DeFi

Chinese Telegram-Based Networks Account for 20% of Crypto Laundering Activity: Chainalysis

Roughly $16 billion in illicit crypto flowed through Chinese-language Telegram-based networks in 2025.Chinese-language networks now account for about one-fifth of the roughly $82 billion...

Zama’s Encrypted Ethereum Token Auction Draws $118M in Commitments

The project said its auction app dominated Ethereum activity on Jan. 24 and that TVS topped $100 million within three days.Zama, a cryptography company...

Bitwise Partners With Morpho To Offer Institutional-Grade DeFi Yield Vaults

Digital asset management firm Bitwise has teamed up with decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol Morpho to launch non-custodial on-chain vaults aimed at generating yield. The...

Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 Open Interest Notched $793M ATH On Monday

Layer-1 blockchain network Hyperliquid has seen an explosion in trading through “Builder-Deployed Perpetuals” this month, hitting a new all-time high in open interest on...

Silver nears $1 billion in volume on Hyperliquid as BTC remains frozen: Asia Morning Briefing

Silver is now a front-page asset on Hyperliquid, highlighting a subtle shift in how crypto derivatives venues are being used as bitcoin struggles to...

BitMine (BMNR), the largest Ethereum treasury firm, makes biggest ether purchase of 2026

BitMine Immersion Technologies (BMNR), the largest corporate holder of the second largest cryptocurrency, ether ETH$2,918.03, made its largest ETH purchase of the year last...

DeFi Technologies UK Subsidiary Gets Regulatory Approval for ETPs

Valour, the UK subsidiary of digital asset company DeFi Technologies, has secured regulatory approval to offer crypto exchange-traded products to retail investors on the...

TradeXYZ Volume and Open Interest Hit All-Time Highs

The Hyperliquid-based market provider’s cumulative equity and commodity volumes crossed $1 billion over the last 24 hours. Tokenized equity activity continues to scale new heights,...

VanEck Launches First U.S.-Listed Avalanche ETF

The new fund, VAVX, offers spot exposure to AVAX and may generate staking rewards.Investment giant VanEck launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to...

BTC price trails gold as yen intervention concerns weigh on risk assets

By Francisco Rodrigues (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)Bitcoin is struggling to hold ground as concerns over the strength of the yen and fiscal...

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Argentine Prosecutors Arrest 24, Seize Over $8M in USDT in ‘Fake Coins’ Crypto-Fraud Sweep

The Buenos Aires Public Prosecutor's Office said it ran...

Bitcoin Price Targets $78K as BTC Holders Defend ‘Strongest Near-Term Support’

Bitcoin (BTC) is rebounding from a key on-chain support...

Bitcoin is on the Verge of Locking in 3% May Losses

Bitcoin (BTC) circled $73,500 on Sunday as bulls stared...

moomoo targets Wall Street-grade crypto tools for retail investors

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How Stellar (XLM) became part of DTCC’s plan to bring securities onchain

DTCC's decision to connect its upcoming tokenized securities platform...