Cryptocurrency

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…

eToro has led a $12.5 million strategic funding round in Extended, an onchain exchange for perpetual futures. Summary eToro’s Extended investment links Zengo self-custody tools with onchain perpetual futures trading…

CFTC Chair Michael Selig criticized Illinois lawmakers over a new 0.2% tax on crypto transactions, saying the state had moved against financial technology at the wrong time.  Summary Illinois’ 0.2%…

U.S.-linked wallets appear to be the largest political trading group on Polymarket’s global platform, even though the platform lists the United States as a blocked country. Summary U.S.-linked wallets dominate…

The International Monetary Fund has said tokenization could change how financial markets settle trades, manage payments, and record ownership. Summary Tokenization can speed settlement, but weak standards may split liquidity…

In 2011, $2.7 billion of inflows sent Bitcoin up more than 55,000%. This cycle, $697 billion produced 689%. A leading analyst says the math has changed so much that the…

SLX exploded onto Korean exchanges, spiked to $0.47, then gave most of it back. Behind the volatility sits a Solana yield protocol with real total value locked. Here is the…