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Prediction market Myriad is transitioning to the USD1 stablecoin as its exclusive settlement asset while migrating its platform to BNB Chain.

Security researchers at Ledger say a vulnerability affecting certain Android smartphones powered by MediaTek processors could allow attackers to extract encrypted user data in less than a minute using only a USB connection.

Ripple Labs is reportedly planning to buy back up to $750 million worth of shares from investors and employees through a tender offer expected to run until April.

Binance has filed a defamation lawsuit against the Wall Street Journal after the newspaper reported the US Justice Department was investigating whether Iran used the exchange to evade sanctions.

Wells Fargo has filed a trademark application for the wordmark “WFUSD,” indicating potential plans to use the name in services tied to cryptocurrency, stablecoins, and digital assets.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed a $10 million settlement with crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun over alleged securities violations tied to the TRX and BTT tokens.

Indian authorities have arrested entrepreneur Ayush Varshney in connection with the alleged $800 million GainBitcoin Bitcoin Ponzi scheme, nearly a decade after the fraud first emerged during the early cryptocurrency boom.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is advocating a simplified approach to Ether staking designed to make participation easier for institutional investors.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has joined the centibillionaire club with an estimated net worth of $110 billion, ranking 17th on the Forbes 2026 World’s Billionaires list.

A growing number of Americans are turning to speculative assets such as cryptocurrencies because they feel financially behind and see riskier investments as a faster path to financial security.

Bitcoin held modest gains during a broader market sell-off as escalating tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices sharply higher and unsettled global financial markets.

Bitcoin traded at a rare discount in South Korea this week, with prices about 0.68% below the global weighted average as regional market sentiment weakened.