Kraken Temporarily Halts Monero Deposits After Monday’s 51% Attack

Crypto exchange Kraken has temporarily paused Monero (XMR) deposits due to the ongoing 51% attack against the privacy-focused blockchain, which has compromised the security of the network. A 51% attack occurs when one mining pool controls more than 50% of a blockchain network’s total hashing power, giving it the ability to double-spend and reorder transactions…

Spot Ether ETFs Post Outflow Day After 8-Day Inflow Streak

Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed the week with outflows after a nearly two-week streak of significant inflows. On Friday, US-spot Ether (ETH) ETFs saw $59.3 million in outflows, bringing an end to their eight-day inflow streak that added approximately $3.7 billion to the products, according to Farside data. Ether ETFs are an important signal…

Current Banking Reserve Requirements Holding Crypto Industry Back

Capital requirements for banks from by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), which crafts banking standards, create a “chokepoint,” designed to throttle the growth of the crypto industry, according to Chris Perkins, president of investment firm CoinFund. The current capital rules lower a bank’s return on equity (ROE), a critical profitability metric in banking,…

Spot Ether ETFs Post Outflow Day After 8-Day Inflow Streak

Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed the week with outflows after a nearly two-week streak of significant inflows. On Friday, US-spot Ether (ETH) ETFs saw $59.3 million in outflows, bringing an end to their eight-day inflow streak that added approximately $3.7 billion to the products, according to Farside data. Ether ETFs are an important signal…

Gemini Hires Goldmans (GS), Citi (C), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Cantor as Lead Bookrunners For its IPO

Crypto exchange Gemini filed an updated registration statement for its initial public offering effort, sharing a few more details in its push to become a publicly traded firm. Goldman Sachs (GS), Citigroup (C), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Cantor acting as lead bookrunners on the IPO, Gemini said in a press release Friday. Evercore ISI, Mizuho,…

Gemini Files for Nasdaq Listing Under GEMI as Losses Mount

Gemini Space Station, the crypto exchange and custodian founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker GEMI. Founded in 2014, Gemini operates a regulated crypto exchange, custody service, and a range of…

Crypto Set to Become UAE’s Number 2 Industry: Chase Ergen

The crypto sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is on track to become its second-largest industry in the next five years, due to the country’s regulatory policies and attractive business environment, according to Chase Ergen, a board member of publicly traded digital asset investment firm DeFi Technologies. “They have a reputation for leadership, legislation,…

Gemini Files for Nasdaq Listing Under GEMI as Losses Mount

Gemini Space Station, the crypto exchange and custodian founded by Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to list its Class A common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the ticker GEMI. Founded in 2014, Gemini operates a regulated crypto exchange, custody service, and a range of…

Blockchain Security Must Localize To Stop Asia’s Crypto Crime Wave

Opinion by: Slava Demchuk, co-founder and CEO of AMLBot Asia’s cryptoverse has lost more than 1.5 billion in the first half of 2025 — more than during 2024, including Bybit and pig butchering scams in Southeast Asia. Most engines are built around typologies of Western money laundering. They miss custom laundering channels tailored to each…

Spot Ether ETFs Post Outflow Day After 8-Day Inflow Streak

Spot Ether exchange-traded funds (ETFs) closed the week with outflows after a nearly two-week streak of significant inflows. On Friday, US-spot Ether (ETH) ETFs saw $59.3 million in outflows, bringing an end to their eight-day inflow streak that added approximately $3.7 billion to the products, according to Farside data. Ether ETFs are an important signal…