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Bithumb Outage Freezes $1B Market: Users Await Compensation

Trading Halt and Immediate Fallout Late on September 2, 2025, Bithumb, one of South Korea’s largest crypto exchanges, experienced a sudden system crash that froze...

Dutch Regulator Fines OKX $2.6M for Operating Without Registration

OKX Penalized for Non-Compliance Crypto exchange OKX, officially registered as Aux Cayes Fintech Co., has been fined €2.25 million (about $2.6 million) by the Dutch...

Binance Names SB Seker as APAC Head to Bolster Compliance Strategy

Expertise to Navigate a Complex Landscape Binance has appointed SB Seker as its new Head of Asia-Pacific (APAC), signaling a strategic shift amid growing regulatory...

Philippines orders ISP blocks on unlicensed crypto exchanges as CASP rules bite

The Philippines has moved from warnings to action against offshore crypto platforms. Days after an August 1, 2025 investor advisory, the Securities and Exchange...

Bengaluru Engineer Arrested After $44 Million Crypto Heist Hits CoinDCX

The breach unfolds Investigators traced the intrusion back to July 19, 2025, when hackers extracted a single USDT token from CoinDCX’s corporate reserves. Within hours,...

Kraken Lines Up $500M Funding to Power 2026 IPO

Kraken is aiming to secure $500 million in a fresh funding round at a $15 billion valuation. The exchange hopes to bolster its balance...

CoinDCX Loses $44 Million in Internal Hack: Customer Funds Remain Safe

Indian cryptocurrency exchange CoinDCX has confirmed a security breach that led to a loss of approximately $44.2 million. The incident, which occurred on July...

Charles Schwab Sets Sights on Spot Crypto Trading and Stablecoin Launch

A Major Brokerage Embraces Bitcoin and Ethereum Charles Schwab, one of the largest brokerage firms in the U.S. with over $10 trillion in assets, is...

Coinbase Wallet Evolves Into “Base App” — A Web3 Super App Redefining Crypto Interaction

Coinbase has officially rebranded its Wallet to the “Base App,” introducing a significant shift in its purpose and functionality. No longer just a layer-2...

Binance Launches Bonding Curve TGE with Four.Meme

Binance is stepping into the bonding curve game with a new Token Generation Event (TGE), launching July 15, 2025. In partnership with Four.Meme, this...

Binance Transforms Institutional Trading With Revolutionary Pooled Collateral System

Binance has unveiled its groundbreaking institutional loan service, marking a significant evolution in cryptocurrency lending for enterprise clients. The world's largest crypto exchange announced...

U.S. Traders Get Regulated Access to Perpetual Crypto Futures Starting July 21

Coinbase Derivatives LLC is set to debut perpetual-style Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) futures on July 21, 2025. These contracts will launch with "nano"...