Legacy exchange operators CME Group and ICE are reportedly lobbying U.S. authorities to force federal oversight onto Hyperliquid. The crypto community and the Hyperliquid Policy Center fiercely rejected the claims, arguing that public blockchain ledgers offer total transparency. Legacy Exchanges Raise National Security Alarms In what is shaping up to be a clash between traditional […]via Terence Zimwara
Hana Bank has acquired a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, the operator of South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, Upbit. The deal marks one of the clearest signs yet that major Korean banks are moving deeper into digital assets. Kakao Sells $670M Dunamu Stake to Hana Bank Hana Bank has agreed to acquire a significant stake in […]
Most founders pursuing a MiCA license assume they are solving their EU regulatory problem. They are solving part of it. The rest depends on which services they actually offer. MiCA Decoded is a 12-article weekly series for Bitcoin.com News, co-authored by LegalBison’s Co-Founding and Managing Directors: Aaron Glauberman, Viktor Juskin and Sabir Alijev. LegalBison advises […]
Bit Digital reported a $146.7 million quarterly loss as lower ether prices weighed on its balance sheet, while the company continued expanding its ethereum treasury and AI infrastructure strategy. The firm now holds more than 155,000 ETH and is increasingly shifting away from bitcoin mining. Bit Digital Expands ETH Treasury to $327M, Staking Income Declines […]
Three malicious versions of node-ipc, a foundational Node.js library used across Web3 build pipelines, were confirmed compromised on May 14, with security firm Slowmist warning that crypto developers relying on the package face immediate credential theft risk. Developer Secrets at Stake Blockchain security firm Slowmist flagged the attack via its Misteye threat intelligence system, identifying […]
Michael Saylor’s Strategy reported an all-time high trading volume of $1.53 billion for its STRC preferred stock, with the instrument closing at its $100 par value and logging just two cents of price movement. The Record and What It Means STRC, Strategy’s variable rate perpetual preferred stock, hit $1.53 billion in daily volume with Saylor […]
Senator Elizabeth Warren launched a sweeping attack on the U.S. digital asset market structure bill during a Senate Banking Committee hearing on May 14, calling it an economic threat. The committee still voted 15-9 to advance the bill to the full Senate floor. Warren’s 44 Amendments and Three Core Objections Warren arrived at the May […]