Ripple partners with Stripe’s Privy to bring XRP payments to apps
Ripple has partnered with Stripe-owned Privy to bring XRP and RLUSD wallet tools into apps on the XRP Ledger, where Ripple says AI agents have already made 13 million payments. Summary Privy will let developers create XRPL wallets, manage them…
UK Judge Says Chinese Law Applies to Claims Over £4B Bitcoin Fraud
Investors must establish their ownership rights under Chinese laws before they can claim the seized Bitcoin through the UK court process. A UK High Court judge has ruled that Chinese law, not English law, must govern the claims of…
Coinbase joins DOJ and UK crime agency to target West Africa scams
Coinbase has joined a four-day operation with U.S. and UK law enforcement to disrupt West African scam networks by tracing illicit funds, supporting asset freezes and sharing intelligence. Summary The Oct. 6–9 London operation targeted West African scam networks and…
South Korea Blocks 27 Crypto Exchange Websites, Including KuCoin and MEXC
KuCoin, MEXC, and 25 other overseas crypto platforms face website restrictions in South Korea for operating without required local registration. South Korea is expanding its crackdown on unregistered exchanges. Financial authorities have ordered blocks on 27 overseas cryptocurrency exchange…
Crypto Funds See 4th Week of Outflows, but XRP and SOL Shine: CoinShares Report
Four consecutive weeks of crypto fund outflows hit $3.74 billion, but altcoins outperform as US investors retreat from the market. Investment products linked to digital assets experienced their fourth consecutive week of outflows, recording $173 million and pushing cumulative…
Hayden Davis Resurfaces After LIBRA Crash, But His Latest Trades Are Deep in the Red
Bubblemaps found that Hayden Davis, who was involved with LIBRA and YZY tokens, has resumed on-chain trading, but recent Solana meme coin bets resulted in nearly $3 million losses. A year after Bubblemaps first detailed the on-chain mechanics behind…
Solana Growth Signals Hope Despite Woes
Data from Santiment shows new wallet creation rising even as prices slump, hinting network curiosity hasn’t faded with sentiment yet. The price of Solana’s native SOL token is near $84, after a steep, multi-month slide that erased nearly 67%…
How a Wallet Compromise Killed the Solana DeFi Aggregator
After exploring fundraising and acquisition options, the teams concluded that no sustainable recovery path existed following the breach. Solana-based DeFi aggregator, Step Finance, along with two other affiliate projects, SolanaFloor and Remora Markets, announced plans to shut down all…
Bitcoin Miners’ AI Rally Puts Insider Liquidity in the Spotlight – Bitcoin News
This article first appeared in Miner Weekly, a weekly newsletter by BlocksBridge Consulting, curating the latest news in energy, bitcoin, and AI compute from The Energy Mag. Subscribe to receive it in your inbox once a week. Bitcoin miners no…
Bitcoin, Ethereum Remain Fragile at Key Levels as US Strikes Iran Again: Weekend Watch
APX and HASH have rocketed the most in the past day, while BEAT has dumped by over 20%. Bitcoin’s price experienced minor volatility over the past 24 hours as the US and Iran exchanged a new wave of attacks,…