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Users have a month to close trades and six months to withdraw, and the exchange gave no specific reason for closing.

SHIB is by far the top performer in the past 24 hours.

Around $167 million of Poolin's debt comes from IOUs issued after customer withdrawals were frozen during 2022's market crash.

Binance regularly tests its employees for security hygiene, with social engineering becoming a major source of industry breaches. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance runs simulated phishing attacks against its own employees and can fire staff who repeatedly fail the tests, according to Binance chief security officer Jimmy Su. The fake attacks are conducted by Binance’s red team, an internal ethical hacking unit whose job is to break into systems to identify vulnerabilities. “We do phishing attacks on our own employees on a monthly basis just so we understand if our security hygiene is improving,” Su told Cointelegraph. “The ones that have failed it, we will do remediation training.”  Read more

Almost every high-value cryptocurrency launched since 2024 is now worth less than it was at launch, according to analytics firm CryptoRank.

While prediction market companies in the US continue to face legal battles between state and federal authorities, Robinhood is reportedly considering expanding its services. The company behind the cryptocurrency and stock trading app, Robinhood, is reportedly discussing plans to expand its existing prediction markets offering with crypto exchange Crypto.com. According to a Friday Wall Street Journal report citing people familiar with the matter, Robinhood was in talks with Crypto.com to place yes-or-no event contracts supplied by the exchange. The trading company launched its prediction markets hub in March 2025, initially facilitated by Kalshi in order to comply with regulatory requirements from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and later using ForecastEx and Rotella.  The reported move came just days after Bernstein analysts raised the firm’s price target on Robinhood (HOOD) stock to $160 from $130 per share, based on the company’s outlook for prediction markets and tokenized equities. The...

BTC is marginally up since the news went live, but the actual volatility has historically taken place on Monday morning.

Issuer, chain, custody, redemption, market and launch choices will determine whether Wallet becomes a native transaction route or a narrower integration. The post Samsung Wallet is getting native stablecoins – and it could make one token the default for 800M users appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Bitcoin Policy Institute and three partner organizations will be able to send employees to work alongside State Department officials to address issues including digital freedom. The US Department State Department has launched a program to “advance diplomatic efforts on digital freedom and freedom of expression” using a Bitcoin (BTC) advocacy organization as a partner. In a Friday X post, the Bitcoin Policy Institute (BPI) said that it would be a founding partner in the US State Department’s Freedom Tech Excellence Program (FTEP), alongside Palantir Technologies, Anduril Industries and the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. According to the organization, the program will allow its employees “to work alongside state department experts and defend digital freedoms around the world.” “FTEP brings private sector talent to the Department for limited-term assignments to advance diplomatic efforts on key issues including online freedom of expression, privacy-enhancing technologies, countering digital survei...

The European Union has sanctioned HTX, widening a Russia crackdown that has already affected counterparties beyond the exchange. The bloc placed Huobi Global S.A., the entity behind HTX, under a transaction ban in its 21st sanctions package adopted July 23. From Aug. 23, EU operators will be prohibited from transacting with the exchange, though the […] The post EU expands HTX crackdown as Russia-linked crypto network keeps shifting its financial rails appeared first on CryptoSlate.

New regulations for crypto trading, custody, and settlement in Russia take effect Sept. 1, with requirements for licensed intermediaries applying from July 2027.

Bitcoin is consolidating just above the $60K region after a volatile first half of 2026 that saw the asset collapse from its January highs near $96K. The recent rebound off the June lows has restored some short-term optimism, but the price is now stalling directly beneath a heavy confluence of moving-average resistance. Whether this becomes […]

President Donald Trump joked about seeking a fourth term as millions of dollars in his namesake meme coin moved toward exchanges. Trump used the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner to revive one of his longest-running political provocations, pulling out a red “Trump 2028” hat and declaring that he intended to run again. He joked: “I’m […] The post Trump jokes about 4th term as $17 million in TRUMP tokens move onto exchanges appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The OCC denied the UK company’s application this week citing AML/CFT risks, despite approving similar charters for digital asset companies in the last year. Update (July 25, 4:39 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a response from Wise. Payments company Wise will to change its strategy for applying for a charter license with the US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to one “under a GENIUS Act framework,” the legislation to regulate stablecoins in the country. According to a Thursday notice from Wise, the company plans to submit a new application for a national trust bank charter under a GENIUS Act framework. Investment banking group William Blair said that Wise will likely not shift its position on payment stablecoins with the new OCC application, despite being denied a charter to establish a national trust bank on Tuesday. Read more

The group allegedly breached Central Bank systems, converted crypto to cash via Chinese brokers, and used small transfers to evade detection.

Where is BTC heading next? The currently tested level will determine it, says analyst.

Galaxy Digital said the Senate has four working days to save the CLARITY Act, as it cut passage odds to 30%. In a July 24 note to clients, the crypto investment firm lowered its estimate for CLARITY Act chances this year from 50%, saying lawmakers need a deal by July 30 to leave enough time […] The post US Senate has 4 days to save CLARITY Act as odds fall to 30% – Galaxy Digital says appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The AI Kill Switch Act would let Homeland Security order frontier AI throttled or shut down, with fines up to $20 million a day for defying it.

Over $100 million entered the funds tracking the altcoin in the past week.

Bitcoin traded around $64,000 on July 25 after changing hands near $65,000 around the ECB’s July 23 decision as the central bank kept rates unchanged, its bond portfolios continued shrinking, and euro-area banks tightened access to business and housing credit. The ECB kept its three key interest rates unchanged, leaving the deposit facility rate at […] The post Bitcoin is now fighting the ECB’s €51.8 billion bond wall for a shrinking pool of capital appeared first on CryptoSlate.