OPNX explains why Celsius was prioritized over FTX, others for bankruptcy tokenization

Celsius was selected first for OPNX’s bankruptcy tokenization due to the company’s “completely unredacted database,” according to Heimdall CEO Vishal Shah. Heimdall, a provider of business tokenization solutions, and OPNX partnered to roll out their bankruptcy tokenization product, enabling users with funds frozen on defunct platforms to access liquidity. The product provides an alternative to…

Binance to halt Bitcoin spot trading with Australian Dollar

Crypto exchange Binance announced it would stop Bitcoin (BTC) spot trading activities with the Australian Dollar (AUD) on June 1, according to a statement on May 26. Additionally, the exchange would remove spot trading activities for other top cryptocurrencies like Cardano (ADA), Ethereum (ETH), Dogecoin (DOGE), XRP, BNB, Solana (SOL), and Polygon (MATIC) paired with…

Hex market cap loses $4 billion in a week

Blockchain network Hex (HEX) has seen around $4 billion wiped from its market cap over the past week, according to CryptoSlate data. Hex’s market cap dropped to as low as $2.41 billion on May 25 from a peak of $6.62 billion recorded on May 20, according to CryptoSlate’s data. During this period, the Richard Heart-led…

DCG shutters TradeBlock institutional trading platform

Digital Currency Group (DCG) will close its institutional trading platform, TradeBlock, by the end of the month, Bloomberg reported May 25. Crypto market challenges DCG’s decision to close TradeBlock comes amidst a harsh crypto market. One DCG spokesperson cited various challenges, stating: “Due to the state of the broader economy and prolonged crypto winter, along…

Algorand Foundation CEO says ‘we don’t think about price’

Algorand Foundation CEO Staci Warden played down the significance of ALGO’s underwhelming performance, saying, “We don’t think about price.” In a recent interview with Real Vision Crypto, Warden brushed aside the relevance of price, instead highlighting the Foundation’s success in attracting developers to the ecosystem and ensuring their success. “We are having a Cambrian explosion…

Morgan DF Fintoch goes radio silent after rugging $31.6M

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Sam Altman’s Worldcoin raises $115M in Series C round

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Trezor sales soar 900% amid Ledger’s seed recovery controversy

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Stably introduces #USD, the first Bitcoin network stablecoin

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U.S. Treasury yields soar and Bitcoin stumbles amid debt ceiling, rate hike concerns

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