Janus Henderson, an asset management firm with approximately $480 billion in assets under management, has established a strategic position in Ethena’s governance token, ENA, via its dedicated blockchain venture, ANTIK. This move signals a significant step towards integrating digital assets…
Kalshi, a prominent prediction markets platform, has implemented significant new measures to enhance market integrity and deter insider trading. These changes include mandatory disclosure of employers for traders participating in markets deemed sensitive, alongside the introduction of a risk-scoring system…
Morpho, an on-chain lending protocol, has secured $175 million in a funding round co-led by major venture capital firms Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit Capital. The capital infusion is earmarked for the development of what the protocol describes as “the…
Washington Man Sentenced for Role in $100 Million Crypto Money Laundering Scheme Geoffrey K. Auyeung, a 47-year-old resident of Newcastle, Washington, has been sentenced to five years in prison for his involvement in a significant cryptocurrency money laundering operation. According…
SBI Shinsei Bank is preparing to introduce a cryptocurrency rewards initiative for its deposit customers, slated for launch this autumn. This program, as reported by Nikkei, will offer eligible customers vouchers equivalent to 20% of their deposit interest payments, which…
The U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means recently convened a hearing to deliberate on the taxation of digital assets, signaling a significant step in the legislative process to regulate the rapidly expanding cryptocurrency sector. This session, which…
Recent research from the Initiative for CryptoCurrencies and Contracts (IC3) suggests that the purported utility of cryptocurrency in resolving major challenges within artificial intelligence (AI), such as content authenticity, algorithmic bias, and autonomous agent functionality, may be significantly overstated. The…
A significant debate is unfolding in the United States regarding the proposed anti-money laundering (AML) regulations for stablecoin issuers. The Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC), a decentralized finance (DeFi) advocacy group, in conjunction with the prominent crypto venture capital firm Paradigm,…
Institutional investors, including family offices and sovereign wealth funds, are reportedly continuing to accumulate Bitcoin despite recent price volatility. John D’Agostino, Coinbase’s Head of Institutional Strategy, stated that these large entities are viewing the current market dip as an opportune…
Senator Elizabeth Warren has formally questioned the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding its capacity to manage an expanded regulatory mandate over cryptocurrency and prediction markets, as legislative efforts in Congress aim to broaden the agency’s authority. The inquiry follows…