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Bitget says a backend compromise let attackers trigger fraudulent approvals and drain an estimated $387.5 million from hot and warm wallets, while cold storage stayed untouched. Investigators are probing the breach, with North Korean involvement still unproven.
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Bitget says an unauthorized transfer drained about $351.6 million from its hot wallets, with on-chain watchers saying some stolen USDC was quickly swapped into ETH — reigniting the messy debate over Circle’s freeze powers and how much they really help once funds start moving.
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Strategy’s bitcoin-backed securities setup is drawing attention, but claims of daily dividends across STRF, STRC, STRK, and STRD remain unverified. STRK is clearly supported; the rest is still murky, despite the shiny yield language.
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Toshiba has joined Japan’s EJPY stablecoin pilot, a six-month test pushing yen-backed digital payments, remittances, and B2B settlement from theory into real-world rails. It’s not a launch promise — just a serious sign Japan’s stablecoin push is getting less talk, more plumbing.
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Samourai co-founder Keonne Rodriguez says he may face another prison transfer after a federal drug-treatment program was shut down at FCI McKean, adding fresh friction to a case already at the center of Bitcoin’s privacy fight. Behind the bureaucracy sits a bigger battle over privacy tools, criminal use, and where regulators draw the line.
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MoonPay is set to acquire North Capital Investment Technology, a move that would give it broker-dealer, ATS, and other regulated infrastructure for tokenized securities and private markets — if the deal closes. It’s a bet that compliance rails matter as much as blockchain rails.
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Ethena is expanding USDe’s backing beyond crypto by using Binance bStocks and equity perpetual futures to add tokenized U.S. stocks to its delta-neutral yield strategy. It’s a meaningful diversification move — but one that still depends on liquidity, regulation, and tight market plumbing.
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The Fed has proposed a tough new stablecoin framework under the GENIUS Act, putting banks and issuers on notice with capital, reserve, redemption, custody, and scale rules. It’s a clear signal: digital dollars may get a path into mainstream finance, but not on sloppy terms.
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Deribit’s $16.1B Bitcoin options expiry was a snapshot of open interest, not the actual amount paid out. The real takeaway: expiry pricing, in-the-money contracts, and settlement mechanics matter far more than the loud headline number.
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Block has added Bitcoin Lightning support to x402, the HTTP-based payment protocol for automated machine payments, giving Bitcoin a role alongside stablecoins in agent-driven web commerce. It’s a practical upgrade for tiny, frequent transactions — but USDC and other stablecoins still appear to dominate usage.
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