Cryptocurrencies
Crypto Crime Hits $154B as State Actors Weaponize Stablecoins
Illicit crypto volume surged 162% to $154 billion in 2025, driven by Russia's $93B A7A5 stablecoin and a record $1.5B hack of Bybit.
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Polymarket Inks Dow Jones Deal as Insider Trading Concerns Escalate
Polymarket's data will now stream on WSJ and Barron's, but a new bill targeting insider trading casts a shadow over the milestone.
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Prince Group’s Chen Zhi Extradited to China; US Controls $15B in Seized Bitcoin
Cambodia hands over the billionaire scam architect to Beijing, while the US DOJ sits on a record-breaking 127,000 BTC seizure from his network.
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Fireblocks Acquires TRES Finance for $130M to Close Institutional Compliance Gap
Fireblocks pays $130M for TRES Finance, marking its second acquisition in 3 months as regulatory pressure forces a merger of custody and accounting.
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Senate Deal Implodes: CLARITY Act Stalls as DeFi, Stablecoin Talks Collapse
Negotiations on the CLARITY Act have broken down over DeFi liability and stablecoin yields, jeopardizing the January 15 Senate vote.
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GTreasury Acquires Solvexia to Fortify Ripple’s Institutional Stack; XRP Holds $2.15
Ripple's GTreasury unit acquires Solvexia to automate corporate reconciliation, solidifying its enterprise finance infrastructure.
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Trump’s World Liberty Files for OCC Charter; ‘USD1’ Stablecoin to Anchor Trust Bank
World Liberty Financial applies for a federal OCC bank charter to vertically integrate its $3.3B USD1 stablecoin, testing the new GENIUS Act framework.
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Senate Ag Joins Banking Panel for Twin Jan. 15 Crypto Votes; Merged Bill Targets Early 2026 Floor
Senate Agriculture and Banking Committees schedule simultaneous January 15 markups for crypto legislation, aiming to merge drafts before the midterm freeze.
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Wyoming’s Sovereign Stablecoin FRNT Opens for Public Trading
Wyoming's FRNT stablecoin is finally tradable on Kraken and Rain, featuring a 102% statutory reserve backing managed by Franklin Templeton.
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EU DAC8 Enters Force: The ‘60-Day Freeze’ Clock Starts Now
The EU's new tax rules trigger a mandatory trading freeze for users who ignore KYC requests after 60 days.