MegaETH Freezes Pre-Deposit After Early Sale Chaos

MegaETH’s pre-deposit event unraveled on Tuesday after a cascade of technical failures disrupted what was meant to be a controlled opening for verified users. In an X post, the team said that configuration errors and rate-limit issues caused the platform’s Know Your Customer system to fail. The pre-deposit was an early window for verified users … Read more

Polymarket Wins US Regulatory Approval

Today in crypto: Polymarket received approval to operate an intermediated trading platform in the United States. The United Arab Emirates introduced a new financial law bringing crypto under regulatory oversight, and crypto projects saw their second-best quarter of venture capital funding since Q3 2022. Polymarket wins regulatory approval to operate US trading platform Prediction platform … Read more

MegaETH Freezes Pre-Deposit After Early Sale Chaos

MegaETH’s pre-deposit event unraveled on Tuesday after a cascade of technical failures disrupted what was meant to be a controlled opening for verified users. In an X post, the team said that configuration errors and rate-limit issues caused the platform’s Know Your Customer system to fail. The pre-deposit was an early window for verified users … Read more

MegaETH Freezes Pre-Deposit After Early Sale Chaos

MegaETH’s pre-deposit event unraveled on Tuesday after a cascade of technical failures disrupted what was meant to be a controlled opening for verified users. In an X post, the team said that configuration errors and rate-limit issues caused the platform’s Know Your Customer system to fail. The pre-deposit was an early window for verified users … Read more

$14B Monthly Bitcoin Options Expiry Puts A Cap On BTC Price

Key takeaways: Friday’s $14 billion BTC options expiry favors neutral-to-bearish bets as most call (buy) strikes sit above $91,000, increasing pressure on bulls. Bitcoin traders added year-end call options near $100,000 despite recent losses, showing that bullish expectations persist. Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped on Tuesday after failing to hold the $89,200 level reached the previous … Read more

South Africa’s Central Bank Flags Crypto, Stablecoins as Financial Risk

The South African Reserve Bank issued its second financial stability report for 2025, identifying digital assets and stablecoins as a new risk as the number of users in the country continues to grow. In a report released on Tuesday, South Africa’s central bank identified “crypto assets and stablecoins” as a new risk for technology-enabled financial … Read more

South Africa’s Central Bank Flags Crypto, Stablecoins as Financial Risk

The South African Reserve Bank issued its second financial stability report for 2025, identifying digital assets and stablecoins as a new risk as the number of users in the country continues to grow. In a report released on Tuesday, South Africa’s central bank identified “crypto assets and stablecoins” as a new risk for technology-enabled financial … Read more

Paxos Acquires Fordefi as DeFi Integrations Accelerate Across Industry

Blockchain infrastructure company Paxos has acquired Fordefi, a New York-based institutional crypto wallet and custody technology startup. Paxos said the deal brings its regulated custody infrastructure together with Fordefi’s multi-party computation (MPC) wallet technology and decentralized finance integrations, providing institutions with a single platform to issue stablecoins, tokenize assets, and manage onchain transactions. While transaction … Read more

US CFTC Issues Regulatory Approval for Polymarket

Prediction platform Polymarket has received regulatory approval from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to operate an intermediated trading platform. In a Tuesday notice, Polymarket said the CFTC issued an Amended Order of Designation, which will allow the company to “operate an intermediated trading platform subject to the full set of requirements applicable to federally … Read more

Klarna Launches Stablecoin on Stripe’s Tempo Blockchain

Payments company Klarna has launched a stablecoin, becoming the first digital bank to issue a token on Tempo, the new layer-1 blockchain developed by Stripe and Paradigm. According to Tuesday’s announcement, the new stablecoin is pegged to the US dollar and is currently live on Tempo’s testnet, with an upcoming mainnet launch set for 2026. … Read more