Why Are Authorities Looking at Crypto Mining Farms? Mexican authorities are investigating a clandestine cryptocurrency mining operation in Puebla state as part of a wider inquiry into whether organized criminal groups are using mining infrastructure to generate or launder illicit funds. The operation was discovered in the Sierra Norte region, where investigators found 300 graphics
What Is UniCredit Looking to Build? UniCredit Bank is exploring technology providers that could support a broader move into digital assets, including crypto trading, custody and tokenized investment products. The Italian bank’s discussions remain at an early stage, with areas under consideration including digital asset brokerage, crypto custody, tokenized investment products and fixed-income securities that
What Does the Frgmnt Integration Give Institutions? Anchorage Digital has partnered with stablecoin protocol Frgmnt to give institutional clients direct access to fUSD and its yield-bearing sfUSD token through Anchorage’s regulated custody platform. The integration allows clients to hold, mint, redeem, stake and unstake fUSD without establishing a separate custody relationship or moving assets outside
What Happened to the $1.3 Million USDC Deposit? A Coinbase user has alleged that $1.3 million in USDC became inaccessible shortly after being deposited into an account, preventing the trader from transferring collateral to Hyperliquid before a leveraged position was liquidated. The allegation appeared in an Aug. 9 Reddit post titled “How I lost $1.3M
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s most significant crypto-specific securities rulemaking is approaching its October 20 public-comment deadline, putting two new fundraising exemptions and an investment-contract safe harbor on the table. Called Regulation Crypto Assets, the proposal was approved by the SEC on August 18 and published in the Federal Register on August 21. It follows
Why Is Blockstream Refusing to Pay the Exploiter? Blockstream has rejected a demand for a 10% bounty from those responsible for the Liquid Network exploit, saying it will not pay for the return of the remaining 598.5 BTC while warning that recovery efforts could now involve law enforcement, exchanges and blockchain forensic specialists. “Return the
Why Is Coinbase Bringing Back the Wallet Name? Coinbase is reversing last year’s Base App rebrand and restoring the Coinbase Wallet name as the self-custodial product shifts away from its earlier social ambitions and toward trading, multichain access and new onchain financial products. The wallet now supports more than 10 networks, including Base, Ethereum, Solana,
Eddid Securities USA has connected with tZERO’s regulated subsidiaries to introduce customer accounts for trading, clearing and custody of eligible digital asset securities. The correspondent clearing arrangement has been approved by FINRA under Rule 4311. The engagement divides the operating chain among three broker-dealer roles. Eddid USA introduces the customer and maintains the client relationship.
Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) introduced its 2026 iPhone lineup on September 9, leading with the iPhone 18 Pro at $1,199, the iPhone 18 Pro Max at $1,299, and the company’s first foldable, the iPhone Duo, at $1,999, in the first keynote by John Ternus since he became chief executive on September 1. The Pro models center
Why Does Armstrong Think Bitcoin Has Bottomed? Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said he believes Bitcoin has already reached its low for the current market cycle and could trend higher over the next one to two years as the cryptocurrency approaches its next halving. “I personally think we’ve seen the bottom of the bitcoin price in