Cryptocurrency

Peter Stokes, a 19-year-old dual U.S.-Estonian national, has been extradited to the United States over charges tied to Scattered Spider, a hacking group linked to crypto ransom demands.  Summary Stokes…

Alibaba has banned employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code in workplace environments from July 10 over alleged security concerns involving embedded backdoors, according to a person familiar with the decision.…

Bitcoin options traders faced another large expiry on July 3, with 31,000 BTC contracts settling at a notional value of about $1.9 billion.  Summary Bitcoin options expiry keeps $60K support…

Chris Larsen has reportedly backed a derivatives startup founded by the son of US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as lawmakers continue negotiating the CLARITY Act, a crypto market structure bill expected…

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is studying a more orderly process for ETF approvals as the agency faces a sharp rise in new product filings.  Summary SEC officials…

CACEIS, the custody banking arm of Crédit Agricole, is in exclusive talks to acquire French crypto investment platform Meria, according to a BlockStories report.  Summary CACEIS is reportedly targeting Meria…

Riot Platforms transferred another 500 BTC to NYDIG Custody, according to Arkham data cited by onchain trackers.  Summary Riot Platforms moved another 500 BTC to NYDIG Custody, raising fresh sale…

Binance is reportedly set to lead a new funding round for Mesh, a crypto payments and settlement company, at a valuation of up to $2 billion.  Summary Binance’s planned lead…

Irish authorities have recovered another 500 BTC from wallets tied to convicted drug trafficker Clifton Collins.  Summary Irish authorities recovered another 500 BTC, raising total seized funds from Collins wallets…

Russia’s central bank says the digital ruble is ready for a Sept. 1 rollout, keeping the country’s central bank digital currency plan on schedule.  Summary Russia’s Sept. 1 digital ruble…