Bybit launches 24/7 perpetuals for major currency pairs

Bybit added USDT-settled perpetuals tracking EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, with 24/7 trading and leverage of up to 100x. Dubai-based crypto exchange Bybit has launched USDT-settled perpetual contracts tracking three major foreign currency pairs, adding FX to its growing lineup of traditional finance derivatives. The contracts cover EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY, tracking movements in the underlying…

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Robinhood takes stakes in Crypto.com, OG.com in prediction markets deal

Robinhood will route event contracts through OG.com’s CFTC-regulated infrastructure as it expands its prediction markets business. Robinhood has taken equity stakes in Crypto.com and its newly spun-off prediction market platform OG.com as part of a multi-year deal to use OG.com’s regulated infrastructure for event contracts. Under the agreement, Robinhood will route retail event contracts through…

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Circle to acquire Tazapay to expand USDC cross-border payments

Tazapay processes $25 billion in annualized volume and offers payout rails across 100-plus markets, extending Circle’s USDC payments reach. Circle has agreed to acquire Singapore-based cross-border payments platform Tazapay in a deal expected to close in 2027. The transaction will also require customary closing conditions and approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Circle said…

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Cronos confirms $9.2M slipped away before Tectonic exploit rollback

Cronos’s post-mortem put the Tectonic exploit’s affected borrowing at $120.4 million, with 7.6% transferred off-network before validators intervened. Layer-1 blockchain Cronos said $9.19 million left its blockchain before validators halted the network during the Tectonic exploit, providing an official accounting of funds that were not reversed by its rollback.  In Tuesday’s post-mortem report, Cronos said…

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Australia says it removed 45 crypto, remittance registrations over the past year

AUSTRAC said its yearlong sweep included canceled, suspended and unrenewed registrations, while its action against GetCoins helped disrupt organized investment scams. Australia’s financial intelligence regulator said it canceled, suspended or refused to renew 45 crypto and remittance registrations over the past year as it intensified scrutiny of high-risk payment businesses.  On Monday, the Australian Transaction…

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Liquid ‘white hats’ return $270M in Bitcoin as network prepares restart

The actors returned 85% of the Bitcoin withdrawn from Liquid’s federation wallet following the security incident. Purported white-hat hackers returned 3,400 Bitcoin worth about $270 million to the Liquid Federation wallet after withdrawing roughly $320 million from the Bitcoin sidechain’s reserves.  On Monday, JAN3 CEO and former Blockstream executive Samson Mow said the return followed…

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