Trace Finance raises $32M for cross-border stablecoin settlement expansion
The raise comes as stablecoin regulation advances globally and financial firms invest in infrastructure connecting blockchain payments with traditional banking systems.
Pudgy Penguins winds down Pudgy Party mobile game
Pudgy Penguins will halt development of Pudgy Party and focus on Pudgy World, as another Web3 gaming project shuts down after failing to find a sustainable business model.
Ethereum can quantum-proof accounts for just 7 cents, says Ethereum's Kohaku lead
The SPHINCS-proposal aims to reduce the cost of post-quantum signature verification on Ethereum while the network works toward a longer-term solution.
Humanity Protocol’s $36M hack tied to suspected North Korean hackers: Quantstamp
A fake Bithumb email used in the $36 million Humanity Protocol hack points to the involvement of North Korean threat actors, according to Quantstamp.
Anthropic's Mythos AI finds no more 'serious' bugs in Zcash: Wilcox
Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox said Anthropic's Mythos AI model found no further "serious bugs" in the privacy protocol following the patching of a previously discovered forgery bug.
Bitcoin sales are necessary for Strategy's digital credit business, Saylor says
Strategy's recent Bitcoin sale appeared to clash with Saylor's "never sell" mantra, but he says the move reflects how the company's digital credit business works.
Polish president vetoes crypto bill for third time ahead of MiCA deadline
Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill to implement MiCA for the third time, just weeks before the end of the EU crypto framework's transitional period.
KuCoin has not paid $2M award tied to delisted token dispute, investor says
A Seychelles court said KuCoin cannot treat unwithdrawn tokens as “abandoned,†and awarded a Swiss investor over $2 million. He says the exchange still hasn’t paid and plans to sue again.
MassPay taps Coinbase to expand stablecoin payouts
MassPay taps Coinbase to add USDC-powered cross-border payouts, betting stablecoin rails will cut costs and speed up settlement for businesses paying globally.
Franklin Templeton, BNP Paribas see tokenization boosting EU's capital efficiency
Executives from Franklin Templeton and BNP Paribas say tokenized assets and stablecoins could improve capital efficiency across Europe as Wall Street expands tokenization efforts.