Crypto platform operator gets 15-year prison sentence in South Korea due to $50 million scam
A South Korean court sentenced the head of centralized finance (CeFi) lender Delio to 15 years in prison for embezzling digital assets from more than 1,100…
Figure revenue doubles as blockchain loan marketplace volumes surge
The tokenizationfocused lender posted $226 million in quarterly revenue as blockchain loan marketplace volume jumped to $4.3 billion. Source:CoinDesk
Bullish Q2 adjusted earnings in line as rise in subscription revenue offsets digital asset slowdown
Digital asset sales slumped to $32.6 billion from $58.6 billiion a year earlier, but other revenues roughly doubled yearoveryear to just shy of $65 billion.…
Strategy, Metaplanet unrealized bitcoin losses highlight risk of concentrating on just one token
Your dayahead look for Aug. 13, 2026 Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin holds steady near $64,000 as monero, hyperliquid outperform
Crypto markets remain in a low volatility holding pattern, trading in a tight range following Wednesday's CPI report. Source:CoinDesk
MUFG to test real-time blockchain settlement for Japanese government bond trades
MUFG is preparing a proofofconcept for onchain JGB transactions using the Canton network. Source:CoinDesk
Brazil’s largest bitcoin treasury firm plans ETF with 95% allocation to Strategy's STRC
DIGY11 aims for annual distributions matching Brazil’s interbank rate plus 3–5 percentage points, net of costs, though investors' actual returns are not…
Live Markets: U.S. inflation is stickier than July’s mild CPI reading suggests
Bitcoin's choppy price action as indepth analysis of the U.S. CPI released Wednesday suggests the underlying price pressures remain sticky. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet unveils BitBonds with $1.3 million private debt sale
The inaugural unsecured bonds offer annual interest of up to 4.3%, while exposing investors to metaplanet’s credit and bitcoinlinked balancesheet risks…
Bitcoin firms ask AI labs for same tools attackers already have
Coinbase, Block, BitGo and dozens of others signed a letter arguing that safety guardrails on frontier models are blocking legitimate security work while…
Speculation on dogecoin is back to October 2025 levels. The price is down 70%
Futures positioning has rebuilt to levels last seen when dogecoin traded at three times today's price, and more than three accounts are betting on a rebound…
Prediction markets should dial back faulty filings for incentives to boost trading: CFTC
The U.S. regulator of platforms such as Kalshi and Polymarket suggests the industry is getting into bad compliance habits that may allow for market abuse.…