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Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has banned more than 600 user accounts for allegedly using unauthorized third-party tools, according to a statement shared on its Chinese-language X (Twitter) account over the weekend. 尊敬的用户： 币安始终致力于保障广大真实用户权益，为用户提供一个公平公正的Alpha平台。经团队审核，上周已有600多个账户因为使用违规第三方工具被封禁。… pic.twitter.com/EDIZfR6M1z — 币安Binance华语 (@binancezh) October 19, 2025 The company
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Uniswap, one of the world’s leading decentralized exchanges (DEXs), has officially added support for Solana on its web app, allowing users to connect their Solana wallets and trade SOL tokens directly without leaving the platform. The update, announced Thursday in a blog post, marks a major step toward bridging
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Ripple Labs is reportedly seeking to raise $1 billion to establish a new XRP-focused treasury, signaling the company’s continued confidence in the digital asset market despite ongoing turbulence. The initiative would represent one of the largest XRP-centered fundraising efforts to date. According to individuals familiar with the plan, Ripple
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Kraken has acquired Small Exchange, a CFTC-regulated Designated Contract Market, from IG Group in a $100 million deal, marking a major step in the crypto exchange’s expansion into the U.S. derivatives market. In a statement on Thursday, Kraken said the purchase will allow it to launch a fully
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Binance has officially completed its long-delayed acquisition of South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Gopax, signaling the company’s full return to one of Asia’s most active digital asset markets. According to a report from local outlet MK, South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) approved the appointment of new key
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Taiwan-based fintech firm OwlTing is set to make its Nasdaq debut this Thursday, marking a major milestone for the company and for Taiwan’s growing presence in the global blockchain and stablecoin ecosystem. OwlTing’s parent company, Obook Holdings, announced that its Class A common shares will begin trading on
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Coinbase is deepening its footprint in Asia with a new investment in CoinDCX, one of India’s leading cryptocurrency exchanges, valuing the company at $2.45 billion. The move reflects Coinbase’s growing focus on emerging markets like India and the Middle East, which are seen as key regions for
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Prestige Wealth Makes Historic Move into Tokenized Gold Prestige Wealth, a Nasdaq-listed financial firm, has made headlines by purchasing $134 million worth of Tether Gold (XAUT) — marking the first corporate treasury on Nasdaq composed entirely of the digital gold-backed asset. The company, formerly trading under the ticker PWM, began operating
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Akash Network, the decentralized computing platform behind a marketplace for GPU and cloud capacity, is preparing a major shift in its infrastructure. Founder Greg Osuri announced that the project will deprecate its Cosmos SDK–based blockchain and migrate to a new network—one capable of “securing Akash” for its next
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Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has paid out $283 million in compensation following a sharp market downturn that briefly caused several of its assets to lose their peg. The event unfolded on Friday, when volatility in the crypto markets led to temporary price dislocations in
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Institutional digital asset platform Antalpha has taken the lead in a landmark $150 million financing round to establish the world’s first Nasdaq-listed corporate treasury backed entirely by Tether Gold (XAUT). The funding includes a $100 million private placement and a $50 million senior debt facility, with Antalpha contributing approximately
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A high-stakes bidding war is reportedly underway between Coinbase and Mastercard for the acquisition of London-based stablecoin infrastructure provider BVNK, with deal estimates ranging from $1.5 billion to $2.5 billion, according to Fortune. Exclusive: Coinbase and Mastercard have both held advanced talks to buy stablecoin startup BVNK for