From hype to bailout: Trump meme coin’s $200 million rescue plan
After losing nearly 90% of its value, the Trump meme coin’s issuer is seeking $200 million to fund a digital-asset treasury and restore market confidence.
Crunch Lab’s $5M Raise Marks Blockchain’s Leap Beyond Crypto — Into Science, Healthcare, and AI
Crunch Lab raised $5M from VanEck, Galaxy Ventures and Road Capital to expand its decentralized AI network, highlighting real-world blockchain applications in science and healthcare and signaling growing institutional interest in blockchain and AI.
Square pushes Bitcoin payments live — skipping New York and rivaling PayPal’s crypto play
Square has moved from pilot to rollout, launching Bitcoin payments for U.S. merchants with zero fees through 2026. New York is excluded for now due to BitLicense rules. The move puts Block head-to-head with PayPal’s crypto payment push.
VARA Fines Crypto Firms — Dubai Tightens Its License-First, Marketing-Clean Rulebook
VARA fines crypto firms for unlicensed and misleading operations, imposing fines up to AED 600,000 in Dubai’s tightening crypto regulation drive.
CakePad Goes Live: CAKE Jumps as PancakeSwap Expands Early-Access Launches
PancakeSwap has launched CakePad, a new early-access platform that strengthens CAKE’s deflationary model and renews market momentum. The rollout coincided with a price surge, even as the team resolved a Chinese X account hack promoting a fake token.
ICE’s $2 Billion Bet Turns Polymarket Data Into Wall Street’s Next Commodity
ICE will invest $2B in Polymarket, valuing the platform near $10B and positioning prediction-market probabilities as data products. The plan centers on distributing event-driven data, exploring tokenization, and advancing a compliant route back to the U.S. market. For readers, this is the moment prediction data meets Wall Street rails.
Galaxy Digital Launches GalaxyOne: Institutional-Grade Crypto and Stocks Platform Targets U.S. Retail Investors
Galaxy Digital (Nasdaq: GLXY) unveils the GalaxyOne platform for U.S. investors, combining commission-free stock and ETF trading with blue-chip crypto access. The app offers 4% APY on FDIC-insured cash and an 8% Premium Yield note for accredited users, positioning Galaxy as a regulated, yield-focused alternative.
Coinbase Joins OCC Charter Race to Scale U.S. Crypto Payments Under Federal Oversight
Coinbase has applied for a U.S. OCC national trust company charter to bring parts of its business under federal supervision and scale payments and custody nationwide. This piece explains what the charter is, how to verify approval status yourself, and why rivals are racing for similar licenses.
UK Bitcoin Seizure Puts $7B Question to Courts and Markets
The UK holds 61,000 seized Bitcoin, worth $7B, in its biggest crypto case. Courts must now decide whether the assets go to victims, the Treasury, or sale.
SBI Crypto Hack: $21M Theft Tied to Lazarus Group and Tornado Cash Laundering
SBI Crypto confirmed a $21M theft routed through Tornado Cash, with analysts pointing to North Korea’s Lazarus Group. The breach raises the risk profile for Japan’s crypto sector and intensifies global scrutiny of mixers and cross-border laundering tactics.
