Bakkt Buys Into Japan to Launch Global Bitcoin Treasury Push
TLDR: Bakkt bought 30% of Marusho Hotta, gaining control and naming rights to bitcoin.jp. Marusho Hotta will rebrand and begin hol...
Coinbase Targets India’s Tech Core in New Karnataka Push
TLDR: Coinbase met Karnataka’s IT minister to explore blockchain collaboration and digital development. The firm is promoting its...
Tornado Cash Co-Founder Goes Down for $1B Crypto Crime Ring
TLDR: Roman Storm found guilty of conspiracy to run an unlicensed money-transmitting business. Tornado Cash laundered $1B, includi...
Philippines SEC Cracks Down on Unregistered Crypto Exchanges as New Rules Kick I...
The agency warned the public against engaging with unregistered crypto firms.
UK’s Smarter Web Locks $21M Bitcoin Bond Deal With TOBAM
TLDR: Smarter Web raised $21M in a Bitcoin convertible bond fully subscribed by TOBAM. The bond offers equity conversion at a 5% p...
India’s ED Freezes ₹42.8 Crore in Crypto Fraud Crackdown on Chirag Tomar
TLDR: ED freezes ₹42.8 crore in assets tied to Chirag Tomar’s $20M crypto phishing fraud. Tomar’s scheme spoofed Coinbase to steal...
BounceBit Prime Puts Franklin Templeton’s $700M Fund to Work On-Chain
TLDR: BB Prime turns Franklin Templeton’s fund into collateral for yield-generating DeFi strategies. BENJI fund tokenization links...