Tag: #crypto

SEC Filing Shows Strategy Inc. Raised ~$1B Over a Week and Bought 13,927 Bitcoins, Not a One‑Day $1.16B Claim

Strategy Inc.'s April 13 8‑K shows ~$1.00B raised April 6–12 and acquisition of 13,927 BTC, contradicting a viral Telegram post's one‑day figures.

$STRC, $MSTR, #bitcoin, #crypto, #strategyinc, #markets

Governance Hack on April 1 Drains Up to $285 Million From Drift and Exposes DeFi Weaknesses

On April 1 attackers used pre-signed Solana governance transactions to seize Drift’s admin keys, siphoning about $270–285M and raising questions about USDC bridges.

#crypto, #solana, #defi, #hack

USD1 Stablecoin Deployed on Chain Tied to Project Involving People Later Sanctioned in Prince Group Crackdown

A Guardian/OCCRP probe found WLFI’s USD1 was deployed on AB Chain, whose promoted Timor‑Leste resort involved people later sanctioned in the U.S.–U.K. Prince Group action.

#crypto, #stablecoin, #wlfi, #abchain, #sanctions

Morgan Stanley's Bitcoin Trust Nears Launch After Two 'Audit Seed' Shares Sold

Morgan Stanley's planned spot bitcoin trust set ticker MSBT and a 0.14% fee after seed purchases, but no official launch date has been announced.

#bitcoin, #etf, #morganstanley, #crypto

Morgan Stanley Moves to Launch In-House Spot Bitcoin ETF, Filing Signals Approval Near

Morgan Stanley has filed an amended registration for a spot bitcoin ETF, positioning it to become the first major U.S. bank to sponsor one.

#bitcoin, #etf, #morganstanley, #sec, #crypto

Cash floods back into spot bitcoin ETFs as bitcoin rallies above $73,000

After five weeks of outflows, U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs drew $1.1B in three sessions as bitcoin rebounded above $73,000—highlighting ETFs’ growing sway.

#bitcoin, #etf, #crypto, #blackrock, #grayscale

NYSE owner ICE takes stake, board seat at OKX in bid to bring regulated crypto futures and tokenized stocks

ICE invested in crypto exchange OKX at a $25B valuation, taking a board seat and planning U.S.-regulated crypto futures and tokenized NYSE stocks.

#crypto, #nyse, #derivatives, #tokenization, #regulation

CFTC staff letter opens derivatives margin to stablecoins issued by national trust banks

A quiet update to a CFTC no-action letter expands eligible stablecoin collateral for futures brokers, edging crypto tokens deeper into U.S. derivatives markets.

#cftc, #stablecoins, #derivatives, #occ, #crypto