South Korea’s largest bank to launch payment service on JPMorgan’s Kinexys
South Korea’s largest lender will use JPMorgan’s blockchain platform to support US dollar crossborder payments for import and export businesses across 10…
BitMart to wind down exchange, end trading by Aug. 26
Crypto exchange BitMart said it will wind down operations after its BMX token plunged and users reported withdrawal delays, with platform operations set to end…
Binance ‘red teams’ its own staff every month to keep hackers out
Binance regularly tests its employees for security hygiene, with social engineering becoming a major source of industry breaches. Source:Cointelegraph
Robinhood in talks with Crypto.com over prediction markets: WSJ
While prediction market companies in the US continue to face legal battles between state and federal authorities, Robinhood is reportedly considering expanding…
Bitcoin advocacy group to join US State Department’s ‘digital freedom’ program
The Bitcoin Policy Institute and three partner organizations will be able to send employees to work alongside State Department officials to address issues…
Wise to resubmit US charter application under GENIUS Act
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.…
North Korea arrests bank hacking ring tied to crypto laundering: Report
Daily NK reported that North Korea arrested former state cyber operators accused of hacking two state banks and laundering funds through crypto.…
Fidelity joins push for Senate passage of CLARITY Act
Fidelity called on the US Senate to pass the CLARITY Act, joining industry groups and crypto firms pushing for market structure legislation.…
Dango’s perp DEX taps out nearly 4 months after launch
Dango will close its network on Aug. 13, joining BitMEX, Odos and Satori Finance in a wave of recent crypto shutdowns. Source:Cointelegraph
Strive’s SATA recovers most of June decline, trades within 3% of par
Jan3 CEO Samson Mow says the recovery could signal renewed confidence in preferredshare products used by Bitcoin treasury companies. Source:Cointelegraph
Why Intel, Micron and other major chip stocks are falling — even as the rest of tech holds up
There isn’t one “smoking gun” catalyst — but investors could be reacting to Chinese memory developments, Korean stockmarket weakness and Intel’s inability to…
Jensen Huang has a high-stakes message for AI policymakers
As Washington considers tighter restrictions on openweight AI over concerns of intellectualproperty theft, Nvidia and other tech companies are pushing back.…