Paradex said a planned database upgrade briefly corrupted funding data, prompting a chain rollback and refunds after unintended liquidations across multiple markets.
Nate Kostar
Nate Kostar is a staff writer at Cointelegraph. He is based in Mexico City and covers topics related to digital assets and blockchain. He is the author of the nonfiction book "The Renaissance Man Project" and holds a Master of Fine Arts in creative writing from the University of New Orleans.
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RedStone acquires Security Token Market, TokenizeThis conference The deal adds a long-running dataset on tokenized real-world assets to RedStone’s oracle business as RWA activity spans public blockchains and institutional networks.
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BofA CEO flags $6T bank deposit risk from stablecoin yield In an earnings call transcript shared on X, BofA CEO Brian Moynihan pointed to studies suggesting yield-bearing stablecoins could draw trillions from the banking system.
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Bitwise lists Bitcoin, Ether and Solana ETPs on Nasdaq Stockholm The listings give investors local-currency exposure to spot and staking-based crypto products through a regulated exchange.
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Strive shares fall 12% after Semler deal to expand Bitcoin treasury The all-stock deal adds Semler’s 5,048 BTC to Strive’s treasury, lifting total holdings to 12,797.9 BTC and ranking it 11th among public companies.
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Polygon strikes $250M deal for Coinme and Sequence in stablecoin payments push Polygon Labs CEO Marc Boiron told Cointelegraph that the acquisitions position the network as a regulated payments platform built to move stablecoins onchain at scale.
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Bitmine’s Ether holdings reach 4.17M as chairman pushes expanded crypto strategy The latest purchase boosted the company’s Ether holdings to about 3.4% of the token's circulating supply, as Bitmine's chairman, Tom Lee, aims to accumulate 5% of the total outstanding supply.
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Stablecoin platform VelaFi secures $20M to scale cross-border settlement rails The funding will support expansion of enterprise payment and settlement services across Latin America, the United States and Asia.
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Colombia advances crypto tax rules as global reporting standards take shape New rules from Colombia’s tax authority require crypto service providers to collect and share user and transaction data.
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Nexo to offer zero-interest crypto lending for BTC and ETH holders The offering expands Nexo’s structured lending products to Bitcoin and Ether holders amid a broader recovery in crypto-backed lending.
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Temple Digital Group launches 24/7 institutional trading built on Canton The platform offers a private, non-custodial venue for regulated institutions to trade cryptocurrencies and stablecoins.
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Coincheck to acquire digital asset manager 3iQ in $112M stock deal The transaction would give the Japanese exchange operator control of the Canadian asset manager, expanding its presence in regulated investment products.