KuCoin launched KCUSD, offering up to 4% APR on USDT, USDC and USDG, with promotional rates of up to 6% for eligible new funds. Returns are credited daily, with plans to add collateral and trading functions.
WeatherlyAUSTRAC took action against 45 crypto and remittance businesses over compliance and financial crime risks. It also cancelled GetCoins’ registration and suspended Cryptolink’s 96 crypto ATMs for three months.
AnaisBit2Me has launched Bit2Shield to help authorities trace, seize, store and sell cryptocurrency linked to investigations. The unit builds on Bit2Me’s work with agencies including Interpol and Europol, after the exchange processed €1.5 million ($1.74 million) in seized crypto in 2025.
WeatherlyMalone Lam is expected to plead guilty over his alleged role in stealing more than $240 million in Bitcoin from one investor.
AnaisRobinhood will route some football prediction contracts through Crypto.com’s newly independent OG.com exchange and take minority stakes in both businesses. The deal expands Robinhood’s prediction-markets network as event contracts generated a record $156 million in revenue in the second quarter of 2026.
WeatherlyStrive bought 1,375 BTC for $109 million, taking its total holdings to 24,531 BTC worth about $1.9 billion. The purchase was largely funded through SATA preferred shares, whose outstanding value has now reached $999 million.
AnaisPolish prosecutors have charged a fifth suspect in the Zondacrypto fraud case, with Roman Ż. accused of helping an organised group misappropriate 7.8 million złoty ($2.1 million) from users.
WeatherlyGemini has secured a Major Payment Institution licence from Singapore’s MAS, allowing it to provide regulated digital payment token and cross-border money transfer services. The approval completes a licensing process that began in October 2024 and gives Gemini full regulatory status for its Singapore operations.
AnaisCircle has agreed to acquire Singapore-based cross-border payments firm Tazapay to expand its global USDC payment network.
WeatherlyKakao Pay has completed a digital asset wallet test that allows stablecoins to be stored, transferred, used for payments and settled alongside Kakao Pay Money. KakaoBank is also testing the technology under banking security and regulatory rules, while Kakao Group plans to offer wallet solutions and consulting to companies and financial institutions.
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