Prosecutors say testimony from two former FTX executives cited by the defense does not qualify as newly discovered evidence, Bloomberg reported.Bloomberg reported Thursday that US prosecutors urged a federal judge to reject Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new criminal trial, arguing that the former FTX chief failed to meet the…

Bonk.fun warned users not to use its site after attackers hijacked the domain and pushed a fake wallet-draining prompt.The domain of Solana-based platform memecoin launchpad Bonk.fun has been hijacked after attackers gained access to a team account and deployed a wallet-draining scheme through the site.The Bonk.fun account on X warned…

Law firm MinterEllisonRuddWatts, which acted on behalf of the stablecoin’s issuer, says the designation of the token is an important step for regulatory clarity.New Zealand’s financial regulator has ruled that a local currency-tied stablecoin, NZDD, isn’t a financial product, a move a local law firm says is an important step…

Andreessen Horowitz partner Noah Levine says AI agents made $1.6 million in payments in the past month, which “is not a big number, but the infrastructure being built around it is.”Payment transaction volumes among artificial intelligence agents are more than 90% lower than reports suggest, but crypto giants are pouring…

Kalshi claims in a preemptive lawsuit that there is “a substantial risk” that Iowa will take action against it after a meeting it had with state regulators.Prediction market Kalshi has sued regulators in the US state of Iowa, claiming it did so as there was a risk of an impending…

Global demand for the US dollar is “massive,” and stablecoin yields will only bring more interest to the currency, argued the White House crypto chief.Stablecoin yield providers will inject more capital into the US banking system, argues White House Council of Advisors for Digital Assets executive director Patrick Witt, amid…

Industry groups have criticized the UK’s proposed stablecoin holding limits, arguing they would signal that the UK is hostile to crypto and stifle innovation.Bank of England Deputy Governor Sarah Breeden told UK lawmakers that the central bank is open to alternative ways to manage stablecoin risks other than imposing holding…

Metaplanet said the new firm would support Japan-based Bitcoin projects in the payments and lending space in addition to stablecoins and tokenization-focused startups.Bitcoin-buying company Metaplanet has established a new venture firm, Metaplanet Ventures, to support Bitcoin ecosystem development in Japan, as the country looks to recognize Bitcoin as a regulated…

Ledger’s white-hat security team said it found a flaw in MediaTek’s secure boot chain that can be used to steal sensitive information from certain Android devices.Mobile phone chipmaker MediaTek patched a vulnerability affecting its chipsets in January that could have allowed an attacker to steal crypto seed phrases on affected…

Stephen Gregory, a former compliance executive at CEX.IO and Gemini, has taken over as CEO of Binance.US, a crypto exchange that was once a target of a long-running SEC lawsuit.Binance.US, the US affiliate of crypto exchange Binance, has named compliance lawyer Stephen Gregory as CEO as the company looks to…

Ghana’s SEC could grant a full license to sandbox participants as early as six months, provided that their products are market-ready and that they tick all regulatory boxes.Ghana’s securities regulator has given the nod to 11 crypto trading platforms to participate in its new regulatory sandbox program, its first major…

Clear Street and Marex Group are planning to offer prediction markets to clients, with Kalshi’s CEO tipping it to become a “core pillar of the financial ecosystem.”US-based prime brokers, financial institutions that provide services to hedge funds, are reportedly working to give their clients access to Kalshi’s event bets, with…

The SEC and CFTC said they would adopt a “minimum effective dose” regulatory strategy to foster innovation while maintaining market integrity and keep the US competitive globally.Two of the US’s most influential financial regulators have agreed to better coordinate oversight of the financial markets, seeking to put an end to…

Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.Today in crypto, the SEC and CFTC signed a memo to regulate crypto and other emerging markets in harmony, the head of the…

Despite a decline in the price of XRP in the last year, Ripple is expected to reach a valuation 25% higher than reported after a November 2025 funding round.Ripple Labs reportedly plans to buy back up to $750 million worth of shares from investors and employees in a program set…

The program connects crypto companies, banks and payment providers to explore blockchain-based payment and settlement infrastructure.Mastercard has launched a global crypto partner program that initially brings together more than 85 companies across the digital asset and payments industries to collaborate on blockchain-based payment and settlement systems.The initiative is designed to…

The financial tech company was granted a full UK banking license on Wednesday and has also applied for a federal bank charter in the United States.Financial technology company Revolut announced on Wednesday that it has launched a bank in the United Kingdom after receiving regulatory approval from the Prudential Regulation…

Bitcoin remains under pressure as war and poor jobs data offset ETF inflows, shifting the $78,000 price target from late March to the coming months.Key takeaways:Professional traders remain cautious, pricing low odds for a Bitcoin breakout to $78,000 despite recent ETF inflows.US and Israel-Iran war and soft US labor data…

A proposed plan by the agency would ban “pass-through insurance“ for stablecoins by third parties in addition to the FDIC not insuring deposits under the law.Travis Hill, chair of the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), confirmed that, in his opinion, a law passed in July 2025 would not give…

The digital asset infrastructure company plans to launch the pool in April as it expands beyond Bitcoin mining services.Digital asset infrastructure company Foundry Digital plans to launch a mining pool for Zcash in April 2026, expanding beyond Bitcoin mining infrastructure. The company said the pool will be designed for institutional…