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Hamas military wing told donors to avoid sending crypto directly from Binance, DOJ filing shows
Hamas’ military wing advised donors not to use Binance to handle funds but rather to use Trust Wallet, Bybit, OKX, Kast and Redotpay to send funds to an external TRON wallet, according to recent U.S. Department of Justice documents.
Crypto exchange giant Bybit to offer European ‘super-app’ with stocks, derivatives
Bybit has an electronic money institution license in Austria and is about to snag a MiFID license too, CEO Ben Zhou told Coindesk.
PayPal expands stablecoin rails with custom token issuance platform
The PYUSDx stablecoin developer platform, backed by PayPal USD (PYUSD), is built with the help of M0 and MoonPay.
Copper CEO Amar Kuchinad is departing as search for a buyer enters a fourth month
Kuchinad, the CEO of cryptocurrency custody firm Copper since 2024, is leaving the company, according to two people familiar with the matter.
BitGo to buy NYDIG trading arm for $42.5M in cash and stock plus $15M earnout
The deal to buy NYDIG IF Holdings comprises $7 million in cash and around $35.5 million in stock, as well as the $15 earnout.
Bitfinex Securities raises $50 million in push to offer tokenized nickel trading
Bitfinex Securities is preparing to list a new security linked to a Luxembourg-based industrial metals platform built around a $1.6 billion stockpile of high-purity nickel wire.
Binance co-founders CZ and Yi He adopted Simpsons cartoon aliases ‘Homer’ and ‘Marge’ in company meetings
Yi, who is now the co-CEO of Binance alongside its other chief Richard Teng, still uses the name Marge in meetings and chats.
Crypto custody firm Copper has potential buyers. But offers are way below its $500 million asking price
Once valued at $2.5 billion, Copper was being marketed by investment bank Cantor Fitzgerald at around $500 million in May this year.
Elon Musk's X is exploring stablecoins to pay influencers and content providers
Conversations with X are ongoing, according to a person who also works with other social media platforms testing stablecoins to pay influencers.
Visa looking for new stablecoin settlement partner after BVNK sale to Mastercard
Visa’s request for product (RFP) talks about the need to support a range of stablecoins.
