Australian fintech Finder wins court battle over crypto yield product
Australia’s Federal Court ruled Finder’s Earn product is not a financial instrument, defeating ASIC’s appeal in a major win for the country’s fintech sector.
XRP dump: Ripple co-founder under fire for moving $175M XRP near highs
Ripple’s Chris Larsen shifted 50 million XRP to exchanges just as prices peaked, sparking accusations of “dumping” tokens.
Bitcoin due ‘massive short squeeze’ as BTC dominance bounces to 62%
Bitcoin exchange order-book liquidity is creating the conditions for a giant short squeeze event as traders bet against BTC price upside.
Bros who tricked MEV bots with their own medicine must face trial, says judge
A judge has denied MIT brothers’ bid to dismiss $25 million crypto fraud charges, ruling their novel crypto exploit methods still constitute wire fraud.
US Ethereum ETFs celebrate 1 year with bullish inflow streak
Spot Ether ETFs went live on the US market one year ago, have taken in nearly $8.7 million in net inflows, and now wield over $16.5 billion in assets.
Solana block capacity is up 20% and there’s a proposal for it to go even higher
Solana isn’t the only network upgrading its block capacity; Ethereum’s gas limit increased to just under 45 million units as of Tuesday.
Ether stumbles as ETH validator exit queue hits 18-month high
The Ethereum validator exit queue is at its longest in nearly two years as $2.3 billion worth of Ether now awaits unstaking. Is it profit taking or repositioning?
XRP tanks 10% but ATH comeback is still in play: Bitpanda exec
A crypto executive says it is “difficult to pinpoint” exactly where XRP is going, but reclaiming levels above the current all-time high is not off the table.
US appeals court overturns Yuga Labs’ $9M win against Ryder Ripps
The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed Yuga Labs’ $9 million reward in its trademark infringement suit against artist Ryder Ripps.
Scammers pounce as crypto markets touch new all-time highs
Ripple warns that bad actors are stealing YouTube accounts and using them to impersonate the firm to shill their scams, including fake “XRP giveaways.”