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Solana lender Kamino taps fintech veteran Michael Weisz as CEO for massive U.S. expansion

Michael Weisz will lead Kamino from a new New York headquarters as the DeFi lender is expanding into tokenized assets.

Michael Weisz, new CEO of Kamino (Kamino)

Velocity extends Series A to $48M at $200M valuation with backing from Visa, Circle, and Ripple

The investment brings Velocity's Series A round to $48 million and values the London-based payments infrastructure firm at $200 million, CEO Eric Queathem said.

Eric Queathem, CEO and co-founder of Velocity (Velocity)

How a simple coding mistake let a hacker drain $7.8 million from a crypto wallet

Security firms traced the $7.8 million loss to a helper contract the wallet owner had authorized, not to Safe itself.

Hackers. Data and security breach. (Kevin Horvat on Unsplash)
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Trump's $800 million stake into World Liberty Financial's token now has a timeline to becoming sellable

Onchain records show that an $800 million crypto stake that matched Donald Trump's holding was moved into a vesting contract, locking any sales until 2028 after a mandatory 10% token burn.

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Consensus heads to Hong Kong for third year with expanded focus on AI

Consensus Hong Kong will focus on institutional adoption of digital assets and the growing role of artificial intelligence in the future of money.

The Unseen Playbook panel at Consensus Hong Kong (CoinDesk)

Kaiko extends Series B funding round to $110 million with S&P Global, BNP Paribas

Financial rating giant S&P Global joined top traditional banks and exchange operators to fund Kaiko's expansion into continuous market data services

Kaiko CEO Ambre Soubiran said that his firms and its investors would together define how institutional money would moves onchain. (CoinDesk)

Bitmine adds $68 million in ether as Tom Lee sees more upside catalysts ahead

The Ethereum treasury firm is closing in on its 5% accumulation goal as Lee points to a rising ETH-BTC ratio and institutional demand.

Tom Lee on the Mainstage at Consensus Miami 2026

FCA considers exempting tokenized gold from fund rules to defend London market

The Financial Conduct Authority is exploring a bespoke regulatory framework with the Treasury to carve out digital gold from traditional fund laws.

FCA entrance in London. (FCA/Press)