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Polymarket names former Amazon finance chief Warren Jenson as its first CFO

Jenson becomes the prediction market’s first CFO as Polymarket builds its regulated U.S. exchange and global platform.

Monument Bank delays retail tokenized deposits, cites regulatory issues in the UK

The London-based challenger bank tapped a Canadian custodian to meet the Financial Conduct Authority’s regulatory requirements. It now expects to roll out retail tokenized deposits by November.

Bitcoin Bancorp snaps up thousands of defunct Bitcoin Depot ATMs for $620,000

Just over a quarter of Bitcoin Depot’s more than 9,200 kiosks have been sold for less than $1 million, court records show.

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MoneyGram unveils stablecoin-backed card as digital dollars move into everyday spending

The remittance giant is rolling out a Visa card that lets customers hold dollars and spend from a stablecoin-backed balance.

Nasdaq, Boerse Stuttgart, others ask EU to remove or increase cap in tokenization trial

The coalition warned that the current limit is too low, noting some existing European projects already exceed it.

Threatened with arrest online? Recognizing a law enforcement impersonation scam

So-called digital arrest scams use false claims of authority to pressure victims virtually into making rapid digital payments, including cryptocurrency transactions, writes Moody's Rich Graham.

Crypto researchers cut Bitcoin and Ethereum quantum attack estimate by 50%

A paper shared with CoinDesk shows humans and AI agents beating Google’s March result on a core calculation used by Shor’s algorithm, adding another variable to crypto’s quantum clock.

BIS chief warns AI capex arms race relies on opaque debt, posing systemic risks

Pablo Hernandez cited historical railway and dot-com bubbles to caution that spending driven by hype over actual profits risks broad economic corrections.

Treasury yields continue to rise even as Bessent doubles down on bond buybacks

Long-term yields moved higher despite a $6 billion Treasury buyback, as debt concerns and rising oil prices continue to pressure global bond markets.

Crypto exchange giant Bybit to offer European ‘super-app’ with stocks, derivatives

Bybit has an electronic money institution license in Austria and is about to snag a MiFID license too, CEO Ben Zhou told Coindesk.

Nasdaq invests $100 million in Kraken parent company Payward at $21 billion valuation

The investment expands a strategic partnership to bring tokenized, voting-enabled equities to crypto exchange users.

Bitcoin traders dial down bullish plays ahead of U.S. inflation data

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Bitcoin trades near $78,000 as memecoins, small caps lead a broad crypto retreat

Bitcoin fell 2% over 24 hours to $78,111 as 95 of the 100 CoinDesk 100 constituents declined, with most of the damage done overnight.

Indian agri warehouse giant is putting $2 billion in grain-backed loans onchain

Arya.ag is using Avalanche technology to tokenize grain deposits to help lenders verify crops backing agricultural loans.

Live updates: Bitcoin slumps as oil and bond yields surge to new highs

The ECB hiked rates earlier Thursday, and U.S. core PPI was softer than expected, but still running hot.

SGX's bitcoin and ether perpetual futures are now open to U.S. institutions

The Singapore Exchange says U.S. institutions can now trade its bitcoin and ether perpetual futures, a milestone that bridges U.S. trading desks with Asian liquidity.

La LAPTOP de Hunter Biden culpa a los bots tras una caída del 98% mientras los operadores acumulan pérdidas de seis cifras

El equipo dijo que la liquidez escasa y los operadores automatizados distorsionaron el lanzamiento, mientras los datos de Nansen mostraron que algunos compradores iniciales tenían pérdidas de seis cifras después del estreno del memecoin.

Dogecoin cae un 5% para liderar las pérdidas de los principales, con bitcoin manteniendo el nivel de 78.000 dólares

Dogecoin lideró las pérdidas, BNB cayó alrededor del 4% y XRP el 3%, mientras el petróleo impulsó los rendimientos de los tesoros a sus máximos desde finales de 2023.

El crypto gana independientemente del voto de la Clarity Act, dice Armstrong de Coinbase

El CEO de Coinbase le dijo a CNBC que la industria de crypto obtiene claridad reguladora ya sea que el Senado apruebe la ley el 15 de septiembre o no.

Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev fires back at AMC's Aron in escalating fight over stock tokens

Tenev told CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Wednesday that public companies shouldn't have veto power over third-party securities that reference their shares.

U.S. Treasury sanctions another widespread cyber-scam hub, Xinbi Guarantee

Chinese-language platform Xinbi is accused of operating on crypto transactions as it offered services to other criminal networks.

Tether pushes into private credit with $400 million fund with Fasanara

The USDT issuer will help source lending opportunities and provide stablecoin payment infrastructure for Fasanara's private credit network.

Bitcoin and Ethereum race quantum clock as U.S. backs $300 million hardware push

The threat is not here yet, but fault-tolerant machines and crypto’s migration plans are starting to converge on the same 2029 window.

Consensys to split MetaMask into its own firm while staying silent on IPO

The existing company, Consensys Software Inc., will rebrand as MetaMask under Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin as chairman and CEO.