Strive, the Bitcoin treasury company co-founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, purchased another 469 BTC for approximately $36.6 million last week, bringing its total holdings to exactly 25,000 BTC as Michael Saylor’s Strategy went a second consecutive week without buying Bitcoin.The Nasdaq-listed company acquired the Bitcoin between September 8 and September 11 at an average price of
Uniswap has processed more than $70 billion in trading volume over the past month, extending its position as the largest decentralised exchange by spot volume.The protocol said on September 12 that it had handled more volume than the next three DEXs combined, citing DeFiLlama Research data. Contemporary data placed Uniswap’s rolling 30-day volume at approximately
How Is North Korea Changing Its Remote Worker Strategy? North Korea is increasingly using remote technology workers from third countries, including Iran and Lebanon, to help infiltrate U.S. companies and generate revenue for state programs, according to a report published Friday.The approach appears designed to bypass tighter screening of applicants suspected of being directly linked
Why Are Authorities Looking at Crypto Mining Farms? Mexican authorities are investigating a clandestine cryptocurrency mining operation in Puebla state as part of a wider inquiry into whether organized criminal groups are using mining infrastructure to generate or launder illicit funds.The operation was discovered in the Sierra Norte region, where investigators found 300 graphics processing
Who Is Buying More Than 1,000 Bitcoin? An unidentified crypto whale has spent approximately $85.42 million in USDC to accumulate 1,075.6 Bitcoin over four days, using THORChain to execute the purchases while BTC remains below the $80,000 level.On-chain trackers Lookonchain and Ember said the buyer accumulated the position at an average cost of approximately $79,412
How Did Reform UK Receive £72 Million in Two Days? Reform UK has received £72 million ($97.4 million) from two cryptocurrency billionaires in just two days, with BitMEX co-founder Ben Delo and Tether investor Christopher Harborne each contributing £36 million.Delo’s payment is the largest single political donation in British history, surpassing the £10 million bequest
Why Is a Coinbase Customer Threatening Legal Action? Coinbase is facing the prospect of civil proceedings in the Netherlands after a customer issued a formal notice of default demanding €170,874.18 over an alleged 2024 account takeover and unauthorized removal of funds.The notice, made public on September 12, gives Coinbase 14 calendar days to pay the
What Is UniCredit Looking to Build? UniCredit Bank is exploring technology providers that could support a broader move into digital assets, including crypto trading, custody and tokenized investment products.The Italian bank’s discussions remain at an early stage, with areas under consideration including digital asset brokerage, crypto custody, tokenized investment products and fixed-income securities that use
Why Did Metaplanet Cut Its Executive Warrant Pool? Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet has sharply reduced a controversial management equity incentive program after shareholders raised concerns that its structure created excessive dilution while delivering disproportionate gains to executives.The Tokyo-listed company cut the potential shares available under its Series 10 Stock Acquisition Rights plan by 41%, reducing
Why Is Julian Sawyer Leaving the CEO Role? Julian Sawyer is stepping down as CEO of Zodia Custody and moving into a strategic-adviser role as the institutional digital-asset custodian prepares to separate its custody and infrastructure businesses.Sawyer told employees in a Sept. 10 internal memo that the planned acquisition of Zodia Custody’s custody operation by