Block Seeks OCC Charter for Uninsured Bitcoin and Stablecoin Custody Bank

Bitcoin swings near $79,600 amid a $6B U.S. Treasury buyback, driving $223M in crypto liquidations as bond yields rise on Middle East tension.

TRM Labs doubled its valuation to $2 billion in a Series C expansion led by Blockchain Capital as the blockchain intelligence firm grows its AI investigations business.

Bitrace puts targeted Xinbi-linked holdings above $45 million as the sanctioned marketplace announces a USDD-only plan.

Blockchain sleuths at Elliptic traced the money, Treasury sanctioned the marketplace, and Xinbi—which ran $24 billion through a Telegram scam bazaar—called the freeze unfair.

The shrinking amount of ETH stored on exchanges and the solid institutional interest support the bullish thesis.

Circle has agreed to acquire Singapore-headquartered cross-border payments infrastructure company Tazapay in an all-stock transaction with base consideration of $400 million, a deal that.