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Crypto-related hacks fell to about $49 million in February, a sharp decline from the $385 million stolen in January, as attackers shifted toward phishing scams and wallet approval exploits.

Paul Atkins called for stronger coordination between the US Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to avoid overlapping enforcement and improve regulatory clarity.

BitGo will provide custody and trading services for StableX Technologies as the Nasdaq-listed firm builds a $100 million digital asset treasury focused on stablecoin ecosystem tokens.

A federal court in Ohio rejected an attempt by Kalshi to block state regulators from enforcing gambling laws on sports-event contracts offered through its platform.

Ripple Labs says institutions can settle transactions using crypto, stablecoins and fiat on a single platform as it expands services around the XRP Ledger ecosystem.

Bernstein analysts raised their price target for Circle Internet Financial, citing accelerating stablecoin adoption across payments, businesses and potential AI-driven use cases.

Oil-linked derivatives surged in popularity on decentralised exchange Hyperliquid, with a WTI crude contract becoming the platform’s second-most traded asset after Bitcoin.

Rising tensions in the Middle East pushed oil above $100 a barrel after Iran elected Mojtaba Khamenei as leader and reportedly began laying naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

Elon Musk’s financial “everything app,” X Money, is set to enter early public access in April, marking a major step in the social media platform’s push into payments and financial services.

Armed criminals posing as police officers forced a French couple to transfer about €900,000 ($980,000) in bitcoin during a violent home invasion in Chesnay near Paris on Monday.

President Donald Trump’s Solana-based Official Trump (TRUMP) meme coin slid to around $2.90 on Tuesday after touching $2.87 overnight, marking its lowest level since shortly after the token launched in January 2025.

Bitcoin climbed to an intraday high of $71,775 on Tuesday before retreating toward $70,000 as global equities rallied on renewed hopes for easing tensions in the Middle East.