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Trading volume in tokenized equities is approaching limits set by the exemption, the company says. Robinhood's crypto chief has flagged a regulatory hurdle standing between the company and a full U.S. rollout of tokenized stocks.

Exchange executive tells CNBC most stolen funds may never be retrieved, as reports raise questions about a possible Coinbase breach too Bitget has confirmed that hackers drained approximately $388 million from the exchange, in an incident attributed to actors linked to North Korea's Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly referred to as DPRK.

The payments giant says business transactions now account for 17% of stablecoin card volume, signaling broader commercial adoption. Visa has reported that stablecoin-linked card payments expanded by nearly 200% year over year, according to figures disclosed by the company.

Court also rejects claims brought against Solana platform Meteora and its co-founder Chow in the same case. A federal judge in the United States has dismissed a class action lawsuit connected to the LIBRA cryptocurrency, according to reporting from Bitcoin.com News and crypto.news.

The asset manager's new guidance arrives as Bitcoin trades above $80,000 Fidelity has publicly named Bitcoin as a key diversifier for investment portfolios, positioning it as an alternative to the traditional stock-and-bond allocation model.

A sharp drop in trading activity has sliced deep into exchange operating income nationwide. South Korea's crypto exchange industry recorded a steep drop in profitability during the first half of 2026. Reporting from Cointelegraph and BitKE put the decline in operating profits at roughly 78% to 80% compared with the prior period.

Developers urge operators to update immediately as attackers probe older versions of the Lightning Network implementation Core Lightning developers have issued an urgent warning to node operators running older, unpatched versions of the software. According to the alert, attackers are actively probing and targeting these nodes, prompting calls for immediate updates.

The fund found El Salvador broke terms of its loan program by expanding Bitcoin exposure, but approved the payout anyway The International Monetary Fund has approved a waiver for El Salvador after determining the country violated conditions attached to its Bitcoin policy under a prior loan agreement.

Regulators have cleared a framework covering tokenized stocks, bonds and funds as the country targets a 2027 launch. South Korean regulators have taken a step forward on rules governing tokenized securities, according to reports published by Cointelegraph and crypto.news.

The protocol halted operations following an attack that drained close to $4 million, adding to this year's running tally of crypto hacks. NEAR Intents has suspended its cross-chain services following an exploit that resulted in losses of approximately $3.8 million.

The payments giant has launched transactions on Solana, powering the state-backed Roughrider Coin. Fiserv has confirmed that its digital asset platform is now operational, marking a significant step for the payments processor's push into blockchain-based financial products.

Attackers targeted a Loop Safe module tied to Aave v3, making off with roughly 114 ETH. A security incident tied to Aave v3 infrastructure has resulted in losses estimated between $305,000 and $310,000, according to separate reports published Thursday.

The new tool uses zero-knowledge proofs to let users pay for AI inference without disclosing their identity. The Ethereum Foundation has rolled out a new tool called zkAPI, designed to let users pay for AI model access without exposing personal identity.

The cross-chain settlement platform claims to have traced an exploiter's identity and is demanding a response within two days. NEAR Intents has stated that it has identified a hacker responsible for an exploit against its system, according to a report from Cointelegraph.

A new proposal would ease custody rules for investment advisers handling digital assets, three years after the agency pushed in the opposite direction. The Securities and Exchange Commission has put forward new rules aimed at easing custody requirements for investment advisers who work with crypto assets.

Armada's shareholders cleared the merger with Evernorth, paving the way for a $1 billion XRP treasury to list on Nasdaq under ticker XRPN. Armada shareholders have approved a merger with Evernorth, clearing a major hurdle toward a planned Nasdaq listing built around a large XRP treasury.

Coinbase, Mastercard, Visa and Stripe back the $1 billion launch, with Chainlink supplying oracle infrastructure. A consortium of major payments and crypto companies has launched a new stablecoin called Open USD. Coinbase, Mastercard, Visa and Stripe are named as backers of the project, which debuted with roughly $1 billion in scale, according to reports…

The new application layer aims to let Dogecoin miners eventually secure smart contracts built on top of the network. DogeOS has opened its testnet to the public, introducing an Ethereum Virtual Machine-compatible application layer built on top of Dogecoin.