.…
regulation
Trump's $1B Crypto Windfall Turns the Clarity Act Into a Political Minefield
Donald Trump's $1 billion in crypto earnings from World Liberty Financial and the $TRUMP meme coin has stalled landmark digital-asset legislation as Democrats demand ethics reforms.…
bitcoin
AI Fades, Bitcoin ETFs Surge: Is the Great Rotation Finally Here
Cooling AI momentum, rising Bitcoin ETF inflows, and the advancing CLARITY Act are fueling serious speculation that capital is shifting back into crypto.…
bitcoin
Fidelity Flags Bitcoin Long-Term Holder Supply at All-Time High
Fidelity Digital Assets says Bitcoin supply held by long-term investors has hit an all-time high, a metric the $7T firm treats as a key conviction signal.…