North Korea Accelerates Crypto Theft with Fewer, Larger Attacks in 2025
North Korean hackers stole more than $2 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, marking a sharp rise in proceeds despite a decline in the number of attacks,…
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VivoPower Targets $300M Ripple Share Deal, Expanding XRP Exposure
VivoPower is partnering with Lean Ventures to source $300 million in Ripple Labs equity, offering indirect exposure to nearly $1 billion worth of XRP for South…
Coinbase and Robinhood Join US Tech Force Initiative
Coinbase and Robinhood are among nearly 30 private sector partners contributing talent to the US Tech Force, a two-year program deploying engineers to federal agencies.
JPMorgan Launches Tokenized Money-Market Fund on Ethereum
JPMorgan Asset Management has launched its first tokenized money-market fund on Ethereum, signaling deeper institutional adoption of blockchain-based investment infrastructure.
Ripple Secures First European Bank Partner for Payments Platform with AMINA Bank
Ripple has partnered with Switzerland’s AMINA Bank, which is now the first European bank to adopt the company’s payments platform for cross-border transactions.
Stripe Acquires Valora Team to Expand Crypto Services
Stripe has acquired the team behind Valora wallet to accelerate its stablecoin offerings, integrating talent while leaving the app’s IP with cLabs.
Binance Co-CEO Yi He’s Account Hacked in MUBARA Memecoin Scheme
Binance co-CEO Yi He’s WeChat account was compromised to promote memecoin MUBARA, which enabled attackers to profit through a pump-and-dump scheme.
BMW and JPMorgan Complete First Fully Programmable Onchain FX Payment
BMW Group has completed its first fully automated EUR-to-USD FX transaction using JPMorgan’s Kinexys Digital Payments.
BitGo Expands Custody Offering to Include IOTA
BitGo integrates IOTA into its custody services, enabling compliant, insured institutional access and liquidity solutions for the growing digital asset ecosystem.
CZ Introduces New BNB Chain Prediction Market with Launch of Predict.fun
Binance founder CZ announced Predict.fun, a new BNB Chain native prediction market that is entering a competitive field dominated by Polymarket and Kalshi.
South Korea Ties $36M Upbit Breach to North Korea’s Lazarus Group
South Korean authorities are investigating a possible connection between the recent $36 million hack of the Upbit crypto exchange and the North Korea-linked Lazarus Group.
Upbit Confirms $38 Million Solana Asset Drain, Instantly Halts Withdrawals
Upbit reported a security breach on the Solana network, resulting in the unauthorized withdrawal of approximately $38 million in various Solana-based assets.