Japan classifies crypto as financial products under revised financial legislation. New law introduces insider trading rules and stronger penalties for violations. Reform supports future crypto ETFs and a proposed 20% separate tax framework. Japan has passed a landmark bill that officially recognizes cryptocurrencies as financial products under the Financial Instruments...
Blockaid Flags Suspected $18M Exploit Targeting Ostium
Blockaid linked Ostium’s suspected $18M exploit to manipulated oracle reports, prompting an active investigation. Another major security incident has struck the decentralized finance sector, adding to a growing wave of high-value crypto exploits. Attackers continue finding new ways to manipulate smart contracts and drain protocol funds despite ongoing security improvements....
Hoskinson Says RealFi Could Become Cardano’s Next Major Growth Engine
Hoskinson says RealFi could become a major source of Cardano TVL and transactions. Phase 1 testnet attracted over 1,000 users and nearly 500 verified wallets. RealFi targets DeFi growth through yield, stablecoins, and real-world lending use cases. Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson believes the network’s RealFi initiative could become a major...
LayerZero Executor Wallet Hack Claim Over $2.4M Across 8 Blockchains Called False Alarm
LayerZero says $2.4M Executor wallet hack claim was false alarm; transfers were internal rebalancing, no user funds at risk today. LayerZero faced market concern after an alert claimed its Executor wallets were compromised across eight blockchains. The alert alleged that about $2.4 million had been drained. The listed networks included...
Hyperliquid Adds CXMT, China’s DRAM Giant Eyeing Historic IPO
Hyperliquid adds CXMT, China’s largest DRAM maker, after CSI STAR Market 50 ETF listing, giving overseas users A-share access now. Hyperliquid has listed ChangXin Memory Technologies, or CXMT, after adding the CSI STAR Market 50 ETF. The move expands China-linked equity exposure on the platform for overseas users. Wu Blockchain...
Binance Reveals Super App Plan Beyond Crypto Trading
Binance plans a super app combining crypto trading, payments, and investments. Stablecoin adoption is driving Binance’s expansion into payment services globally. Tokenized stocks strengthen Binance’s push beyond traditional crypto trading. Binance plans to expand beyond cryptocurrency trading by building a financial super app that combines payments, stablecoins, investment products, and...
Bitcoin Long-Term Holders Just Ran Out of Paper Profits, So Why Is Nobody Selling
Bitcoin long-term holders see adjusted MVRV compress into reset territory while NUPL turns neutral, CryptoQuant data shows, as old coins simply refuse to move. The paper profits are mostly gone. Bitcoin long-term holders in the 6M to 10Y cohort have watched their adjusted MVRV compress into territory that marked valuation...
MEXC’s July 2026 Proof of Reserves Report Shows BTC Reserve Ratio Rising to 281%
Mutsamudu, Comoros, July 15, 2026 – MEXC, a pioneer in 0-fee digital asset trading, has released its July 2026 Proof of Reserves (PoR) report, audited by Hacken, showing that the BTC reserve ratio rose to 281% while reserve ratios for all major assets remained above 100%. The report confirms that...
Interactive Brokers Adds 9 Crypto Tokens, Expands USDC Transfers
Interactive Brokers adds 9 crypto tokens via Zero Hash and enables USDC, PYUSD and RLUSD transfers to external wallets for users. Interactive Brokers has expanded its crypto services by adding trading support for nine digital assets through Zero Hash. Wu Blockchain reported the update as part of the brokerage’s wider...
UK and US Eye Shared Stablecoin Framework for Global Payments
The UK and US are working on a shared stablecoin framework to support cross-border payments, market access, and financial innovation. The United Kingdom and the United States have announced plans to coordinate their stablecoin framework. The two governments issued a joint statement to promote greater cooperation in digital money policies....