Why Did U.S. Government-Linked Wallets Move Crypto to Coinbase? Blockchain wallets linked to the U.S. government transferred more than $288 million worth of bitcoin and ether to Coinbase Prime on Monday, placing seized assets tied to criminal cases inside an institutional exchange and custody environment. Onchain data showed the wallets moved about 3,800.5 BTC and
Thailand’s central bank and Securities and Exchange Commission have launched a joint review of high-value USDT transactions, escalating scrutiny of stablecoin flows that regulators believe may be used to conceal ownership, bypass normal remittance channels or move funds through grey-market networks. The Bank of Thailand and the Thai SEC are examining large stablecoin transactions, particularly
Why Did A Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Draw Market Attention? A long-dormant bitcoin whale moved 2,931 BTC to a new wallet address on Sunday, ending more than seven years of inactivity and drawing attention from onchain analysts watching older supply re-enter circulation. The transfer was worth roughly $188 million at the time of movement. The whale
What Do Trump’s Financial Disclosures Show? President Donald Trump received more than $1.4 billion last year from his family’s crypto projects, including World Liberty Financial and the Trump meme coin, according to his latest financial disclosures filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. The filings show that as crypto-related proceeds flowed in, Trump’s holdings
Why Is Ethereum Using AI Agents for Security Testing? Developers at the Ethereum Foundation recently used AI agents to test the software that Ethereum runs on, part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the largest blockchain by value locked. The exercise found real bugs, but it also showed a harder problem for protocol security teams:
Why Did Crypto ETFs Turn Positive Again? U.S. spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds returned to weekly net inflows for the first time since early May, collecting a combined $281.8 million over the five trading days ending Friday. Spot bitcoin ETFs drew about $197.4 million for the week, ending a record eight-week outflow streak that
Why Did Ripple Consider Closing the Company? Ripple came close to shutting down rather than fighting the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission after the agency sued the company in 2020, Chief Executive Brad Garlinghouse said this week. Speaking at the University of Kansas School of Business, Garlinghouse said he and co-founder Chris Larsen seriously considered
Why Is a Digital Dollar Ban Inside a Housing Bill? A bipartisan housing bill that includes a temporary ban on a U.S. central bank digital currency is set to become law without President Donald Trump’s signature, placing digital dollar policy inside one of the year’s most unusual legislative outcomes. The 21st Century ROAD to Housing
Why Are SK Hynix Shares Moving Into Tokenized Markets? Tokenized shares of SK Hynix are now available to users of Wallet in Telegram, bringing exposure to the South Korean chip supplier directly inside one of the world’s largest messaging platforms. Wallet in Telegram, the native crypto wallet built into Telegram’s interface, is offering access to
Why Does TRON’s $90 Billion USDT Milestone Matter? The circulating supply of USDT on the TRON blockchain has exceeded $90 billion, reinforcing the network’s role as one of the largest settlement layers for stablecoin activity. The milestone comes as stablecoins continue to serve as a core part of crypto market infrastructure, used for transfers, exchange