FinTech

Blockchain-based lending company Figure confirms a data breach; ShinyHunters hacking group published 2.5GB of data, saying Figure refused to pay a ransom (techcrunch.com)
12 hours ago Blockchain

A US court sentences Ramil Ventura Palafox, CEO of Praetorian Group, to 20 years in prison for operating a $200M bitcoin Ponzi scheme that defrauded 90K+ people (www.theblock.co)
22 hours ago Bitcoin

Grab agrees to acquire US fintech company Stash Financial in a deal initially valued at $425M and forecasts FY 2026 revenue of $4.04B-$4.1B, below $4.13B est. (www.reuters.com)
2 days ago Fintech

Robinhood launches a public testnet for Robinhood Chain, an Ethereum Layer 2 network on Arbitrum supporting 24/7 trading, with a broader rollout later in 2026 (www.coindesk.com)
2 days ago Ethereum

JPMorgan exec Naveen Mallela, global co-head of blockchain division Kinexys, steps down after 11 years at the bank; Kinexys handled $5B transactions per day (www.bloomberg.com)
2 days ago Blockchain JPMorgan

KPMG citing PitchBook data: UK fintech investment totaled almost $11B in 2025 across 418 deals, down from ~$13.4B in 2024 across 527 deals; Revolut raised $4B (www.bloomberg.com)
2 days ago Fintech KPMG

LayerZero Labs unveils a new Layer 1 blockchain called Zero, in collaboration with Citadel Securities, DTCC, Google Cloud, and Intercontinental Exchange (www.theblock.co)
3 days ago Blockchain Google

A Bitcoin Blunder for the Ages: $40 Billion Accidentally Given Away (slashdot.org)
3 days ago Bitcoin

UK's FCA adds Blockchain.com to its registry of licensed crypto companies; the company withdrew its initial application in 2022 to pivot operations to Lithuania (www.coindesk.com)
3 days ago Blockchain

Bitcoin Dropped Nearly 30% This Week. But Why? (slashdot.org)
6 days ago Bitcoin

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb says it accidentally sent $44B worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards and has recovered 99.7% of it (www.reuters.com)
7 days ago Korea Bitcoin Cryptocurrency

US tech stocks and bitcoin rally after three days of selling; Nasdaq Composite closed up 2.18%, Broadcom 7.22%, Strategy 26.11%, and bitcoin rebounded to ~$70K (www.ft.com)
7 days ago Bitcoin

Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy [MSTR] Plunged 77% from its High, Joins our Imploded Stocks. Bitcoin Plunged only 50% (wolfstreet.com)
8 days ago Stock Bitcoin

Duna, a European fintech making AI-powered identity and compliance tools for banks, raised a €30M Series A led by CapitalG, bringing its total funding to €40M+ (www.siliconrepublic.com)
8 days ago Europe Fintech AI

Data breach at fintech firm Betterment exposes 1.4 million accounts (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
8 days ago Fintech

Bitcoin fell below $70,000, its lowest level since President Trump's election in November 2024 and down 44% from its October 2025 peak, as global markets fall (www.bloomberg.com)
8 days ago Trump Bitcoin

TRM Labs, which helps law enforcement and companies track crypto and blockchains, raised a $70M Series C led by Blockchain Capital at a $1B valuation (fortune.com)
9 days ago Blockchain

Global fintech VC funding rose 27% YoY in 2025 to $51.8B; Y Combinator was the most active investor in the space, participating in 151 deals, up 24.8% YoY (news.crunchbase.com)
10 days ago Fintech Y Combinator

Bitcoin dived below the $73,000 mark on Tuesday, hitting its lowest price since November 2024 as heavy selling resumes amid mounting geopolitical concerns (www.cnbc.com)
10 days ago Bitcoin

Fintech CEO and Forbes 30 Under 30 Alum Charged for Alleged Fraud (slashdot.org)
10 days ago Fintech

The UK ICO launches a new investigation into X and xAI over “serious concerns” about Grok's data use and “its potential to produce harmful sexualized” content (www.ft.com)
10 days ago ICO

Bitcoin Drops 40% in Four Months. Bloomberg Blames Absence of Buyers and Belief (slashdot.org)
12 days ago Bitcoin

Bitcoin has fallen to ~$78K, down ~7% in 24 hours, over 12% in the past week, and down ~37% since its ATH in Oct. 2025; Ethereum dropped ~18% in the past week (www.bloomberg.com)
13 days ago Bitcoin Ethereum

Binance says it will convert $1B in stablecoin reserves held in its SAFU into bitcoin over the next 30 days, as BTC falls to its lowest level since November (www.theblock.co)
14 days ago Bitcoin

Entropy, a decentralized crypto custodian that raised a $25M seed led by a16z in June 2022, is shutting down after “several pivots, and two rounds of layoffs” (www.theblock.co)
19 days ago Layoffs Decentralize

Konni hackers target blockchain engineers with AI-built malware (www.bleepingcomputer.com)
20 days ago Blockchain AI

Sources: Ledger is working with banks on a US IPO that could value the French cryptocurrency company at more than $4B; it was valued at $1.5B in 2023 (www.ft.com)
21 days ago France IPO Cryptocurrency

Sources: UBS plans to make cryptocurrency investing available for some private banking clients in Switzerland, starting with bitcoin and ether (www.bloomberg.com)
21 days ago Bitcoin Switzerland Cryptocurrency

Superstate raised an $82.5M Series B to expand from tokenized Treasury offerings into SEC-registered equities on Ethereum and Solana (www.theblock.co)
22 days ago Equity Ethereum

Neynar, a startup focused on decentralized social media infrastructure, is acquiring Ethereum-based social media project Farcaster from R&D firm Merkle (www.theblock.co)
23 days ago Startup Ethereum Decentralize

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