Here’s how North Korean hackers are still getting paid in crypto despite sanctions
TRM Labs says North Korean IT workers have laundered millions in USDC and USDT while secretly working for blockchain startups. North Korea continues to rely on crypto to quietly fund its weapons programs and the U.S. government is stepping up…...
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Midas taps Etherlink to Redefine tokenized yield infrastructure
As the race for scalable, compliant tokenization heats up, Midas is betting big on Etherlink’s sub-500ms finality. The latest additions, mMEV and mRe7YIELD, could redefine how institutions access structured yield without intermediaries. According to a press release shared with crypto.news…...
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Dow rises as Wall Street digests earnings, inflation data
U.S. stocks traded slightly higher on Wednesday as investors digested strong earnings results from major banks and the latest producer price index data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 were up 140 points and 0.16% respectively, while Nasdaq…...
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Trump Media files trademarks for Truth Social AI and AI Search
Trump Media’s AI and crypto initiatives could reshape digital media landscapes, influencing social media dynamics and investment trends. The post Trump Media files trademarks for Truth Social AI and AI Search appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Jim Chanos Calls Strategy’s Premium ‘Financial Gibberish’
Disclaimer: The analyst who wrote this article owns shares in Strategy. Jim Chanos, the founder of Kynikos Associates who famously shorted U.S. energy giant Enron before it collapsed in 2001, has set his sights on Strategy (MSTR), arguing the bitcoin (BTC)-buying company’s premium valuation over its holdings of the...
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DeFi in Q2 Review: The New Gold Rush Is… Stablecoins?
Everyone’s rushing into stablecoins, but the numbers look… the same. In Q2, it felt like you couldn’t go a day without a major stablecoin announcement. JPMorgan launched its USD Deposit Token on Base. Coinbase debuted its stablecoin payment stack following the Shopify partnership. Anchorage Digital acquired USDM issuer Mountain...
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Hackers Exploit BigONE’s Systems, Steal Millions in Bitcoin and Ethereum
Crypto exchange BigONE has reported a security breach involving its hot wallet infrastructure, which resulted in an estimated $27 million loss. The incident was detected by blockchain security platform SlowMist on July 16. Hot Wallet Nightmare SlowMist said that the production network was compromised, and the operating logic of...
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Aster Launches 24/7 Stock Perpetual Contracts Trading with Exposure to U.S. Equities
[PRESS RELEASE – Mahé, Seychelles, July 16th, 2025] Aster, the next-generation decentralized perpetual exchange (perp DEX) backed by YZi Labs, is once again pushing the frontier of DeFi innovation with the launch of a new asset type on Aster Pro: stock perpetual contracts. Traders can now gain leveraged, permissionless...
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Forget Dogecoin, Shiba Inu: Here’s Which Coin The ‘Memecoin Supercycle’ Analyst Is Betting On Instead
Prominent meme coin advocate Murad Mahmudov has elaborated on his “meme coin supercycle thesis” and pointed out which meme coin he sees particularly well-suited to capture possible upside. What Happened: On an episode of The Block podcast in July 16, Mahmudov broke down the meme coin landscape, distinguishing between...
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GOP Rep. French Hill says GENIUS, CLARITY, and Anti-CBDC acts have enough votes to advance
The advancement of these acts could significantly shape the future of digital currency regulation and blockchain-based payment systems. The post GOP Rep. French Hill says GENIUS, CLARITY, and Anti-CBDC acts have enough votes to advance appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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