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U.S. authorities filed a civil forfeiture action seeking to recover 2,117,677.97 USDT held in an Ethereum wallet, alleging the cryptocurrency represents proceeds of wire fraud and money laundering linked to an international pig butchering investment scam. Prosecutors claim the fraud targeted

Wintermute reported that institutional investors accounted for 72% of spot OTC trading volume on its desk in the first half of 2026, up from roughly 61% in the second half of 2024. The firm stated this structural shift makes broad-based altcoin rallies significantly less likely going forward. Winter

The USD-KRW exchange rate fell 6.00 won to 1,431.40 won as of 6:22 PM on May 31, driven by sudden yen strength. The pair briefly dropped to 1,426.30 won at 5:57 PM following suspected intervention by Japan's forex authorities, which sold dollars and pushed USD-JPY from 160.1 yen to 158.5 yen. The

XRP displays two on-chain signals indicating reduced selling pressure heading into August, following a 3.8% gain in July that ended a two-month losing streak. Average monthly inflows to Binance have fallen to approximately 3.6 million XRP, marking a record low, while withdrawal transactions

Ripple secured full Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Crypto-Asset Service Provider authorization in Europe this week, a regulatory milestone for institutional XRP payments across the EU, while XRP price remains capped at $1.10 amid Federal Reserve hawkish signals. XRP is trading at $1.07,

Anduril CEO Brian Schimpf discussed AI in warfare and the company's manufacturing push on the latest episode of The Tech Download podcast. The conversation addressed how tech startups like Anduril are challenging established defense contractors by prioritizing speed, innovation, and artificial

Texans lost $56.8 million to cryptocurrency kiosks in 2025, more than any other state, according to FBI figures presented to a legislative committee. The state accounted for 1,179 of the 13,460 complaints logged nationally last year, during which reported losses to the machines rose 58% to $389 mill

Evernorth, the Ripple-backed entity, amended its SEC registration statement to formalize employment agreements for three senior executives. Chief legal officer Jessica Jonas would receive an initial equity award worth about $4.5 million, while chief business officer Sagar Shah and chief operating of

Bernstein maintained an Outperform rating on Robinhood Markets with a $160 price target, citing the company's crypto business evolution from trading toward tokenization infrastructure. Robinhood stocks closed at $89.84 Wednesday, forming the basis for Bernstein's 78% upside calculation, then

The crypto options market cleared its largest single-day expiry in recent months on July 31, with over $10.4 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum contracts settling. Bitcoin price sits at $63,800, hovering near the $64,000 max

Hong Kong's Market Misconduct Tribunal found Dickson Poon, founder and former group executive chairman of Dickson Concepts (00113), and his investment holding company Equity Advantage Limited guilty of insider trading in Dickson Concepts shares while possessing inside information about a

Nvidia (NVDA) shares rose in early morning trading Friday, with Morningstar stating the stock is trading at a "bargain" 30% below its $280 fair value estimate following the recent AI-led selloff. The stock is on track to post a loss of over 5% for the week and a 2.5% drop for July, despite gaining a

Rocket Lab Corporation announced this week it has been awarded a $266 million multi-launch contract by the US Space Force, marking the company's largest launch contract to date. The contract covers 12 suborbital launches with up to six additional launches, with the first mission expected no

Samyang Foods stocks rose 18.04% during July 20-30 while the KOSPI index fell 14.16% in the same period. The stock outperformance occurred as global supply shortages of the company's Buldak (fire chicken) instant noodle products continued across the US, China, and Europe. Korean stock markets

On July 31, 2026, the South Korean stock market staged a reversal so dramatic it will go down in history. The KOSPI, South Korea’s benchmark composite stock price index, surged 17.91% at close to 6,595.45 points, marking the largest single-day gain since the index was first established. As one of South Korea’s “storage chip twin giants,” SK hynix saw its intraday gain widen to 30%, hitting the main-board daily trading limit. It was quoted at 1.72M won (about $1,203), setting the biggest single-d

Businesses in 2026 are evaluating crypto payment gateways as practical alternatives to traditional payment infrastructure, driven by needs for faster settlements and global payment access. Seven providers—PassimPay, CoinGate, NOWPayments, CoinsPaid, Cryptomus, BitPay, and 0xProcessing—offer

Pi Network instructed all Mainnet validators to upgrade to protocol version 26 before August 11, with older versions losing network support after that date. The PI token dropped to approximately $0.074 on July 28 before recovering to near $0.082 by July 30, marking a rebound of roughly 10% from