CFTC appoints DJ Hennes as Director of Market Participants Division

Echo Admin key compromise enabled $76.7M unauthorized eBTC minting. The attacker used fake eBTC to borrow and bridge real crypto assets. ECHO token dropped sharply as panic selling hit the market fast. The ECHO token came under severe pressure after a major security breach tied to the Echo Protocol led to the unauthorized minting of […] The post ECHO token plunges after $76M admin key exploit hits protocol appeared first on CoinJournal.

Institutional investors just sold an overall total of $1.07 billion in Bitcoin and crypto assets in one week, according to a new update from CoinShares. The outflows are the first negative result in seven weeks and the third-largest weekly outflow of the year. Bitcoin drove most of the selling with $982 million in outflows. Ethereum […] The post Institutional Investors Sell $1,070,000,000 in Bitcoin and Crypto Assets in One Week, Ending Streak of Inflows: CoinShares appeared first on The Daily Hodl.

Kevin Warsh takes over the US Fed as rate-cut odds fall with crypto markets watching June policy and CFTC seats before the CLARITY Act vote.

This case highlights the persistent risks in crypto investments, emphasizing the need for investor vigilance and regulatory oversight to prevent fraud. The post Ohio man sentenced to 9 years for $10M crypto Ponzi scheme appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

SBI Group is reportedly planning to list a combined Bitcoin and XRP exchange-traded fund on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with a target of $32 billion in assets under management within three years of launch. Japan’s Financial Services Agency is already reviewing crypto assets more seriously as financial instruments, according to reports. The development signals a […]

South Korea’s FSC is reviewing Hana Bank’s $668M Dunamu stake under bank-commerce rules as finance firms push deeper into crypto assets now.

The Clarity Act passed the Senate Banking Committee, moving closer to a full Senate vote. Trump has pledged to sign the Clarity Act once it reaches the White House. The bill gives the CFTC oversight of digital commodities and keeps securities‑like tokens under the SEC. The digital asset industry just got a big regulatory shakeup. […] The post CLARITY Act Clears Senate Hurdle as Trump Vows to Sign appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.

The Verus Protocol Ethereum bridge has suffered an exploit that has allowed an attacker to siphon off more than $11.5 million in crypto assets through what security researchers described as a forged cross-chain transfer message. According to onchain security platform…