The London Stock Exchange has partnered with Kraken parent Payward to bring shares of the 100 largest London-listed companies onto the xStocks tokenization framework, opening the door for the products to eventually trade through the exchange’s planned 24-hour venue. Summary London Stock Exchange and Kraken parent Payward will bring the 100 largest LSE-listed companies to
Bithumb has won two lawsuits seeking recovery from users who sold mistaken Bitcoin credits. The exchange recovered 99.7% of the 620,000 BTC mistakenly credited during February’s promotion. Regulatory scrutiny continues as Bithumb strengthens controls ahead of its planned 2028 IPO. Bithumb has secured two court victories over customers who sold Bitcoin mistakenly credited during a
Russia’s first comprehensive legal framework for cryptocurrency trading, custody and cross-border settlements has taken effect on Sept. 1, opening regulated market access to retail and qualified investors under Bank of Russia supervision. Summary Russia’s crypto law took effect Sept. 1, bringing trading, custody and cross border settlements under a regulated framework. Non qualified investors can
In the latest Bitcoin ETF news, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded approximately $201.9 million in net outflows on Aug. 28, ending a nine-session inflow streak. The reversal drew attention after nine consecutive sessions of positive flows, although the outflow remained small relative to the billions of dollars in cumulative net inflows recorded since the products
The U.S. Marshals Service sold Anthropic shares forfeited by former FTX executives Caroline Ellison and Nishad Singh during 2025, according to an Aug. 31 Business Insider report citing a person familiar with the transaction. Summary Ellison and Singh invested a combined $50 million in Anthropic’s Series B financing during 2022. Federal forfeiture orders transferred Ellison’s
Outstanding XRP futures positions outside CME fell by more than 500 million tokens in two weeks, while exposure on the regulated U.S. exchange climbed about 36% as XRP rallied toward $1.40. Source link
The crypto market has posted sharp gains across Bitcoin and several major altcoins, but Cryptex Finance data covering 36 assets and roughly 92% of the digital asset market shows that capital remains heavily concentrated in Bitcoin and Ethereum despite prices rising across the market. Summary Cryptex’s 36-asset index gained just 1.92% over the trailing seven
Hyperliquid Labs and Kraken parent Payward have entered advanced talks to offer selected Hyperliquid-linked perpetual futures to U.S. traders through CFTC-regulated exchange Bitnomial. Summary Payward has presented the CFTC with an outline of the proposed arrangement. Bitnomial would list selected contracts rather than provide access to Hyperliquid’s decentralized platform. The parties still need regulatory clearance
Bitcoin treasury Strategy has blasted Morgan Stanley Capital International’s proposal to exclude it from its Global Investable Market Indexes, calling it “misguided” and “flawed.” Writing in a letter to MSCI Monday, the Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin behemoth’s founder, Michael Saylor, and CEO, Phong Le, said that the company was discriminating against digital asset businesses. MSCI said earlier
Wallets linked to North Korea’s Lazarus Group have sold more than $30 million in Bitcoin through Hyperliquid over three weeks as U.S. officials and Payward explore regulated access to the platform. Summary Lazarus-linked wallets sold more than $30 million in Bitcoin through Hyperliquid, Arkham data showed. The wallets used the proceeds to buy Ethereum and
