13:05 2025-06-17
Fold Holdings Signs $250 million Equity Purchase Agreement to Expand Bitcoin ReservesNasdaq-listed bitcoin financial services company Fold Holdings has signed a $250 million equity financing agreement, which will be mainly used to increase its bitcoin reserves.
Under the terms of the agreement, Fold may, at its sole discretion, issue proceeds raised in tranches of common stock up to a maximum of $250 million upon satisfaction of SEC registration requirements. Cohen & Company Capital Markets acted as the exclusive placement agent for this financing.
12:42 2025-06-17
Malaysia Launches Digital Asset Center to Test Stablecoins and Programmable CurrenciesMalaysia has launched the Digital Asset Innovation Hub programme, which will act as a regulatory sandbox to enable fintech and digital asset companies to test new technologies under the supervision of the country's central bank. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim announced the initiative at the Sasana 2025 Symposium in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. He described the hub as the "start of a new chapter" in Malaysia's digital economy.
Ibrahim detailed that the sandbox will allow programmable payments, ringgit-...
12:42 2025-06-17
Cryptocurrency Payroll Platform Volante Chain Secures $2 million in Private FundingFormer OpenAI employee Joey Bertschler announced the creation of cryptocurrency payroll distribution platform Volante Chain at the German Blockchain and artificial intelligence Week, which has received $2 million in private investment. The platform uses blockchain technology to implement same-day payroll settlement, and is currently conducting MVP stage tests in Vietnam and Japan, covering thousands of users.
12:30 2025-06-17
White House digital asset policy advisor: hope to see the final passage of the GENIUS stablecoin billBo Hines, White House policy adviser on digital assets, said in a post that he hoped to see the final passage of the GENIUS Stablecoin Act, a landmark piece of legislation that would: upgrade our payment channels for the digital age; establish US dominance in digital asset innovation; preserve the dollar's status as the world's reserve currency; provide regulatory clarity for stablecoins; and provide Americans with faster, cheaper and more reliable transactions. The future of finance has arrived...
12:09 2025-06-17
Starknet has completed the pledge migration and has launched Staking v2 on the main network.Starknet announced that the stake migration is now complete, the staking operation has resumed, and the block proof and commission adjustment functions are now live on the mainnet. This upgrade improves the economics of STRK staking and brings greater transparency to validator behavior: allowing the principal to evaluate and compare the validator's active level and reliability before participating in the Starknet consensus in the future (with the goal of EOY). The implementation of the v2 versio...
11:58 2025-06-17
Trader AguilaTrades reduces 20x BTC multi-order position to $350 millionAccording to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, due to the short-term decline of BTC, trader AguilaTrades' multi-order position has turned profit to loss. 2 minutes ago, he raised 5 million USDC from Bybit again, and then recharged into Hyperliquid as a margin.
In the past 15 minutes, he has reduced his position by 632.64 BTC, reducing his 20 times BTC multiple position to $350 million. The current opening price is $106014.20, and the clearing price is $100650, with a floating loss of $1....
11:51 2025-06-17
The Israeli army plans to attack key targets in Tehran tonightIsraeli Defense Minister Katz said in a statement today (June 17) that the Israeli army has "destroyed the central area of Iran's Natanz nuclear facility" and plans to destroy all infrastructure of Iran's nuclear program. Israel will continue to target Iran's military leadership, nuclear program and missile systems. Katz also said that the Israeli army plans to attack "important targets" in Tehran tonight local time and that Israel will "respond to any attempt to restart Iran's nuclear program".
11:14 2025-06-17
Stablecoin startup Ubyx completes $10 million seed roundUbyx, a stablecoin startup founded by former Citigroup executive Tony McLaughlin, completed a $10 million seed round led by Galaxy Ventures, with participation from Founders Fund, Coinbase Ventures, Paxos, and VanEck. The company is dedicated to building a clearing system that connects stablecoin issuers with banks and fintech companies to address interoperability issues in payment scenarios.