
Live updates: Bitcoin clears $64,000 in Asia hours ahead of Fed decision
Markets price a hold at Wednesday’s decision, but a real minority sees a surprise hike, with Citadel Securities and UBS among those flagging the risk.

Markets price a hold at Wednesday’s decision, but a real minority sees a surprise hike, with Citadel Securities and UBS among those flagging the risk.

The mark price fell 19% on a single pre-market trade in Korea. The company says its oracle worked exactly as designed.

Binance co-founder CZ backed crypto license passporting across ASEAN to simplify approvals, reduce compliance costs and encourage competition.


The preliminary injunction allows Kalshi and Polymarket US to continue operating in Minnesota while the court considers their challenge to the state law.

Sandbox participation permits supervised testing but does not guarantee full commercial registration.

The HKMA aims to make Hong Kong’s banking sector fully prepared for quantum-related security risks by 2030 as the city expands tokenized finance.

CoinEx’s Jeff Ko sees bitcoin staying range-bound near $65,000 while retreating oil, a 4.7% 10-year yield and a week of mega-cap earnings set the tone.

As estimates for “Q-Day” move closer, experts warn that crypto’s slow governance, not its cryptography, may be the biggest obstacle to defending against quantum attacks.

The stablecoin payments company said client funds were unaffected and that the financial impact would be absorbed through its treasury reserves.

Users reported withdrawal delays and freeze notices as wallets attributed to BitMart fell to about $69 million and its BMX token extended an 81.5% weekly decline.

ETH outperforms BTC, hinting at potential altcoin rally, as the U.S. and Iran hold fire and oil drops.

Binance regularly tests its employees for security hygiene, with social engineering becoming a major source of industry breaches.

While prediction market companies in the US continue to face legal battles between state and federal authorities, Robinhood is reportedly considering expanding its services.

The Bitcoin Policy Institute and three partner organizations will be able to send employees to work alongside State Department officials to address issues including digital freedom.

New regulations for crypto trading, custody, and settlement in Russia take effect Sept. 1, with requirements for licensed intermediaries applying from July 2027.

The OCC denied the UK company’s application this week citing AML/CFT risks, despite approving similar charters for digital asset companies in the last year.

The exchange, already sanctioned by the UK, is now on a list of 18 entities “providing crypto-assets services or payment services“ in defiance of the EU’s measures against Russia.

Jan3 CEO Samson Mow says the recovery could signal renewed confidence in preferred-share products used by Bitcoin treasury companies.

According to Senator Elizabeth Warren, the House bill “won’t solve the problem“ of insider trading in Congress as lawmakers will still be allowed to own and sell stocks.

The window for US lawmakers to address a comprehensive crypto market structure bill before the 2026 elections is closing, and industry organizations are calling for action.

Ripple launched an institutional minting platform and added RLUSD to Notabene’s compliance network as holder growth rose but monthly transfer volume fell to $10.95 billion.

The South Korean financial giant says its Korbit – soon to be rebranded as Digital X – is just the starting point for a broader ecosystem that connects RWAs, stablecoins and digital assets.

The proposed class action alleges BitMEX used privileged trading access and server freezes to profit from forced liquidations.

The Magnificent Seven had their worst day since April 2025 after Alphabet and Tesla spooked investors on AI spending. Bitcoin fell less than 1%, and dogecoin led the majors lower.

The attacks hit Verus, B² Network and other cross-chain systems, showing how compromised keys, upgrade powers and validation checks can empty protocols without breaking the underlying cryptography.

Swiss cantonal bank BancaStato integrated Sygnum’s crypto trading and custody services into its Avaloq-powered digital banking apps for Bitcoin and other assets.

Security firms said the attacker used enough hot-validator signatures to approve a 24.15 million USDC withdrawal, while Arbitrum said its native bridge was not affected.

US officials warn that Chinese firms conducting covert, industrial-scale AI distillation could face sanctions and export restrictions.

OpenAI said the systems had their cyber guardrails lowered for an internal benchmark, but the incident shows how autonomous exploit chains could pose a deeper threat to smart contracts, where losses are final.

Semiconductor stocks led a second day of gains on AI optimism, while the yen slid past 163 per dollar for the first time since 1986.

The attack allowed the exploiter to liquidate multiple Bitcoin-backed vaults before swapping the assets for profit.

OpenAI called it an “unprecedented cyber incident” after its AI models broke out of their sandbox to hack an AI startup during a security evaluation.

The run has pulled in roughly $727 million, the most sustained stretch of buying since the record outflows of June.

The UK’s Crypto and Digital Assets All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) is focused on banks that refused crypto firms accounts or introduced restrictions on crypto transactions.

Asian semiconductor shares rebounded hard, a five-day ETF inflow streak passed $600 million, and oil pulled back on Middle East diplomacy.

The filing expands Grayscale’s growing lineup of crypto-related exchange-traded products outside of Bitcoin and Ether.

Bitcoin ETFs have attracted $273 million in new inflows in two weeks, but the total is barely enough to cover a single “slow” week of recent selling.

Brent jumped almost 4% on escalating U.S.-Iran strikes, while Asian chip stocks stayed under pressure from Friday’s Chinese AI shock.

The upgrade reduces smart contract execution costs while laying the groundwork for Ouroboros Leios, a major scalability upgrade expected later this year.

The attacker allegedly used a flash loan and rapid swaps to manipulate the bridge’s stablecoin exchange rate.

The new Zakura client is the first live piece of a plan to take Zcash from roughly one private transaction per second to payment-network scale.

The regulator cited concerns over addictive mechanics, a lack of self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial restrictions.

Steakhouse Financial co-founder Adrian Cachinero says digital-native generations may rely less on banks, while Binance says younger users are already driving crypto adoption in emerging markets.

Leonidas’ DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin’s default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorship, free markets and who really governs the network.

Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollar-based trade, even as dollar-linked stablecoins account for about 90% of Brazil’s crypto transactions.

The FTX Recovery Trust and company have distributed about $10 billion since the exchange filed for bankruptcy in November 2022, leaving users cut off from their funds.

Galaxy Digital will rename Texas Tech’s football stadium under a 15-year agreement, expanding its West Texas presence as the state attracts growing crypto investment.

Through an introduction with a “reputable third-party service provider,“ the company took on a developer who, as part of an investigation, was revealed to be tied to North Korea.

Bolivia moves to recognize USDT amid a dollar shortage, while Bitcoin miners’ AI ambitions face fresh investor scrutiny.