ASIC wins $9.3M penalty against BPS Financial over misleading Qoin Wallet
Australia’s Federal Court ordered BPS Financial to pay $1.3 million for unlicensed conduct and $8 million for misleading and deceptive representations.
Senator Marshall to shelve card fees provision in crypto bill markup: Report
US Senator Roger Marshall filed an amendment last week that would have forced companies to compete on swipe fees.
60% of top US banks are geared up for Bitcoin: River
Brian Armstrong, the CEO of crypto exchange Coinbase, said a takeaway from his time at the Davos forum was that most of the bank CEOs he met were pro-crypto.
Meta exec denies having access to WhatsApp chats amid privacy lawsuit
Plaintiffs in a US district court lawsuit accused Meta of having backdoor access to WhatsApp chats, impacting the privacy of its more than 3 billion users.
Viral AI assistant ‘Clawdbot’ risks leaking private messages, credentials
A security vulnerability in the Clawdbot AI assistant has exposed hundreds of servers, leaking API keys and other sensitive information due to misconfigured proxies, cybersecurity professionals warn.
Hyperliquid HIP-3 open-interest hits $793M on commodities surge
Hyperliquid’s HIP-3, also known as “Builder Deployed Perpetuals,” lets anyone who stakes 500,000 HYPE to create a new perpetual futures market on the Hyperliquid blockchain.
Bitwise to launch onchain vaults via Moprho
The first vault strategy targets 6% annual percentage yield via over-collateralized lending pools, managed by Bitwise.
Polymarket strikes prediction market deal with major US soccer league
Polymarket will be the prediction market partner for the US Major League Soccer with the plan to offer “ways to engage more deeply with the game.”
Bitcoin job listings rise 6% in 2025, led by non-technical roles
The most in-demand, non-developer Bitcoin job openings included product manager, executive assistant, marketing manager, director and product designer.
Fundstrat’s Lee sees a crypto comeback once precious metals cool
Fundstrat’s Tom Lee said crypto markets are being overshadowed by record gold and silver prices, but predicts a surge will come once precious metals’ rally takes a pause.