Cryptocurrencies

Star Xu, founder and head of the OKX crypto exchange, said that the regulation of Binance worldwide is one of the best things to happen to the crypto industry. In his view, the era of regulatory arbitrage, on which the largest global exchange built its advantage for years, is coming to an end. The trigger was a Reuters report on June 16 that the Greek regulator HCMC may…

The Hyperliquid exchange has faced a wave of criticism over the way it applied British sanctions against the HTX crypto exchange. According to a user with the handle as required, the platform chose the harshest interpretation of the sanctions and is blocking wallets that only indirectly came into contact with HTX. Addresses linked to Bybit may also be affected. The trigger was the sanctions…

G7 leaders stated the need to jointly counter cryptocurrency theft and cybercrime linked to North Korea. In the document issued after the summit in Evian, the countries also expressed concern over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile programs but did not propose any separate measures for the crypto sector. According to Chainalysis, in 2025 hackers linked to North Korea…

The competition between the two largest decentralized derivatives exchanges has escalated into open conflict. A trading address, presumably funded through the Aster platform, tried to artificially crash the liquidity of its direct competitor Hyperliquid. Aster is publicly backed by Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ). That is why the standoff…

Wallets that Arkham links to the government of Bhutan transferred 533 BTC (about $34.5 million) to Binance. After the transaction, around 1,750 BTC remained in the addresses. Bhutan's Bitcoin reserve was built up through mining powered by surplus hydroelectricity. The state continues to fund at least four cryptocurrency mining sites. In recent…