Crypto-collateralized lending shrank by $11.33 billion during the second quarter of 2026, a 16.78% drop that left the market at $56.16 billion, according to Galaxy Research. The contraction extended a third consecutive quarterly decline for crypto lending. Galaxy framed the slide as an orderly unwind rather than forced selling. Every Crypto Lending Category…

Edward Zimbardi faces federal wire fraud and money laundering charges over an alleged $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme. Fijian authorities deported the 59-year-old Georgia resident to the United States on August 14. Zimbardi appeared before a federal magistrate judge in Los Angeles on Monday. Prosecutors want him held in the custody of the US Marshals

Zoomex, a global cryptocurrency trading platform focused on derivatives trading, has reaffirmed its commitment to frictionless account funding by detailing the full range of deposit options available to traders, with particular emphasis on Nodex Pay, its web3 payment integration that converts crypto directly into USDT through a single wallet-signed…

Harmony resets its chain to August 11 to wipe billions of forged ONE tokens as validators prepare the restart.

South Korea's Jeonbuk Bank is set to deploy Ripple Payments as businesses seek faster alternatives to traditional cross-border transfer routes.