Hana Bank taps Euroclear blockchain for $100M bond issuance: Report

The five-year digital bond reportedly shortened settlement from three to five business days to the same day using Euroclear’s blockchain infrastructure.

Bitcoin rises above $81,000, while NEAR jumps 23% on Zcash swap traffic

Bitcoin’s price has cleared a key hurdle that has historically preceded major bull runs

One Vanguard ETF Is Betting Big on SpaceX, But Is 20% Too Big a Bet?

One Vanguard ETF's SpaceX stake jumped 85.2% in two months, pushing concentration risk toward levels investors can't ignore. The post One Vanguard ETF Is Betting Big on SpaceX, But Is 20% Too Big a Bet? appeared first on BeInCrypto.

Strategists Say Market's ‘Wall of Worry' Is Healthy, Not a Warning Sign

Oil surged and yields hit 5%, yet the S&P held steady. Strategists explain why this wall of worry looks healthy. The post Strategists Say Market's ‘Wall of Worry' Is Healthy, Not a Warning Sign appeared first on BeInCrypto.

North Korean fake recruiters infect 30K devices, steal $10.7M in crypto

North Korean cyber group WaterPlum targeted developers with fake jobs at crypto, AI and NFT companies, infecting at least 30,000 devices across more than 100 countries.

Who needs CLARITY anyway? ARB could see 70X increase: Hodler’s Digest

Crypto missed out on CLARITY, but tokenized stocks were legalized and the Bitcoin Reserve advanced. Meanwhile Standard Chartered says Arbitrum’s price could increase 70 times by 2030.

Charles Hoskinson says Cardano no longer comes first – its treasury vote explains why

The Pogun rejection blocked a 12.29 million ADA withdrawal while Hoskinson says future products will not default to Cardano. The post Charles Hoskinson says Cardano no longer comes first – its treasury vote explains why appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Why keeping your private keys safe won’t always stop crypto theft

Almost 4,000 Bitcoin left Liquid's reserve on Sept. 6 through a withdrawal the network approved, even though the private keys used to authorize it hadn't been stolen. Software had accepted a withdrawal that should never have qualified. Liquid lets people move a Bitcoin-backed token on a separate blo

Why Solana’s new 250ms speed boost could actually trigger network instability

Early mainnet data look stable, but the path to 200ms may depend more on leader handoffs, client agreement and infrastructure diversity than headline throughput. The post Why Solana’s new 250ms speed boost could actually trigger network instability appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Offshore Bitcoin futures crash 97% as traders abandon traditional risk

A strange thing has happened to Bitcoin's derivatives market over the past five years. The market is larger, institutions play a much bigger role, exchanges offer more sophisticated products, and traders have become far better at moving risk around. At the same time, one of the products that helped

Visa Moves to Close Meme Coin Credit Card Rewards Loophole

After banks lost their push for tighter stablecoin rules in the failed Clarity Act, JP Morgan scored a narrower win as Visa moves to stop meme coin purchases from being coded as ordinary "digital media" and earning card rewards.

EU staking review threatens crypto yields and network security could pay the price

Some of the most consequential financial rules begin with surprisingly little text. For example, on page 36 of the European Commission's current MiCA review, item 66 asks whether Europe's treatment of staking is adequate and, if it isn't, what requirements should apply to companies providing staking

Crypto platform Gemini’s stock is down 80% from its IPO. That’s reviving takeover speculation

Why Holding Anything But Bitcoin Has Been a Losing Bet for Two Years

A Glassnode and Bybit report frames the divergence as the defining feature of this cycle, with froth pooling in the market's riskiest corners even as Bitcoin does the heavy lifting.

Why Russia’s harsh 1% crypto cap actually protects bank customer assets

The draft counts banks’ own holdings and crypto-linked instruments against capital but conditionally excludes customer assets. The post Why Russia’s harsh 1% crypto cap actually protects bank customer assets appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Stablecoin salaries can leave workers paying to access their wages

Every paycheck eventually has to pay for something: rent, groceries, transport, or bills. Stablecoins can move between wallets in seconds. But that does not mean an employee can spend the money immediately. They may still need to convert the stablecoins into local currency, move the money to a bank

Trump says US will form ‘AI Force’ and appoint AI czar: Reports

Trump posted on Truth Social that his new project would manage the fast-growing sector without adding regulations that could slow innovation.

Coinbase, Robinhood, Circle could be early winners of SEC's tokenized-stock push, analysts say

Crypto traders braced for a total wipeout this week but Bitcoin had other plans