June 16, 2026
Bitcoin

MEXC Deploys 1,000 BTC to Strategic Reserves in March-April Security Report

VICTORIA, Seychelles, May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its March–April bimonthly security report, including the strategic deployment of 1,000 BTC to its treasury reserves to strengthen user protection. MEXC’s security infrastructure intercepted and restricted 26,897 accounts tied to coordinated fraud within 60 days, an 18.9% increase

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Astana Financial Services Authority increases Bitfinex Securities platform limit to $310m as tokenisation continues to grow 

Astana, Kazakhstan 19 December, 2025 – Bitfinex Securities is pleased to announce that the Astana Financial Services Authority (“AFSA”), an independent regulator of financial services and related activities in the Astana International Financial Centre (“AIFC”), has increased the platform limit of Bitfinex Securities’ AIFC entity by an additional $100 million, to a total size of

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Hyperliquid takes a swing at Polymarket with macro outcome bets

Decentralized platform Hyperliquid is now competing with established betting platforms such as Polymarket, but with a differentiated mechanism for resolving bets. The leading decentralized exchange has expanded its HIP-4 outcome contracts beyond crypto price milestones into real-world events. This native prediction-market infrastructure allows users to trade macro contracts, such as inflation data and interest-rate decisions,

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Change Log: Version 1.126 – Bitfinex blog

08 January, 2026 The Bitfinex Change Log is an overview of all performance and UI changes made to the Bitfinex trading platform. For an overview of all previous changes, please refer to blog.bitfinex.com/category/changelogs. Version 1.126 Improvements Updated the notifications page refinement Updated ticker settings and global search settings Updated light mode tweaks and colour previews

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Indonesia blocks Polymarket, calling prediction market online gambling in disguise

Indonesia’s Ministry of Communication and Digital Affairs has blocked access to Polymarket, saying the crypto-based prediction market amounts to online gambling under local law. The ministry said it had cut access to the platform and was tracing affiliated social media accounts for possible restrictions across other digital channels. Alexander Sabar, director general of digital space

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Trump’s Iran Pause Triggers Bitcoin Rally as Geopolitical Risk Reprices Markets

Bitcoin has spent this week staging a convincing defence of the $67,035 monthly open and, as of Wednesday, is pressing against the lower boundary of the $72,000–$82,000 air gap again. This is the zone of thin historical accumulation our analysts have identified as the most probable expansion target if sustained demand returned. The catalyst is

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Bitcoin News: Has Saylor Just Changed the MicroStrategy Playbook?

Strategy has launched a new convertible bond offering worth more than $500M, and for the first time since Michael Saylor pivoted the company toward Bitcoin in 2020, the SEC filing lists “general corporate purposes” as the primary use of proceeds, with no explicit mandate to buy more Bitcoin. That single change in language is small

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NEAR price rally gains momentum as cross-chain product activity fuels further 15% jump

NEAR Protocol’s token climbed 15% over the past 24 hours to $2.8, extending a month-long rally that has seen the price of NEAR double in the past month. The move comes amid the success surrounding NEAR Intents, the network’s cross-chain transaction system. The product allows users to request a desired outcome, such as swapping USDC

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AFX Launches Mainnet Points Program to Reward Real Traders, Liquidity Providers, and Communities

ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands, May 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ —  AFX, a high-performance sovereign L1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives, has officially launched its Points Program, introducing a multi-season incentive system designed to reward genuine ecosystem participation ahead of the protocol’s future token launch. Unlike traditional DeFi farming models that primarily reward raw trading volume, AFX’s points

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Bitfinex Announces Reduced BRL – USDt Conversion Fees via SmartPay on SWAPX

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands –  January 8, 2026 Bitfinex, the state-of-the-art cryptocurrency exchange, today announced a reduction in conversion fees between the Brazilian real and Tether USDt on SWAPX, facilitated through SmartPay. The fee has been lowered from one percent to 0.75 percent and is effective immediately. SmartPay is the Brazilian on-ramp used

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