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South Korean police arrested four people over alleged crypto payments to a Syrian terror group. Investigators said the alleged ringleader also sent 11 used cars and two excavators, marking a first for Korean investigators.
Hut 8’s Texas campus is tied to two long-term leases worth $19.6 billion, more than 260 times its latest quarterly revenue, amid Anthropic’s $35 billion AI deal and an industry race for power and data-center capacity.
The London Stock Exchange operator is reportedly working with Kraken’s parent on 24/5 exposure to tokenized UK equities, as traditional financial institutions accelerate efforts to develop blockchain-based stock offerings.
Singapore’s financial watchdog has proposed requiring stablecoin issuers to hold 100% reserves and banning yield payments. The framework is described as aligned with U.S. and EU rules and could enable recognition of foreign stablecoins.
Singapore is considering bringing some jointly issued, cross-border stablecoins into its regulatory framework, revisiting an earlier plan focused only on domestic issuance, Cointelegraph reports.
CoinDesk reports that wallets tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sold more than $30 million in Bitcoin on Hyperliquid over the past three weeks, as Donald Trump pushes to bring the crypto platform onshore.
Hyperliquid is discussing a potential US launch for its perpetual futures through Payward-owned, US-regulated Bitnomial. The arrangement would mark the decentralized exchange’s first US entry, according to Decrypt.
Former SEC and CFTC officials are urging lighter crypto rules, warning that excessive regulatory burdens could leave a $90 trillion perpetuals market offshore as agencies pursue work on derivatives and custody.
Russia’s regulated cryptocurrency exchanges could process more than $46 billion in trading volume during their first year after legalization, based on an estimate from the country’s largest bank, Cointelegraph reported.
South Korea plans free AI access for every citizen, with three consortia sharing up to 512 state-supplied Nvidia B200 chips. Beta testing is scheduled for September, and the service is expected to offer unlimited tokens.
Bitmine reportedly made its largest ether purchase since June. Chairman Tom Lee said crypto’s strong third-quarter performance could attract more institutional investors, according to CoinDesk.
Crypto projects have spent a record $638 million on token buybacks in 2026, with Hyperliquid and Pump.fun responsible for nearly 90% of the total, according to figures cited by the Financial Times.
