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The Coin Daily's daily news roundup — corporate, regulatory, and market events shaping crypto, every weekday.
Kalshi opens early IPO talks following a major revenue surge. Also: leadership exits at Ethereum Foundation, Federal Reserve pressure on crypto, Iran-driven volatility, and Saylor's Bitcoin risk.
Aztec Network suffers another exploit with $4M in losses. Plus: new Fed stablecoin rules, Ripple's Africa play, Moody's on Solana, and a Cardano whale casts 71M ADA.
Singapore places Bybit on its Investor Alert List. Also: Solana hits a tokenized equities record, Coinbase debuts an SEC-registered AI advisor, and a Polymarket trader wins $9.24M.
Kraken launches regulated U.S. perpetual futures in a first for domestic crypto traders. Also: Coinbase tokenizes stocks, BlackRock debuts BITA, CFTC greenlights Novig, and Ripple expands RLUSD.
Kraken launches CFTC-regulated perpetual futures for U.S. clients. BitMine and Strategy expand crypto holdings, while VersaBank tests multi-chain tokenized deposits.
Aave unveils a stringent risk framework and may delist non-compliant assets. Plus: Hyperliquid records a new high in perpetual futures, Bitcoin holds near $64,226, and XRP steadies at key support.
A federal appeals court upholds Sam Bankman-Fried's twenty-five year sentence. Plus: Coinbase processes a record USDC transfer, SpaceX tokenized IPO allocations canceled, BlackRock Bitcoin ETF inflows, and new Coinbase gold and silver futures.
Binance cancels its SpaceX tokenized IPO campaign. Plus: Tether freezes $72M USDT, Circle moves $4.4B USDC to Coinbase, Aave eyes new BTC collateral, and Solana adds a tokenized CLO fund.
Binance's efforts in the Philippines stall over missing licenses. Also: Tether leads a $1.4B robotics deal, SBI Shinsei pilots crypto vouchers, Aave joins BitGo, and Cardano wallet moves.
Fold sells $45M in Bitcoin to repay debt and boost cash. Also: Hyperliquid and Paradigm on AML rules, Solana-WSOP buy-ins, Ripple AI tools, and the IAEA censure of Iran.
Zcash rebounds as the Ironwood upgrade heads toward launch. Also: Aave tightens controls after KelpDAO, Paradigm and Hyperliquid challenge AML rules, Coinbase debuts a USDC card, and BoA launches Ripple-linked payments.
Bitmine's purchase of 127,000 Ethereum brings it close to owning five percent of supply. Also covered: Coinbase's CLARITY Act push, MetaMask Agent Wallet, Bitcoin's recovery, and XRP volatility.
The US Treasury's cash rebuild creates fresh liquidity pressure for Bitcoin, while OpenAI faces potential government equity stakes and Ethereum sees a sharper decline.
Shielded Labs reveals a critical Zcash Orchard flaw. Binance-USD1 profits, a Lubin wallet move, bot error, and Kraken’s xStocks SpaceX IPO round out the show.
Bitcoin sinks on ETF outflows and forced liquidations, with Zcash and Ethereum also under pressure. BitMine pursues a $300M preferred share sale, and Hola Browser gets hit by a crypto-mining compromise.
MoneyGram launches its MGUSD stablecoin on Stellar, shifting control over payments. Plus: Kraken opens IPO access, Mastercard pressures Circle, a new HYPE ETF, and Nvidia slips post-Computex.
Polymarket faces backlash over an $80 million Bitcoin bet dispute. Also: tokenized stocks on Solana, Bitcoin discounts in Korea, stablecoin payments via Checkout.com, and RLUSD's Turkey launch.
Aave publishes its post-mortem on the $292M rsETH exploit, as Jamie Dimon targets Coinbase over the Clarity Act, Stellar jumps on DTCC news, and a Bybit ONDO deposit prompts whale talk.
Kalshi earns CFTC approval to launch Bitcoin perpetual futures. Plus: Binance tagged in Gravity Bridge hack, the US seizes Iranian crypto, SEC charges a crypto fraud, and XRP ETF inflows.
Prosecutors charge a Google engineer over $1.2 million in Polymarket profits. Plus: Grayscale's Hyperliquid ETF, Bit Digital's Ether buy, Bitcoin steady, and Ethereum volatility.
The CFTC moves to vacate its $5 million Gemini settlement, while prosecutors charge a Google engineer in the Polymarket case and crypto markets sell off after U.S.-Iran airstrikes.
BitMine pushes its Ethereum holdings to 5.39 million ETH. Polymarket faces blocks in Spain and Indonesia, Coinbase partners with Standard Chartered, and XRP attracts ETF inflows.
Spain blocks Polymarket over unlicensed gambling. Plus: Strategy repurchases $1.5B in notes, Hyperliquid launches its HIP-4 market, and Ethereum Foundation refocuses.
A SquidRouterModule exploit drains $3 million from Ethereum and Base. Also: BlackRock ETF outflows, Hyperliquid’s new highs, Tether’s GEL₮, and Sui’s gasless transfers.
HYPE surges to a record high on whale accumulation. Ethereum ETFs see major outflows, US-Iran progress moves Bitcoin, Aave announces new plans, and Cardano eyes governance reform.
Polymarket is under insider-trading scrutiny after a wallet compromise. Plus: Verus’s Ethereum recovery, ETF outflows at Ethereum, Hyperliquid’s run-up, and Solana wallet scams.
Bloomberg reported that SpaceX has confidentially filed for an IPO targeting a valuation of $1.75 trillion to $2 trillion, while disclosure tied to the fi…
An Echo Protocol exploit causes a $76.7 million eBTC loss on Monad, exposing risks for Curvance. Plus: a federal order on Fed access for Kraken, Tornado Cash laundering, and Tether's treasury move.
Cross-chain exploits put $32 million at risk for Ethereum DeFi. Plus: Coinbase trust-bank scrutiny, Hyperliquid’s USDC push, Solana GDP, and Dogecoin card.
CME and ICE urge greater regulatory scrutiny of Hyperliquid. Also: a crypto stress snapback, BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF inflows, Kraken layoffs, and rising Solana open interest.
THORChain halts amid a $10M cross-chain exploit. Plus: BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF inflows, Chainlink powering cbBTC on Tempo, and Cardano whale dominance.
BlackRock leads $285 million in spot Bitcoin ETF outflows as allocations shift. Solana perpetuals, Nvidia's China chip sales, Ledger's IPO pause, and a Claude-assisted wallet recovery round out the show.
Transit Finance lost $1.8 million as funds landed on Ethereum. Also: BlackRock's $172M move to Coinbase, South Korea's XRP surge, Jane Street's ETF rotation, and Bitcoin's $81K rebound.
Anthropic's new warning prompts a 27% drop in Solana-based PreStocks. Also on the show: Circle's $222M Arc round, eBay's GameStop bid rejection, Binance's AI-driven prevention, and Visa's Syria return.
A federal court authorizes a $71M Ethereum transfer to Aave. Plus: SEC delays prediction-markets ETFs, Bitcoin holds above $80K, and Iran signals a ceasefire response.
Aave begins recovering $71M in ETH after a court ruling unlocks funds from the rsETH exploit. Also in focus: Payward's $600M deal, AWS's USDC machine payments, Bitcoin ETF outflows, and Binance's transparency ranking.
Arbitrum greenlights a $71 million ETH transfer to recover Aave exploit losses. Binance eyes a U.S. return, Coinbase reports hefty losses, and Ripple connects XRPL to banks.
A California man is sentenced in a $250 million crypto theft case. Also: Strategy eyes bitcoin sales, Coinbase job cuts, XRP cross-border treasury redemption, and Ethereum ETF inflows.
Strategy’s consideration of a Bitcoin sale after $12.5B in losses leads. Also: Coinbase layoffs, a BTC rally on US–Iran news, oil sliding in the Strait of Hormuz, and Tether’s $1B profit.
Aave asks a federal court to release $71M in frozen Ethereum. Also: Coinbase layoffs, World Liberty’s defamation lawsuit, Sequans’ Bitcoin sale, and ETH price levels.
World Liberty Financial countersues Justin Sun. BTC hits $80K then reverses on Iran news, Bitmine raises ETH holdings, the SEC delays prediction-markets ETFs tied to Polymarket, and SOL Strategies buys HoudiniSwap.
Kraken completes its Bitnomial acquisition to expand US crypto derivatives. Plus: BlackRock urges OCC rule changes, a Binance USDT transfer, a ROAF Solana launch, and Ethereum breakout calls.
US lawmakers are barred from Polymarket betting under a new ethics rule. Tether grows gold reserves, Solana challenges Ethereum L2s on quantum risk, Bitcoin nears $80K, and Dogecoin surges.
Bitcoin slips below $77K, ending a 9-day ETF inflow streak. Plans advance to repair Kelp DAO's rsETH shortfall, Polymarket upgrades its order book, and ETH, XRP, AAVE, SUI tighten.
Strategy’s $255M Bitcoin buy lifts its holdings above 818K BTC. Also in focus: Banking Circle’s EU stablecoin rails, Ripple-K Bank remittance, and level tests for ETH, LINK, AVAX, and Litecoin.
VanEck turns more constructive on Bitcoin as volatility and funding rates fall. Plus: ADA, UNI, LINK, ETH, DOT, SOL, and AAVE all test key technical levels.
BridgeTower deploys Chainlink infrastructure for $11B in Arizona mining securities. ECB advances digital euro plans, the US freezes $344M in Iran-linked Tether, plus DOGE, ETH, and AAVE setups.
USDC payments via Mastercard debut on KuCoin in Australia. Also in focus: Morgan Stanley's reserve fund, Wisconsin lawsuits, and market signals from CryptoQuant, AAVE, XRP, and LINK.
BlackRock’s IBIT drives a $1.9B Bitcoin ETF inflow streak. Also in focus: GSR’s new ETF, a Tether freeze, AAVE under pressure, SUI’s decision point, and ETH’s band test.
Ethereum jumps over 4% to $2,410 leading majors, as Bybit unveils AI trading tech and Bitcoin, Solana, and DOT all test key levels.
The Kelp DAO attacker shifts $175M in Ether. Saylor's Strategy overtakes BlackRock as top Bitcoin holder, Ripple targets 2028 for quantum-secure XRP, and majors stay tight.
Strategy buys $2.54B in Bitcoin, lifting holdings to 815k BTC. LayerZero details the KelpDAO exploit path, Ripple sets a 2028 quantum-XRP target, and Bitmine's ETH buy lands into a stalled market.
Kelp DAO's $292M rsETH exploit drags AAVE down and triggers a freeze on affected pools. XRP and SUI retest key levels, ETH compresses, and crypto pauses as stocks rise.
Solana now supports wrapped XRP, enabling new DeFi access. Also tonight: Uniswap loses support, Litecoin turns bearish, Bitcoin slips back in range, and Chainlink stalls.
Aave Labs secures SOC 2 Type II attestation in a compliance push. Plus: OKX invests in Vietnam’s CAEX, Dogecoin's funding turns negative, crypto lags despite positive ETF flows, and key setups in Aave and Sui.
The U.S. Treasury proposes bank-style anti-money laundering rules for stablecoin issuers. Plus: Morgan Stanley launches its Bitcoin ETF, Iran sanctions, crowded shorts, and Sui rallies.
Binance founder Zhao’s memoir reframes Binance’s brief FTX rescue bid. Also: Polymarket’s Brahma deal, BTC and ETH reclaims, AAVE’s setup, and a crypto-equities divergence.
US lawmakers demand Binance explain discrepancies in Iran-linked transaction reporting. Plus: new USDC supply sets Solana apart, participation narrows, and majors like DOT, ETH, and BTC test key levels.
Circle faces scrutiny over its USDC freeze response to the Drift exploit. Plus: Coinbase fights a Michigan court test, XRP ETF flows turn negative, and BTC reclaims 67k as breadth narrows.
Coinbase wins conditional OCC approval for a national trust charter. Plus: Bitcoin’s tight range, U.S. crypto legislation uncertainty, dispersion trades, and AVAX, ETH, AAVE charts.
Drift halts its platform after a Solana exploit ($200-285M). Schwab moves toward direct BTC and ETH trading, BlackRock's ETF closes in on Binance volume, and ETH lags a tradfi rally.
Drift Protocol suffered a $270 million hack on Solana, shaking market confidence. Also: Aave launches V4, Genius Group liquidates Bitcoin, crowded DOT shorts and Solana's critical price band.
US regulators unveil a joint crypto framework as new stablecoin law takes effect and XRP holders boycott Coinbase. Stress climbs, shorts press BTC/SOL, and AVAX stands apart.
KuCoin settles with the CFTC and faces new U.S. restrictions. Also: Circle’s $750M USDC mint on Solana, Ethereum’s quantum risk, and key market levels for DOT and SOL.