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Chinese brokerage Guotai Junan’s stock surges nearly 200% after Hong Kong crypto trading license approval
Guotai Junan announced Wednesday a license upgrade granted by the Hong Kong SFC, enabling it to offer crypto trading services....

Eclipse Labs legally bars team members from claiming upcoming ES token airdrop for its Layer 2 chain
No employee or team member of Layer 2 scaling solution Eclipse may claim its upcoming ES token airdrop, the start up said in an X post....

Coinbase’s wrapped ADA and LTC tokens go live on Base
Coinbase has launched two additional wrapped tokens on its Base Ethereum Layer 2 network — cbADA and cbLTC....

Hong Kong accelerates RWA tokenization, crypto licensing push in new policy statement
Hong Kong released a new policy statement that outlined plans to support the expansion of RWA tokenization and its crypto licensing regime....

Attacker drains over $9 million from Resupply stablecoin protocol after manipulating token price
Resupply was exploited for around $9.5 million by attackers targeting low liquidity markets to manipulate the exchange rate....

Nasdaq-listed Bit Digital to focus exclusively on Ethereum staking after moving away from Bitcoin mining
After winding down its bitcoin mining operations, Bit Digital plans to gradually convert its BTC holdings into ETH....

Metaplanet buys additional 1,234 bitcoin for $133 million, surpassing Tesla with 12,345 BTC in holdings
The Tokyo-listed investment firm has purchased an additional 1,234 BTC, acquired at roughly $107,557 per bitcoin....

Kraken secures MiCA license in Ireland to scale European operations
The MiCA license, granted by the Central Bank of Ireland, enables Kraken to offer crypto services across 30 EEA member states....

World Liberty Financial says it will make WLFI token tradeable in near future
The Trump-backed crypto project also plans to release the first audit of its USD1 stablecoin in the coming days....

Tether CEO predicts one trillion AI agents will use Bitcoin and USDT for transactions within 15 years
Speaking on The Block's Big Brain podcast, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said USDT and Bitcoin will power transactions among AI agents....