MEXC Reports 12% Drop in Fraud Cases, Blocks Over 70,000 Attempts in Q2 2025
“As fraud networks evolve, so must our response,” said Tracy Jin, COO of MEXC. “But education remains key. Risk control isn’t about punishment — it’s about protection.”
Ethereum’s First Decade Sealed in Time Capsule Using On-Chain Encryption
Using Shutter Network’s threshold encryption, over 250 community-submitted entries were sealed on-chain in a fully trustless manner. Neither the developers nor contributors can access the contents until the decryption threshold is triggered, ensuring an immutable and tamper-proof archive.
STON.fi Brings Seamless DeFi to 87M U.S. Telegram Users via TON Wallet
With nearly 87 million U.S. Telegram users, the integration marks a significant leap in Web3 accessibility. Users can now interact with STON.fi's swap services directly inside the Telegram-based TON Wallet, or via the standalone STON.fi dApp, making self-custodial DeFi as intuitive as sending a message.
If Crypto Bills Pass, ‘You Can’t Put the Genie Back in the Bottle,’ Says Bitwise CIO
In a client note, Hougan argued that while Bitcoin’s recent surge to all-time highs is partly due to institutional demand colliding with tight supply, the regulatory developments in Washington are an underappreciated catalyst.
Kevin O’Leary Says the U.S. Must Learn From Bitcoin Miners to Stay Ahead in Global AI Race
“It all comes down to power,” O’Leary said. “Whether it’s AI data centers or Bitcoin mining, they need the same thing—energy infrastructure. And often, now, these projects are one and the same.”
Binance CEO Richard Teng Says Crypto Can Uplift Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Vision
“Fundamentally, it’s the same,” Teng said during a media roundtable in Thimpu. “At the end of the day, crypto is about financial freedom and financial inclusion. It solves a lot of problems. And ultimately, it brings up the well-being of a person.”
Limitless Raises $4M Strategic Round, Launches Points Program Ahead of Token Generation Event
This latest round follows a $3 million pre-seed raise led by 1confirmation, bringing Limitless’ total funding to $7 million. Other backers include Coinbase Ventures, Collider, Node Capital, Paper Ventures, Public Works, WAGMI Ventures, and contributors via the Base Ecosystem Fund on Echo.
Interview With Mudrex CEO Edul Patel: India Could Lead the Stablecoin Revolution If It Acts Fast
Mudrex CEO Edul Patel explains why stablecoins could be India’s next big fintech leap, how regulation is key, and why the global shift is already underway.
Pi2Day 2025 Could Redefine Pi Network’s Future as Open Mainnet Grows
Originating as a clever mathematical nod to March 14’s Pi Day (3.14 → 6.28), Pi2Day has evolved into a moment of reflection, product updates, and bold signals from the Pi Core Team. In 2024, it served as a KYC rallying cry, drawing in 4.5 million participants. But in 2025, the stakes are higher.
BJP Spokesperson Calls for Bitcoin Reserve Pilot to Strengthen India’s Economic Resilience
Citing the United States’ plans to expand its Bitcoin reserves and Bhutan’s state-backed mining initiatives, Bhandari positioned India as uniquely suited to leverage its growing renewable energy capacity to establish a state-level Bitcoin strategy.
DeFi Lending Protocol zkLend Shuts Down After $9.5M Exploit, Token Delisting
The exploit, caused by a rounding error vulnerability in one of zkLend’s smart contracts, siphoned off millions in user funds and marked the beginning of a rapid unraveling for the project. Despite attempts to negotiate with the attacker, including a proposed 10% bounty offer, zkLend was unable to recover the stolen funds.
Traders Experiment With Grok for Real-Time Crypto Signals via X Integration
Grok’s advantage lies in speed and context awareness. Unlike bots that simply track ticker mentions, Grok evaluates emotional tone, crowd reactions, and engagement patterns.
Brian Armstrong Unveils 2025 Coinbase Roadmap: USDC Payments, Derivatives, AmEx-Backed Card, and a Business Suite
Unveiled during Coinbase’s State of Crypto Summit, Armstrong shared key pillars of the company’s 2025 product strategy in a detailed thread on X (formerly Twitter), positioning Coinbase as not just an exchange but the infrastructure layer for the next era of finance.
Eigen Labs Raises $70M From a16z to Launch EigenCloud, Turning Ethereum Restaking Into a Programmable Trust Layer
The launch of EigenCloud signals a critical evolution: from restaking as a DeFi-native yield strategy to verifiability-as-a-service—a new paradigm where data availability, compute, and dispute resolution are modular, programmable primitives accessible via a single platform.
India’s CBI Busts Cross-Border Cybercrime Ring, Seizes $327K in Crypto and Sophisticated Spoofing Tools
The accused, identified as Rahul Arora, was apprehended during coordinated raids across three locations in India. In addition to the crypto seizure, authorities recovered approximately $26,400 (₹22 lakh) in unaccounted cash, as well as advanced caller ID spoofing tools, lead generation software, and voice recordings used in social engineering scams.
Gata Presents Decentralized AI Infrastructure for the Trillion-Dollar AI Economy
Over 60% of the world’s AI compute is concentrated in the hands of a few companies, giving rise to concerns about censorship, innovation bottlenecks, and exclusionary access. Gata proposes a solution: an open infrastructure where compute, data, and value flow back to users, not monopolies.
Ignore the AI Doomers: PWC Finds AI Raises Wages as Panic Over Jobs Intensifies
The PWC report arrives as a counterpunch to an increasingly loud narrative driven by AI doomers. This week, tabloids including The Sun amplified claims from Oklahoma State University professor Subhash Kak, who predicted that AI will cause a global population collapse, shrinking the planet’s population from 8 billion to 100 million by the year 2300.
Australian Police Bust $123M Crypto Laundering Operation Using Armored Security Firm as Front
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said they had frozen $13.6 million worth of suspected criminal assets across Queensland and New South Wales. The operation allegedly exploited an armored vehicle unit to launder illicit cash under the guise of legitimate business activity.
Musician Earned $3M From NFTs, Lost It All to Taxes and the Crypto Crash
The root of the issue wasn’t just the volatility of crypto, it was also tax timing. Mann received the ETH in January 2022, just before the broader crypto market began to plummet amid the Terra ecosystem collapse.
U.S. Seizes Crypto and 145 Domains Linked to BidenCash Darknet Marketplace
The Department of Justice (DOJ) did not disclose the exact value or type of cryptocurrencies seized but confirmed that the funds were used to collect illicit proceeds from transactions on the BidenCash platform.
CoinDCX Leadership Exits, WazirX Rebrands Abroad, Sumit Gupta Calls for Regulation
At one level, CoinDCX is doubling down on its “Made in India” compliance narrative just as a rival quietly exits Indian jurisdiction. At another level, it’s a company restructuring leadership while increasingly focusing on markets where crypto regulation is actually functional.
STON.fi Integrates Ethena’s USDe to Bring Reward-Bearing Stablecoin to TON DeFi
In a strategic move to expand non-speculative reward strategies within decentralized finance (DeFi), STON.fi has announced the integration of Ethena…
Avantis Raises $8M Series A Led by Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund
Other participants in the round include Symbolic Capital, SALT Fund, and Flowdesk. Although the round closed in mid-2024, Avantis waited until now to announce it publicly to match its platform’s recent growth milestones, according to Harsehaj Singh, CEO of Lumena Labs, the team behind Avantis.
Meta Shareholders Reject Bitcoin Treasury Strategy in Landslide Vote
The resolution, introduced by Bitcoin advocate Ethan Peck on behalf of the conservative think tank National Center for Public Policy Research (NCPPR), argued that Meta should allocate a portion of its $72 billion in cash and cash equivalents to Bitcoin.