Andrea Mazáčová, Author at CryptoCapitalNews

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Business

Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent Payward at $21 billion valuation

Nasdaq's Ventures arm invested $100 million in Payward, Kraken's parent, at a $21 billion valuation, expanding their tokenized-equities partnership.

September 11, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Security

Malone Lam Pleads Guilty to RICO Conspiracy in $245 Million Crypto Theft

Malone Lam pleaded guilty to a RICO conspiracy charge over a $245 million crypto theft and laundering scheme, reportedly the first racketeering case applied to…

September 11, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Cryptocurrencies

Kraken withdrawal delays land as parent Payward courts listing ambitions

Kraken disclosed its second service fault of September 8 as 23 of its 725 funding services showed degraded performance, compounding a deposit pause in place…

September 9, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Cryptocurrencies

Standalone exchanges, meet Itaú, Nubank and Banco do Brasil

Itaú, Nubank and Banco do Brasil now broker retail crypto without holding it on their books, months after Brazil's VASP rules took effect in February…

September 8, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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Business

DBS and Citi Settle First Weekend Cross-Border Payment in Minutes on Swift’s Digital Ledger

DBS and Citi completed the first weekend cross-border USD payment using tokenized deposits, settling a Saturday Singapore–New York payment in minutes on Swift's Digital Ledger.

September 7, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Security

Coldcard Attacker Drains 11 Largest Vaults in Third Wave, Moving $7.8 Million in BTC

The attacker behind the third wave of Coldcard hardware-wallet thefts has drained the 11 largest compromised vaults, moving $7.8 million in BTC, per Galaxy Research.

September 7, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Cryptocurrencies

Bitcoin ETFs Pull $987M in a Week While BTC Stalls Near $80K

Spot bitcoin ETFs drew $987 million last week and $3.52 billion in August while BTC sat pinned near $80,000, splitting institutional demand from a flat…

September 7, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Liquid Network pauses after purported white-hat hackers withdraw 320 million in bitcoin

Security

Liquid Network Paused After Purported ‘White-Hat’ Hackers Withdraw $320 Million in Bitcoin

Blockstream's Liquid Network was halted after unknown actors claiming to be white-hat hackers pulled roughly 4,000 BTC — about $320 million — from the federation's…

September 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Business

Better’s Bitcoin-Backed Mortgages Lock Borrower Collateral Until Full Repayment

Better Mortgage's bitcoin-backed home loans, built with Coinbase, hold pledged BTC in custody for the full loan term — raising custody questions as crypto-collateralized mortgages…

September 6, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

Business

Southeast Asia Crypto Funding More Than Doubles to $680 Million as Capital Concentrates in Mature Firms

Equity funding for Southeast Asia's blockchain firms more than doubled to $680 million in 2026, but the recovery is concentrated in Singapore and a handful…

September 5, 2026 • Andrea Mazáčová • No comments

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