Prosecutors are probing allegations that Zondacrypto’s CEO gave Radosław Piesiewicz a 40,000 euro watch for help with regulatory hurdles.
DeFi Market
The US Treasury has formally brought digital assets into the financial sector’s preparations for quantum computing threats. On Aug. 24, the US Treasury launched its Quantum-Readiness Task Force, with one of three workstreams dedicated …
Cointelegraph is committed to providing independent, high-quality journalism across the crypto, blockchain, AI, and fintech industries. All news, reviews, and analyses are produced with full journalistic independence and integrity. For more details on our …
The president said CFTC Chair Michael Selig is working to bring the geoblocked perpetual futures venue into the US “in a fully compliant and legal fashion,” sending HYPE and Hyperliquid Strategies shares up and …
- DeFi Market
‘It has to pass’: Andrew Cuomo warns U.S. is falling behind on crypto rules
by adminby adminFormer New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the CLARITY Act is key to linking crypto and traditional markets.
The numbers behind the oft-cited prediction that Bitcoin will reach $1 million by 2030 simply don’t add up, according to Markus Thielen, head of research at 10x Research. “It’s mathematically impossible,” Thielen tells Cointelegraph …
- DeFi Market
Kalshi Ordered to Halt Most Washington Event Contracts Under Sweeping Injunction
by adminby adminA Washington court order calls for Kalshi to block contracts tied to sports, elections, politics, entertainment, culture, technology, science and mentions, with GeoComply geofencing required by Sept. 2 Kalshi must halt most of its …
Polymarket US Files AI Compute Contracts as CFTC Seeks Standards for Emerging ‘Digital Oil’ Market
The CFTC is seeking public comment on how AI compute derivatives should be listed and overseen, including questions around liquidity, benchmark reliability, manipulation and customer protections, as Kalshi, CME, ICE, Polymarket US and Liquid …
SafePal breach exposes 40,000 customers as hardware wallet attacks escalate from data leaks to $100 million theft
SafePal has become the latest hardware-wallet provider to suffer a security incident after an authorization flaw exposed personal information from about 40,000 customers. The Aug. 16 disclosure extends a run of security problems involving …
CFTC Sues Goliath Ventures Over Alleged $397M DeFi Liquidity Pool Ponzi
The complaint says $87 million went to Ponzi payments, $174 million to recruiter commissions and $48 million to CEO Christopher Delgado’s personal spending, with recoveries for roughly 1,600 customers now running through a bankruptcy …