What Did South Korean Regulators Find? South Korea’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has fined crypto exchange Bithumb 36.8 billion won ($24.6 million) and imposed a six-month partial suspension after identifying millions of violations of the country’s anti-money-laundering rules. The action follows an investigation into compliance practices at one of South Korea’s largest digital-asset trading platforms.
How Much Capital Did Metaplanet Raise? Metaplanet has raised about $255 million through a private placement with institutional investors, providing fresh capital for additional Bitcoin purchases as the Japanese firm accelerates its treasury strategy. The funding came from newly issued shares priced at a 2% premium, paired with fixed-strike warrants set at a 10% premium.
U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded notable inflows on March 13, highlighting continued institutional demand for cryptocurrency exposure through regulated financial products. The inflows extended a broader trend of capital entering digital asset investment vehicles during a week marked by renewed momentum in crypto markets. Data from ETF flow trackers indicates that U.S.-listed spot Bitcoin
Anchorage Digital has announced a new integration with Puffer Finance that allows institutional clients to participate in Ethereum liquid restaking while maintaining custody of assets within the Anchorage platform. The integration connects Anchorage Digital’s custody infrastructure with Puffer’s liquid restaking protocol, allowing institutions to stake ETH and receive pufETH, Puffer’s liquid restaking token, directly into
On March 11, 2026, Mastercard officially launched its “Crypto Partner Program,” a massive global initiative aimed at integrating on-chain innovation directly into the traditional financial plumbing that powers everyday commerce. This program brings together a “who’s who” of more than 85 major players across the digital asset, fintech, and traditional banking sectors, including industry giants
On March 11, 2026, Foundry Digital, a subsidiary of Digital Currency Group and the operator of the world’s largest Bitcoin mining pool, announced its strategic expansion into the privacy-preserving cryptocurrency sector with the upcoming launch of a dedicated Zcash mining pool. Scheduled for a full operational debut in April 2026, the new pool aims to
Why Are Thai Crypto Exchanges Freezing Accounts? Cryptocurrency platforms in Thailand have frozen more than 10,000 accounts suspected of being used for laundering illicit funds as authorities intensify efforts to shut down so-called mule accounts in the digital asset market. The freezes followed the rollout of stricter screening measures designed to slow suspicious transfers and
How Did Authorities Lose and Recover the Bitcoin? South Korean prosecutors have sold 320.8 Bitcoin that were briefly lost after a phishing attack disrupted government custody of seized crypto assets. The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office confirmed that the coins were sold at market prices and that the proceeds were transferred to the national treasury. According
What New Protection Did Trust Wallet Introduce? Trust Wallet has introduced a new screening feature designed to help users avoid sending cryptocurrency to scam wallets that mimic legitimate addresses. The noncustodial wallet provider said the protection automatically checks destination addresses against a database of known scam and lookalike wallets before a transaction is completed. The
BitMEX is pushing deeper into the convergence of crypto and traditional finance with the launch of 10 new equity perpetual contracts tied to major U.S. companies, including Microsoft, Google, Palantir and Broadcom. The move broadens the exchange’s Equity Perps lineup and gives crypto-native traders another way to speculate on blue-chip and high-growth stocks without relying