Author: Robertson

South Korea’s top banks are pressing the incoming government to ease financial rules and let them expand into the virtual asset and nonbanking sectors.
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Shares of Classover Holdings surged nearly 40% on Monday after unveiling a plan to raise up to $500 million for a Solana-based corporate treasury.
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Paris-listed Blockchain Group acquired 624 BTC for $68.6M, boosting its total holdings to 1,437 BTC as it advances its institutional Bitcoin strategy.
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CertiK has detailed a $302m toll from scams, hacks and exploits in May 2025, a 16.94% month-on-month drop. However, code vulnerabilities have drained $229.6m alone—a 4,483% leap—while DeFi platforms have seen $241m stolen despite a sharp fall in phishing.
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BitoPro has suffered a $11.5M drain across Ethereum, Tron and Solana after hackers accessed an exposed wallet during a May 8 upgrade. The exchange has said its reserves are adequate but waited three weeks to confirm the breach, reviving concerns over disclosure standards among centralized venues.
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The XRP price has slipped by 8.2% to $2.14 amid a broader market cooldown following last month’s rally.Yet fresh signs of accumulation are emerging, with one XRP community member on X reporting a major exchange withdrawal just days ago.It appears that the Turkish crypto exchange Paribu has taken out of circulation 44.1 million XRP tokens […]
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Norwegian Block Exchange has become Norway’s first listed company to hold Bitcoin, adding 6 BTC and targeting 10 by month-end. The exchange plans Bitcoin-backed loans, MiCA-compliant Cardano stablecoin yield, and fresh capital raises to expand its treasury.
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