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A British national has been indicted in the United States for allegedly orchestrating a large-scale hacking operation under the alias “IntelBroker,” resulting in over $25 million in damages to businesses and institutions worldwide.The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the indictment of 25-year-old Kai West on Wednesday. West is accused […] The post IntelBroker Indicted: British National Faces Charges for $25M+ Data Breach on BreachForums appeared first on Cryptonews.

Put-call skews show no clear directional positioning for traders in the short-term.

The Ethereum price has risen slightly to $2,447, yet does the death cross on its two-week predict a major dump? The post Ethereum Price Prediction – ETH Forms Rare ‘Death Cross’ Pattern Last Seen in 2022 – What’s Going On? appeared first on Cryptonews.

Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken unveiled Krak, a new mobile payment app that allows users to send digital assets and fiat currencies to recipients in more than 110 countries. The app supports over 300 currencies and aims to usurp the dominance of established financial apps such as PayPal, Venmo, and Cash App. Developed to offer a faster […] The post Kraken enters payments with new Krak app enabling seamless global crypto, fiat transfers appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Former Tether and Blackstone execs plan to build a publicly traded crypto treasury spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and more.

CoreWeave’s previous takeover bid for Bitcoin miner Core Scientific was rejected for being too low. CoreWeave — once a cryptocurrency miner and now a rising AI infrastructure provider — is reportedly in acquisition talks with Core Scientific, after increasing a previously rejected bid made last year to the Bitcoin mining firm. A takeover bid could be “finalized in the company weeks,” The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing sources with knowledge of the discussions. No financial details were provided, though the offer would have to account for Core Scientific’s rapid expansion over the past year. Shares of Core Scientific rallied more than 23% on the news, with trading temporarily halted after the Journal’s report.  Read more

Kraken’s new "Krak" system will compete against other money-transmitting apps such as Cash App and Venmo. Crypto exchange Kraken has debuted a peer-to-peer (P2P) payments app that allows users to send fiat and cryptocurrency, regardless of country borders. The move is part of the exchange's effort to expand its financial services offerings beyond cryptocurrencies. According to Kraken on Thursday, the “Krak” app will offer users a spend and earnings account, promising yield generation on more than 20 digital assets along with cross-border transactions, a market forecast to surpass $8 billion in the United States this year. “[…] the financial system has been stuck in the past, and we think it's time to do something about it,” Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said in a statement. “We believe that basic financial services should be universally accessible, and that money should move as easily as information does.” Read more

RedStone, risk-modeling firm Gauntlet, and analytics provider RWA.xyz project that the on-chain market for tokenized real-world assets (RWA) could reach as much as $30 trillion by 2034, according to a joint report from June 26. Researchers calculate that tokenized RWAs, excluding stablecoins, expanded from roughly $5 billion in 2022 to more than $24 billion by […] The post Analysts predict $30 trillion market cap for tokenized RWA by 2034 appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The Las Vegas-based MMA league is embracing BTC ahead of its first events in England and Wales this July.

The United Arab Emirates-based Aqua 1 Foundation just bought $100 million worth of tokens from President Trump's World Liberty Financial.

Crypto infrastructure provider Taurus said the new contract could increase practical adoption of stablecoins, especially among businesses with sensitive transfers. Digital asset infrastructure provider Taurus has deployed a private contract for stablecoins designed to offer untraceability and anonymity. Built on the Aztec Network, Taurus’ stablecoin contract combines zero-knowledge proofs with the compliance features of existing stablecoins, the company disclosed on Thursday. The new contract can increase adoption of stable assets for payrolls, intracompany payments and other sensitive transfers, it said. Taurus provides infrastructure for major firms entering the digital asset space, including a global partnership with Deutsche Bank in 2023 and a management solution deal with State Street in 2024. Read more

The duo is raising funds via M3 Brigade Acquisition V Corp, with Cantor Fitzgerald advising; Wilbur Ross tapped as vice chair.

Judge Analisa Torres wrote that Ripple is still required to follow federal securities laws regardless of the SEC's regulatory pivot. A US district court denied a joint motion from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple requesting an indicative ruling to reduce a $125 million civil penalty and reverse an order defining primary sales of XRP (XRP) to institutional investors as securities transactions under Article 5 of the Securities Act. An indicative ruling allows lower courts like the district court to issue orders for a case that is pending review in the higher appellate court system, subject to approval from the higher court. In a Thursday filing in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Analisa Torres wrote that the court would not undo the earlier rulings, including the $125 million penalty, which were consistent with federal securities laws passed by Congress. Torres argued: Read more

The House passed HB 1664 on June 26, which designates the Secretary of Commerce as the President’s principal advisor on matters involving distributed-ledger technology The measure, introduced by Rep. Kat Cammack and co-sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto, passed by voice vote under suspension of the rules on June 26, according to the chamber’s floor summary. […] The post House clears HB 1664, setting Commerce Department as lead federal blockchain coordinator appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Ethereum sits at a crossroads as traders debate whether the second-largest cryptocurrency will finally break through $3,000 or plunge back down to $2,000.

Crypto exchange Coinbase has added new ways for crypto holders to make use of Cardano and Litecoin on its Base network.

Key Takeaways: Charles Uchenna Nwadavid pleaded guilty in Boston to mail fraud and money laundering. He laundered funds from six U.S. victims using cryptocurrency between 2016 and 2019. Transactions were processed through LocalBitcoins, accessed remotely by Nwadavid overseas. A Nigerian national pleaded guilty in Boston federal court on June 25 to charges related to laundering […] The post Nigerian Man Pleads Guilty to Laundering $2.5M in Crypto from US Victims appeared first on Cryptonews.

Created jointly with Flashblocks, World’s Priority Blockspace for Humans aims to ensure the best transaction speed for real humans. World Chain, a layer-2 (L2) blockchain linked to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has launched a new tool to prioritize real humans over bots to ensure transaction speed. Priority Blockspace for Humans (PBH), a new open source mechanism on the World Chain mainnet, marks World’s latest effort to build a blockchain designed for humans, according to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph on Thursday. The mechanism is implemented in World Chain’s block building logic that reserves a portion at the top of each block’s space for transactions sent from Orb-verified verified humans. Read more

The tokenized RWA market is now valued at $24 billion, dominated by private credit and US Treasury debt. Tokenized real-world assets (RWAs) have evolved from a niche concept to a mainstream use case of institutional finance, with private credit leading the charge as investors pursue programmable yields. That was one of the main takeaways from RedStone’s H1 2025 RWA Market Overview, co-authored by DeFi protocol Gauntlet and data platform RWA.xyz.  Excluding stablecoins, the tokenized RWA market has grown by as much as 380% since 2022, reaching a combined $24 billion in value.  Read more

A drumbeat of “positive regulatory news” under U.S. President Donald Trump has buoyed the stock, one analyst said.