Keeta and LayerZero Bring Tokenized Bank Deposits Onchain
The initiative pairs Keeta, a payments-focused network that has been opening its ecosystem to fintechs, banks, and developers , with LayerZero, an interoperability protocol used to move assets and messages across blockchains. For related coverage, see AFX Trade Says $24M Drained, Offers Hacker 30% Bounty .
AFX Trade Says $24M Drained, Offers Hacker 30% Bounty
AFX Trade, a perpetual futures exchange built on Arbitrum, says roughly $24 million was drained from the protocol and has offered the attacker a 30% bounty to return the funds. The details of how the exploit occurred have not been independently confirmed.
Swiss Bank BancaStato Launches Crypto Trading With Sygnum
The structure of the launch places Sygnum at the center of the service. That partnership, rather than an in-house product build, is the defining feature of the announcement.
XRP Whales Accumulate as Small Holders Capitulate: What It Means
XRP's largest wallets are adding to their positions while smaller holders sell, a divergence that has pushed elite whale accumulation to an eight-year high and drawn fresh attention to how ownership of the token is shifting between strong and weak hands.
Russia Legalizes Crypto as Markets Watch for Impact
Russia's crypto policy story has moved from headline to implementation watch. CoinDesk reported that the country's parliament passed a crypto market law and said the rules now have a set start date.
Bybit to Support Monad (MON) v0.15.1 Network Upgrade
The same research package also points to Bybit's main announcements portal and Monad's official releases page. Taken together, those two official URLs frame the story as an exchange-readiness item connected to a documented software release stream, not a standalone market event.
SoundCloud Acquires Nina Protocol After Shutdown
SoundCloud acquires Nina Protocol after a wind-down period visible on Nina Protocol's own URLs, including https://www. ninaprotocol.
SEC's Peirce Says Crypto Vaults, Onchain Lending May Fall Under Securities Laws
SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce said crypto vaults and onchain lending can raise securities-law issues even when they run on public blockchains, sharpening the compliance debate around DeFi yield products and lending markets.
Senate Crypto Bill Targets Presidents and Federal Officials
Senators Jeff Merkley and Chuck Schumer are leading an effort to restrict elected officials from profiting off crypto, framed as a measure to end crypto corruption by Trump and other elected officials . For related coverage, see U.
U.S. Seeks Forfeiture of $25M in Crypto Tied to Scams
Because forfeiture is a claim against the assets themselves rather than a criminal conviction, the funds remain the subject of alleged, not proven, wrongdoing until the case is resolved. For related coverage, see Warren Calls on Trump to Disclose Crypto Earnings Before Senate Vote .
Galaxy launches $5 million Bitcoin security fund
Galaxy has committed $5 million to a Bitcoin security effort aimed at preparing the network against future quantum computing threats, marking one of the more concrete corporate moves to address long-term cryptographic risk facing the asset.
Galaxy Launches $5 Million Bitcoin Quantum Initiative
Galaxy has launched the Galaxy Bitcoin Quantum Readiness Initiative, a program that includes up to $5 million in developer grants aimed at preparing Bitcoin for the arrival of cryptographically relevant quantum computers.