Latest from Jamie Crawley
Russia’s parliament passes crypto market law with $3,800 annual cap for retail investors
While citizens still cannot use Bitcoin to buy groceries, the Kremlin is officially letting companies use digital tokens to bypass sanctions and other global trade hurdles.
Clarity odds jump to 43% on Polymarket after unverified reports Trump agreed to ethics deal
Bettors moved the crypto market structure bill to a 43% chance of passing this year, up from a record low last week, though no bill text has appeared.
Bank of Korea prepares for live CBDC transactions with 9 banks in September
Major banking heavyweights join a massive blockchain network test that will allow retail consumers to trade tokenized won freely across commercial lines.
Hyperliquid plans to add decentralized prediction markets in upgrade to HIP-4
Permissionless prediction markets will become available first on testnet and later on mainnet, Hyperliquid said.
Cross-chain protocol Allbridge halts after $1.65 million flash loan exploit
The attacker used a $1.12 million flash loan from Kamino to manipulate pool ratios, enabling them to withdraw assets at favorable rates before bridging funds.
Live updates: Bitcoin rises to one-month high of $65,700 before pulling back with stocks
Equity markets await second-quarter earnings reports from key tech firms, which begin this week.
DOG Mode explains Bitcoin's next governance fight
Leonidas' DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin's default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorship, free markets and who really governs the network.
Japan's SBI Group is building Asia's first cross-border digital asset empire
The securities giant announced today the consolidation of Singapore-based Coinhako as part of a rapid regional expansion that includes a tokenization partnership with Ondo Finance.
DOG Mode vs. BIP-110: Inside the Bitcoin client built to bypass data restrictions
While BIP 110 wants to restrict data through a consensus change and has almost no miner support, a new DOG Mode client wants the opposite and requires no vote at all.
Stripe’s $53 billion PayPal bid is a high-stakes play to own the future of digital payments
If Stripe acquires PayPal, the real prize could be consumer wallets, stablecoin issuance or the infrastructure powering the next generation of digital payments.
