J.P. Morgan Asset Management has expanded its tokenized money market funds MONY and JLTXX onto Solana, giving qualified U.S. investors access through the Morgan Money platform. J.P. Morgan Expands Access for Tokenized Funds J.P. Morgan is taking another step onto public blockchain rails. The asset manager has made MONY and JLTXX available on Solana through

Venture capital powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz is dropping the word “crypto” from the name of its dedicated cryptocurrency investment arm, rebranding the business as a16z Frontier as it expands its focus to artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Broadening the Frontier The change, announced Thursday by Chris Dixon, the longtime head of a16z Crypto, marks a

Total deposits in crypto lending vaults have expanded from $4 billion in early 2025 to over $10 billion, driven by institutional investors and treasuries seeking high yield on stablecoins. Industry experts advocate for stricter risk management and financial compensation buffers for security breaches or negligence. Crypto Lending Vaults Surpass $10B Deposits in decentralized finance (DeFi)

Evernorth plans to raise capital to buy more XRP, while existing warrants could provide up to $132.2 million in additional funding. Its latest prospectus details the cash investments and token contributions that helped establish its treasury. Evernorth Plans Further XRP Purchases Through Capital Raising Buying additional XRP forms part of the financing strategy that Evernorth

A Colombian cryptocurrency broker known as “Rey” has been sentenced to 160 months in federal prison for helping launder $14.5 million in drug proceeds using Tether’s USDT and participating in a cocaine importation conspiracy. The operation connected Colombian drug traffickers, an unlicensed American crypto exchange, and a web of shell companies. Prosecutors also secured a

A fake security warning flashed across crypto wallets, sending users scrambling to protect their funds. Instead, the alert delivered them straight to thieves who drained roughly $2.56 million, exploiting a trusted notification system without ever cracking the hardware itself. A Fake Security Alert With a $2.56 Million Price Tag Belgian hardware-wallet maker Ngrave, commonly known

Zakura has proposed a new privacy safeguard for zcash swaps routed through Near Intents, designed to stop future quantum computers from linking one exposed refund address to a user’s wider transaction history. Zakura Proposes One-Key-Per-Swap Privacy for Zcash Quantum computers are not cracking Zcash today. Yet, Zcash developer Zakura is already designing around the possibility

Despite XRP’s sharp decline from its mid-2025 peak, institutional adoption and developer activity on the XRP Ledger remain resilient. Odelia Torteman, head of digital assets at XRPL Commons, argues that expanding enterprise use, real-world asset tokenization and upcoming lending features could generate sustainable demand for XRP. Protocol Architecture Drives Core Demand The convergence of Ripple

Thai Immigration Police arrested Wu Chaoshuai, a Chinese national who had entered the country on a tourist visa back in 2019, and had taken action to evade arrest. Chaoshuai allegedly led a cryptocurrency laundering ring that moved over $74 million for a transnational criminal organization. Chinese Crypto Money Laundering Kingpin Arrested in Thailand Thai authorities

As stablecoins transition from decentralized finance tools to essential infrastructure for accessing U.S. dollars, an expert says their next phase of adoption depends on making blockchain technology invisible to the end user. From Speculative Tools to Digital Dollar Access When the first wave of decentralized finance (DeFi) swept through the global economy, stablecoins were primarily

Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Deepsigma has launched a live paper-trading platform across 77 traditional financial markets, including U.S. equities, indexes, commodities, and Treasury yields. Bridging Traditional Finance and Onchain Markets Decentralized perpetual futures exchange Deepsigma recently unveiled its platform with a live paper-trading demo spanning 77 traditional financial markets. Developed by a team of alumni

Multiliquid has secured $8 million in total funding after closing a seed round led by Polychain, with backing from Circle Ventures and five other investment firms. Developed by Uniform Labs, the platform addresses a stubborn problem in tokenized finance: Assets representing Treasuries, money market funds and private credit can trade on blockchains, yet converting them

Binance is exploring ways to give users exposure to leading stocks in markets including Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, and Brazil as it accelerates a shift beyond crypto. Binance Moves Beyond Crypto as Exchange Model Expands Binance is looking well beyond bitcoin. The world’s largest crypto exchange is considering adding stock exposure from Hong Kong,

On Wednesday, Brooklyn prosecutors disclosed that they have dealt a major blow to an international cryptocurrency scam that stole tens of millions of dollars from Russian-speaking Americans, including many residents of the New York borough. Brooklyn Prosecutors and FBI Dismantle 241 Scam Websites and 112 Servers According to the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Virtual Currency Unit

Bitcoin’s return to $100,000 is looking increasingly doubtful before 2027, at least in the eyes of prediction market traders. Polymarket assigns just a 27% probability to the milestone this year, while Kalshi’s October forecast sits at $87,000. With bitcoin trading near $83,416 on Tuesday, Oct. 13, traders are pricing in a far greater chance of

Once the largest Ethereum NFT marketplace around, Blur said this week that it will shut off its frontend in November, concluding its run as recent trading volume sat at a fraction of its previous peaks. Blur’s Impending Demise Follows Domination Blur’s “frontend will be deprecated on Nov. 12, 2026,” according to a Monday post on

Sydney Sweeney is back in a new ad for Novig. The 30-second spot for the sports-only prediction market keeps the “just sports” slogan from the September launch ad, but this time takes aim at insider trading, bots, and war bets elsewhere in the industry. A Sports-Only Pitch Aimed at Rivals’ Other Markets Novig posted the