Israel launched a preventive strike on Iran, triggering $100M in crypto liquidations within 15 minutes as Bitcoin and altcoins sold off sharply on geopolitical risk.

Tether reveals $4.2 billion in frozen USDT tied to crime, with $3.5 billion seized since 2023 alone. A $61 million DOJ pig butchering case tipped the total.

Morgan Stanley Digital Trust, National Association filed for an OCC charter on Feb 18, joining Ripple, BitGo, and Fidelity in the race for regulated crypto banking.

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Paradigm is raising $1.5B for AI, robotics, and frontier tech while keeping its $12.7B crypto book. Here is what the pivot means for the industry.

Cantina's AI tool Apex flagged a signature bypass in the XRPL Batch amendment that would have let attackers drain wallets without private keys.

MARA Holdings swings from $528M profit to $1.71B loss in Q4 as FASB fair value rules force a $1.5B BTC write-down, but Starwood AI deal sends shares surging.

SBI Holdings and Startale Group debut JPYSC, the first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin issued by Shinsei Trust and Banking, targeting Q2 2026 under Type III rules.

WLFI proposes 180-day staking lock for governance, introduces $1M Node and $5M Super Node tiers, and redirects arbitrage profits to large stakers.

Morgan Stanley confirms plans for native Bitcoin custody, trading, yield, and lending. E-Trade spot crypto launches H1 2026 via Zerohash for 5 million users.