FalconX asks SEC to bring single-stock perpetuals from DeFi under swap rules
FalconX Bravo wants US regulators to treat cash-settled perpetuals tied to a single security or a narrow-based security index as security-based swaps under SEC rules when they fall outside the joint SEC-CFTC security-futures framework. The filing…
Datavault hits Nasdaq deadline 68% below $1 as extension or delisting decision looms
Datavault AI reaches its Nasdaq minimum bid-price deadline on Aug. 24, with DVLT 68% below the exchange’s $1 threshold and no disclosed decision on whether the company will receive more time or a delisting notice. DVLT’s last sale was $0.3186…
AI scammers no longer need to hack your wallet if they can convince you to use it for them
Reported losses from deepfake scams in 2026 have already exceeded last year’s total by 263%, according to TRM Labs, highlighting a growing crypto security problem in which attackers increasingly manipulate authorized users rather than break…
Fidelity grants ETFs power to stake 100% of crypto while outlining exit delay risks
Fidelity’s FETH and FSOL staking plans give its Ethereum and Solana exchange-traded products authority to stake up to 100% of their crypto under normal conditions, while pairing that ceiling with a layered plan for meeting redemptions when network exits…
Hugging Face Explores $13 Billion Sale a Month After a Rogue OpenAI Agent Hacked It
The open-source AI hub is fielding buyout interest at nearly triple its 2023 valuation, weeks after a security breach and days after Stripe’s OpenRouter deal reset the price of AI infrastructure.
Strive Buys $81.5 Million in Bitcoin After Issuing More Shares
The company increased its Bitcoin holdings by 5.5%, but its Bitcoin per fully diluted share rose only about 1.4%.
Users warned to pull funds immediately as EU sanctions force crypto platform into withdrawal-only mode
NoOnes has entered withdrawal-only mode weeks after telling users that an EU sanctions listing named a separate company and did not affect the platform or its operator. The crypto platform strongly recommended that customers remove their full balances no…
AI Model Ox Alpha Is Free, Beats Claude Fable, and Nobody Knows Who Built It
Ox Alpha is topping benchmark scores, reads a million tokens, takes video as input, and has developers guessing who’s behind it.
Why the Bitcoin Rally Looks Like a Vote Against the Dollar
Bitcoin and gold rose as the dollar weakened following expanded Treasury bond buybacks, reflecting concerns about U.S. fiscal policy, analysts say.
Coinbase Brings Tokenized Stocks to Ethereum L2 Base
The tokens represent shares held by regulated custodian Alpaca and can be traded or used in decentralized finance applications on Base.