stablecoin
S&P Global Acquires OpenZeppelin in Second Crypto Infrastructure Move This Week
S&P Global is buying stablecoin code auditor OpenZeppelin days after backing Kaiko, signaling a serious push to own crypto's verification layer.…
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institutional
S&P Global's OpenZeppelin Acquisition Signals a New Era for Onchain Risk
S&P Global is acquiring crypto security firm OpenZeppelin, targeting the technology risks behind stablecoins, tokenized funds, and onchain financial products.…
ethereum
$7.73M rsETH Drained From Safe Wallet via Malicious Uniswap V4 Hook
An Ethereum Safe wallet lost $7.73M in rsETH on Sept. 15 after an attacker exploited a custom module and rerouted funds through a rogue Uniswap V4 liquidity pool.…
blockchain
Blockchain Dead Drops: How Chinese AI Models Supercharged On-Chain Malware
Chainalysis reports a 440% surge in blockchain-hosted malware commands, with daily malicious writes jumping from 2.06 to 11.1 as state-linked hackers weaponize Chinese AI.…
sec
SEC Draws a Hard Line: Real Stock Tokens Win, Synthetics Lose Ground
The SEC has approved onchain trading of tokenized real stocks while banning synthetic copies and handing companies veto power over their own tokenized equity.…
security
State Hackers Are Weaponizing Blockchains — Chainalysis Reports 420% Malware Surge
Chainalysis finds onchain malware activity has surged 420%, with North Korea exploiting Tron, Aptos, and BNB Chain while Iran-linked actors hide commands inside Bitcoin transactions.…
regulation
FCA Raids Three More London Sites in Unregistered P2P Crypto Crackdown
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has targeted three additional London locations tied to unregistered peer-to-peer crypto trading, with its enforcement chief warning operators they are being watched.…
tokenization
Tokenized Stocks Win a Temporary SEC Opening as CLARITY Act Stalls in Senate
The CLARITY Act failed to clear the Senate's 60-vote threshold, but tokenized stocks secured a temporary SEC exemption pathway, leaving broader crypto rules in limbo.…
sec
SEC's Innovation Exemption Opens Public Blockchains to Tokenized Stocks
The SEC has carved out an "innovation exemption" letting qualifying venues trade tokenized U.S. stocks on public blockchains — no exchange registration required, but synthetics and corporate vetoes complicate the picture.…
regulation
Senate Democrats Kill the CLARITY Act Over Trump's Crypto Conflicts
Senate Democrats have blocked the CLARITY Act, citing Trump's personal crypto interests and inadequate ethics provisions as dealbreakers for landmark digital asset legislation.…
regulation
CLARITY Act Fails Senate Cloture Vote But Lame-Duck Window Stays Open
The CLARITY Act couldn't clear the Senate's 60-vote cloture threshold, but a motion to reconsider keeps a lame-duck revival technically possible.…
sec
SEC's Tokenized Stock Exemption Opens a Regulated Path for Blockchain Equity Markets
The SEC has issued a temporary Innovation Exemption for tokenized NMS stocks, marking a pivotal regulatory step toward blockchain-integrated equity markets.…