South Korea Votes to Block Polymarket as Illegal Gambling
Ripple Signs Third Korean Bank Deal in 2026, Jeonbuk Bank Joins Cross-Border Push
Kalshi Dominates Prediction Markets as Category Interest Plummets 83% From World Cup Peak
Austria Fines Bitpanda €70,000 in First Published MiCA Enforcement Action
PUMP Token Surges 8% as Golden Cross Forms on Daily Chart
Stripe Pays $7B for OpenRouter, Locking AI Model Routing Into Payment Rails
Compound Bets $52M and New Leadership on Institutional DeFi
U.S. Treasury Opens Public Comment Period on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
Bitmine Holds 5.82 Million ETH Worth $11B as Treasury Nears 5% of Total Supply
Lumma Stealer Malware Returns in Pirated Copies of The Odyssey, Targeting Crypto Wallets
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Ripple Signs Third Korean Bank Deal in 2026, Jeonbuk Bank Joins Cross-Border Push
Kalshi Dominates Prediction Markets as Category Interest Plummets 83% From World Cup Peak
Austria Fines Bitpanda €70,000 in First Published MiCA Enforcement Action
PUMP Token Surges 8% as Golden Cross Forms on Daily Chart
Stripe Pays $7B for OpenRouter, Locking AI Model Routing Into Payment Rails
U.S. Treasury Opens Public Comment Period on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
Bitmine Holds 5.82 Million ETH Worth $11B as Treasury Nears 5% of Total Supply
Lumma Stealer Malware Returns in Pirated Copies of The Odyssey, Targeting Crypto Wallets
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Ripple Signs Third Korean Bank Deal in 2026, Jeonbuk Bank Joins Cross-Border Push
Ripple has partnered with Jeonbuk Bank, a regional South Korean lender, to deploy Ripple Payments for real-time cross-border settlement. This marks Ripple's third Korean banking partnership in 2026, following deals with Kyobo Life Insurance and Kbank.
Kalshi Dominates Prediction Markets as Category Interest Plummets 83% From World Cup Peak
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PUMP Token Surges 8% as Golden Cross Forms on Daily Chart
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Stripe Pays $7B for OpenRouter, Locking AI Model Routing Into Payment Rails
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Regulation
South Korea Votes to Block Polymarket as Illegal Gambling
South Korea's Korea Communications Standards Commission voted to block domestic access to Polymarket, the world's largest decentralized prediction market, classifying it as an illegal gambling operator. The ruling applies regardless of the platform's noncustodial architecture.
Austria Fines Bitpanda €70,000 in First Published MiCA Enforcement Action
Austria's Financial Market Authority has fined Bitpanda €70,000 for breaching MiCA rules on white paper disclosures and marketing communications, marking the first published enforcement penalty in Austria and signaling active regulatory oversight across the EU.
U.S. Treasury Opens Public Comment Period on GENIUS Act Stablecoin Rules
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DeFi
Compound Bets $52M and New Leadership on Institutional DeFi
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Tempo Earn Launches With Deel, Offering 4% APY on Stablecoin Balances
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Ether.fi Adds Tokenized Stocks, Precious Metals, and Aave Portfolio Loans in Neobank Push
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Quantinuum Surges 13% on Nasdaq IPO Debut, Raising $1.68B
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