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Ondo has acquired Oasis Pro, a FINRA member and SEC-registered broker-dealer. DeFi protocol Ondo Finance has completed the acquisition of Oasis Pro, an infrastructure provider for real-world assets (RWAs), in a move the company said would strengthen its tokenized security offerings in the United States.  Oasis Pro is a broker-dealer, Alternative Trading System (ATS) and Transfer Agent (TA) registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The acquisition gives Ondo Finance a key foothold in the regulated tokenized securities market, the company said in a statement on Friday. Ondo Finance declined to disclose the financial terms of the deal but confirmed that Oasis Pro CEO Pat LaVecchia will join Ondo as part of the acquisition. Read more

The study outlines a viable system design for a Canadian digital dollar with high privacy and speed.

EthCC has showcased crypto’s breadth in Cannes. Robinhood’s 300-guest château event has added EU access to US stock tokens and new Ethereum and Solana staking, Stellar’s Stable House has examined stablecoin-based DeFi, and Binance has met Cannes’ mayor to promote crypto payments across the Riviera.   The post Ethereum and Beyond: EthCC Side Events Focus on Mainstream Adoption, Stablecoins and Beach Swag appeared first on Cryptonews.

While it’s not built for real-time calls, ChatGPT can still support smarter Bitcoin trading decisions when paired with the right data and well-crafted prompts. ChatGPT is a generative AI model developed by OpenAI, built on the GPT‑4 architecture. It’s designed to generate human-like responses across a wide range of topics, using knowledge drawn from an enormous training set of text, books, code and online content. When it comes to cryptocurrency, ChatGPT doesn’t have real-time access to Bitcoin (BTC) price feeds or live market charts, but that doesn’t mean it’s useless for traders. With the right inputs — historical price data, sentiment indicators and technical metrics — ChatGPT becomes a powerful analytical tool.  Read more

BONK rallies on ETF speculation and nears 1M holders, setting up a 1T token burn that could tighten supply and boost prices further.

A huge jump in NFT transactions may be linked to OpenSea's upcoming airdrop of the $SEA token, a new DappRadar report suggests.

After weeks of sideways movement and declining volatility, XRP is showing signs of life once again. The recent liquidity sweep and the break of key technical levels suggest a potential shift in momentum. However, bulls still face several overhead resistances that could determine whether this is a short-term relief rally or the beginning of a […]

Arbitrum has achieved a remarkable milestone by processing over $545 billion in decentralized exchange volume, yet the Layer-2 network trades at just a $1.9 billion market capitalization as Robinhood launches U.S. stock trading on the Arbitrum network, potentially catalyzing broader institutional adoption. The post Arbitrum Processes $545B in DEX Volume Yet Trades at $1.9B Market Cap – Can Robinhood Partnership Drive ARB to $1? appeared first on Cryptonews.

ZachXBT estimates that between $30 million and $40 million has been swapped to crypto through OTC desks and exchanges.

Bitcoin is the subject of rumors as wallets holding 80,000 BTC suddenly reactivate after a 14-year hiatus. Key points: Bitcoin price losses near 2% on the day as 14-year-old coins suddenly move onchain. Explanations include an unsubstantiated claim linking the BTC wallets involved to creator Satoshi Nakamoto. Read more

Aptos native USDT activities have surpassed $30 billion in volume, making it the fourth-largest layer-1 blockchain by net circulation of native USDT at $830 million, while boasting 1.1 million monthly active user addresses as the Yellow Card partnership targets African markets. The post Aptos Ranks #2 in Native USDT Activity with $30B+ Stablecoin Volume – Can Yellow Card Partnership Boost APT to $7? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Unified liquidity breaks DeFi’s oracle dependency, enabling truly permissionless leverage and shorting for long-tail tokens, and ushering in a scalable, composable and censorship-resistant financial market. Opinion by: Sky, founder at LIKWID In the last wave of decentralized finance (DeFi) innovation, a generation of engineers funded by venture capital worked tirelessly to design “permissionless” lending protocols. Many projects made notable strides, yet their core structure was centuries old — the collateralized loan model. Like the Sumerians once pledged livestock for silver, modern DeFi still relies heavily on oracles to feed offchain prices into lending systems — a single point of failure disguised as neutrality. Read more

A decentralized payment app called Zypto has added Pi Coin (PI) support to its mobile platform so “pioneers” can now use their assets to cover their day-to-day expenses via its physical and virtual VISA cards.New use cases for this token favor a bullish Pi Coin price prediction. The Zypto payment app is supported in more […] The post Pi Coin Price Prediction – Pi Network Gains DeFi Momentum With Zypto Integration: Is a Full Recovery on the Table? appeared first on Cryptonews.

A Belgian court has sentenced three individuals to 12 years in prison for their involvement in the crypto investor’s wife kidnapping, ordering over 1 million euros in damages. The post Belgian Court Jails Trio 12 Years for Crypto Investor’s Wife Kidnapping—Masterminds Still at Large appeared first on Cryptonews.

Australian authorities busted a $123-million crypto fraud. The scheme used seemingly legit businesses for crypto money laundering. Australian authorities exposed a crypto crime organization that allegedly laundered $123 million. Four suspects are charged in connection with the scheme. The discovery is the outcome of an 18-month crypto investigation by Australian authorities. Members of the Australian Federal Police, Queensland Police Service and Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, along with many other agencies, joined forces to investigate suspicious transactions back in December 2023. Read more

Former Binance CEO Changpeng (CZ) Zhao’s YZi Labs has invested in Digital Asset, the institutional blockchain platform Canton Network developer. YZi Labs joins a $135 million Series E round that was first announced on June 24 and includes participation from finance incumbents like Goldman Sachs, Citadel Securities, DRW, and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation […] The post CZ to merge ‘Wall Street and blockchain’ alongside Goldman, DTCC, Citadel appeared first on CryptoSlate.

FTX’s bankruptcy estate is uncertain whether it is legally entitled to distribute payouts to creditors in countries such as China amid local crypto restrictions. FTX’s bankruptcy estate has raised concerns over payouts to creditors in countries with ambiguous or restrictive cryptocurrency regulations. On Wednesday, the FTX estate filed a motion with the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, seeking authorization for the FTX Recovery Trust to freeze distributions to creditors in “potentially restricted foreign jurisdictions.” The jurisdictions — 49 countries in total — have unclear or restrictive crypto laws, potentially posing risks due to complex cross-border legal implications. Read more

Sotheby’s will auction massive Martian meteorite NWA 16788, and is accepting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and USDC bids for a piece of the red planet.

Binance names Gillian Lynch as head of Europe and UK to lead its MiCA compliance and expansion across regulated crypto markets. Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, has appointed Gillian Lynch as its new head of Europe and the United Kingdom, signaling a renewed push to secure regulatory approval across the region. Lynch brings more than 20 years of leadership experience in fintech, banking and digital assets. She previously held senior roles at Gemini, Bank of Ireland and Leveris. The appointment, announced Friday, comes as Binance faces increasing scrutiny in Europe and seeks to align with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA). Lynch will oversee Binance’s regional strategy, day-to-day operations and regulatory engagements across key European and UK markets. Read more