Category: crypto

Ethereum derivatives markets experienced a significant decrease in total open interest, dropping by 5.62% to $27.119 billion in the past day. Binance leads in ETH open interest with $5.74 billion, followed by Gate, Bybit, and OKX. ETH is trading around $2,067, down 3.65%, as leverage resets.

Kraken-backed xStocks has launched xChange, an on-chain trading engine for tokenized stocks that connects traditional equity liquidity with decentralized finance infrastructure. Users can trade over 70 tokenized equities across Ethereum and Solana, with real-world pricing and atomic settlement. The platform has seen significant transaction and trading volume, with 80,000 holders interacting with the ecosystem.

OpenAI integrates ChatGPT into financial tools like FactSet, Third Bridge, Excel, and Google Sheets for easier use in the crypto market. This move aims to make AI a core infrastructure in traditional and digital asset financial workflows. It allows professionals to automate strategies and treat crypto as a standard asset class.

RedStone launched a price oracle on Stellar to enhance DeFi and tokenization. Following a $10m oracle vulnerability exploit, the move aims to provide secure market data for lending and trading. The integration offers flexible price data delivery options for developers, signaling Stellar’s evolution into a tokenized asset environment with a focus on programmable finance.

High-speed algorithmic trading in the forex market is crucial for competitive execution due to rapid price movements. Automated forex robots make decisions instantly based on predefined criteria, eliminating human error and emotional bias. Speed is essential in the volatile forex market, where delays can result in missed opportunities.

Zerohash is seeking a United States national trust bank charter to operate as a federally regulated trust bank. The company plans to expand its services under the GENIUS Act framework. This license has become highly sought-after by crypto companies since the act was passed in July. The OCC has issued conditional licenses to multiple applicants.

The U.S. banking industry is concerned about the Federal Reserve granting crypto exchange Kraken direct access to its core payments infrastructure. This move could introduce new risks to the financial system, with trade groups warning of potential dangers and bypassing regulatory safeguards. Critics fear this decision could set a precedent for other crypto firms seeking…

SKY token surged by 10% in the last 24 hours due to ongoing buyback program and governance updates. The protocol repurchased 1.8 billion SKY tokens, adjusted staking rewards and treasury management to reduce inflation. This strategy mirrors traditional corporate buybacks to support price stability and value for token holders.

A cryptocurrency holder alleges that attackers stole $24 million in a violent robbery. Blockchain analysts are tracking the funds’ movement. The stolen assets were moved to an Ethereum wallet, and some funds have been bridged to Arbitrum. PeckShield reported the incident as an address poisoning attack, with $20 million in DAI held in attacker-controlled wallets.

Coinbase, Microsoft, and Europol collaborated to shut down the Tycoon 2FA phishing platform. They traced blockchain transactions to identify the platform’s administrator and users. Tycoon 2FA allowed criminals to intercept authentication sessions, resulting in an 83% decrease in phishing losses in 2025. The platform facilitated unauthorized access to accounts worldwide.