Binance has invested $100 million in Circle Internet Group while entering a new five year commercial agreement that will pay the crypto exchange to promote USDC across its platform. Summary Binance purchased 1.24 million Circle shares for roughly $100 million through a private placement completed on Sept. 17. Circle will pay Binance monthly incentives tied

As access to Monero has become more restricted on some centralized exchanges — notably after Binance delisted XMR globally on 20 February 2024, OKX removed XMR pairs on 5 January 2024, and Kraken restricted it for EEA users on 31 October 2024 — many users now rely on instant swap services and decentralized platforms. This

South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has set November for a National Assembly subcommittee review of the Digital Asset Framework Act, rejecting claims that work on the country’s second stage crypto legislation has been delayed. Summary South Korea’s FSC expects the Digital Asset Framework Act to reach a National Assembly bill review subcommittee in November. The

Billionaire venture capitalist Tim Draper has urged Apple and Meta to hold Bitcoin on their balance sheets, arguing that leaving major corporate reserves entirely outside BTC creates financial risk. Summary Tim Draper says Apple and Meta should hold Bitcoin as protection against future monetary instability. Apple reported $146.5 billion in cash and marketable securities without

Circle has launched Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing for eligible Circle Mint institutions, allowing customers to deposit Bitcoin, mint cirBTC and borrow USDC through third-party lending markets on Arc or Ethereum. Summary Circle has launched Bitcoin-backed USDC borrowing for eligible institutional Circle Mint customers on two networks. Morpho is the first supported lending protocol, with Aave expected

Pepe price surged nearly 25% on Sep. 21 as the meme coin cleared a major resistance level, although an overbought 4-hour reading raises the risk of a short-term pullback. Summary PEPE price rose 24.75% on the daily chart and traded near $0.00000499. Price broke above $0.00000458, a level identified as a key structural barrier. The

Aurora Intents has processed more than $19 million across 1,718 swaps for the zkSNARKS auction, accounting for over half of the assets converted and deposited into the ZEC-denominated sale. Summary More than $19 million of the auction’s $36.94 million submitted volume passed through Aurora Intents. USDC accounted for 27% of Aurora’s routed volume, while native

Immunefi CEO Mitchell Amador has said the Liquid Network attackers lost any claim to white-hat status by retaining 598.5 BTC after returning 3,400 BTC from the roughly 4,000 BTC exploit. Summary Roughly 598.5 BTC remains with the attackers after they returned 3,400 BTC. Amador said coordinated disclosure ends when a researcher sets rescue terms without

The SEC has opened a five-year route for tokenized U.S. stock trading, but TD Cowen has found that domestic investors, institutions, and listed companies show little appetite for the products. Summary TD Cowen expects limited adoption among U.S. retail and institutional investors. Figure recorded 99.9% of examined trading through its conventional Nasdaq-listed shares. SEC relief