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Blockchain security firm CertiK warns that protocols tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) have become a growing target for attackers, with RWA-specific exploits costing projects $14.6 million during the first half of 2025. That H1 2025 toll is more than double the roughly $6 million in RWA protocol losses recorded for
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Kerberus Cyber Security announced the acquisition of Refract, the team behind the popular Pocket Universe browser extension, in a seven-figure deal. The move is intended to broaden Kerberus’s protection offerings and accelerate development of a purpose-built antivirus for crypto users. As part of the integration plan, Kerberus will fold
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MetaMask, the self-custodial wallet from ConsenSys, plans to introduce a dollar-pegged stablecoin called MetaMask USD (mUSD) slated to debut later in 2025. The token will be integrated directly into the MetaMask wallet so users can hold, move and use mUSD across Web3 applications. According to the announcement, mUSD will be
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For much of the past decade, the United States was widely viewed as a difficult environment for crypto firms — a place where regulatory enforcement, legal challenges and unclear policies pushed many teams to move operations overseas. That dynamic, however, is changing as industry participants become more organized and Washington’s
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Recent attempts to force stricter age checks on adult websites and other gated services have the right intent but are failing in execution. Rather than protecting minors, heavy-handed or intrusive verification methods are driving users toward VPNs and less reputable sites, leaving the intended protections hollow and creating new risks.
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On‑chain investigators and analytics firms say wallets that executed high‑speed “sniper” trades during the launch of Ye’s YZY token appear linked to addresses previously involved in large withdrawals around the LIBRA launch, suggesting the same operator or a coordinated group captured tens of millions in gains across
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Industry research from Bitfinex Securities argues that broader adoption of tokenized financial products could address persistent inefficiencies across Latin American capital markets and help channel more investment into the region. The report identifies a pattern it calls “liquidity latency” — a combination of high fees, fragmented or complex regulation, technological gaps
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Leading stablecoin issuers Tether and Circle are scheduled to hold high‑level meetings with the chiefs of South Korea’s four largest banking groups this week to explore potential partnerships and market access. The discussions will center on how dollar‑pegged stablecoins could be distributed in Korea and on plans
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The United Kingdom has imposed new sanctions on a cluster of Kyrgyz financial institutions, cryptocurrency exchanges and associated individuals that British officials say were used to help Russia evade Western restrictions. UK authorities singled out a ruble‑pegged token known as A7A5 and said the token and its supporting infrastructure
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A large Bitcoin holder — a so-called whale that had been dormant for roughly seven years — has continued to rotate holdings into Ether, moving another 1,000 BTC (about $113 million) and using most of it to build a substantial spot ETH position currently worth roughly $240 million. The activity followed
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Ming Shing Seeks Nearly $483M Bitcoin Buy as Shares Jump Ming Shing Group Holdings, a Nasdaq-listed construction company based in Hong Kong, announced an agreement to acquire 4,250 Bitcoin in a deal valued at roughly $483 million. Instead of paying cash, the company plans to use a package of
AI & Crypto
Crypto traders are increasingly treating conversational AI as the first stop for market insight. Rather than diving immediately into candlesticks and indicators, many now ask models like ChatGPT and Grok for context, sentiment and narrative framing — a faster, language-driven way to understand why prices might be moving before confirming the