Hong Kong’s SFC Orders Crypto Platforms to Ditch SMS Logins Within 12 Months
Hong Kong’s securities regulator just dropped a new rulebook for crypto platforms and online brokers. The headline: SMS-based and email…
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Hyperliquid Shows How Onchain Perpetual Futures Could Take on Wall Street, Says Pantera
Perpetual futures might be the next big thing in global finance. And Hyperliquid is leading the charge. Pantera Capital, which…
Revolut Confirms USDT Delisting Only Affects EEA and Switzerland
Good news for Revolut customers outside Europe — your USDT access isn’t going anywhere. Revolut confirmed the stablecoin delisting only…
Interpol Uncovers $122M Crypto Wallet Tied to Romance Scam Laundering
A single crypto wallet processed over $122.5 million in just 10 months. It belonged to a suspected romance scam money…
Sony Bank Gets Green Light From US Regulator to Issue Stablecoins
Sony Bank just got a big thumbs-up from US regulators. The OCC gave Sony’s banking arm preliminary approval to set…
Russia’s Alfa-Bank Begins Testing Crypto Trading for Qualified Investors
Russia’s biggest private bank is testing crypto trading. Alfa-Bank has started piloting cryptocurrency transactions through its Alfa-Investments brokerage app —…
Binance in Talks for Fresh EU Licenses After MiCA License Withdrawal
Binance is talking to regulators who’ve actually invited the exchange to apply for new crypto licenses. That’s according to co-CEO…
SWIFT Gets a Blockchain Ledger — 17 Big Banks Jump In for Tokenized Payments
SWIFT just flipped the switch on its own blockchain ledger. After nine months of building, the financial messaging network says…
Hyundai Card Completes Real-World Stablecoin Pilot with Avalanche and Tether
Hyundai Card has wrapped up its first real-world stablecoin proof-of-concept, using Avalanche and Tether. The South Korean credit card company…
Trader Loses $1M After Signing a Phishing Token Approval on Ethereum
A crypto user lost nearly a million bucks on Wednesday. The cause? Signing a phishing token approval on Ethereum. Scam…