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Ironlight Group has raised $21 million in a Series A round to expand infrastructure for tokenized securities, including scaling its alternative trading system (ATS) and technology platform for issuing, distributing and trading digital securities. The privately held company’s announcement said the round included backing from institutional investors and financial services executives, led by former TD

Digital asset wealth management platform Abra is going public through a reverse merger with special purpose acquisition company New Providence Acquisition Corp. III, marking the latest attempt by a crypto company to access public markets as investor interest in the sector rebounds. On Monday, Abra announced that it had signed a definitive agreement with the

Dubbed “Operation Atlantic,“ the effort involves law enforcement agencies from the three countries and is aimed at preventing phishing attacks involving cryptocurrencies. The US Secret Service, UK National Crime Agency, and Canadian authorities have partnered to disrupt fraudulent schemes related to crypto, raise awareness of scams, and recover stolen funds. In a Monday notice, law

Bitcoin achieved new six-week highs at the week's first Wall Street open, but analysis stayed risk-off, arguing that the long-term BTC price downtrend was still in place. Bitcoin (BTC) hit $74,600 at Monday’s Wall Street open as US stocks gained on Iran war de-escalation signals. Key points: Bitcoin sets another local high near $75,000 after

Key takeaways A temporary 2.85% pricing discrepancy in wstETH collateral triggered about $27 million in liquidations on Aave, showing how even small technical issues can have major financial consequences in automated DeFi lending systems. The liquidation wave occurred because Aave’s system briefly valued wstETH at about 1.19 ETH instead of its market value near 1.23

Prediction market activity has climbed sharply as traders flock to contracts tied to the escalating US-Iran conflict, while Washington moves toward clearer federal rules for event contracts and a legislative push to explicitly bar markets tied to war, terrorism and death. Notional trading volume on Polymarket and Kalshi rose to new all-time highs during the

Ether (ETH) bulls are eyeing a move back toward $2,800 in March, with at least three indicators showing ETH price potential to rise higher. Key takeaways: Ether’s price jumped by over 9% toward $2,280 on Monday. Multiple indicators, including a symmetrical triangle, hint at an extended price rally toward $2,800. Ether invalidates a bearish chart

South Korea has fined crypto exchange Bithumb 36.8 billion won (about $24.5 million) and imposed a six-month partial business suspension after finding widespread violations of Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules, according to a Yonhap News Agency report.  According to Yonhap, regulators identified about 6.65 million violations during an AML inspection, including failures related to customer identity

Metaplanet said Monday it raised $255 million in a private placement and launched a new warrant structure to fund additional Bitcoin purchases. Metaplanet raised about $255 million from institutional investors through a private placement of new shares, according to the company. The private placement priced new shares at a 2% premium, paired with fixed-strike warrants

Opinion by: Neil Staunton, CEO and co-founder of Superset Crypto is one of the most innovative corners of finance. New protocols launch every week. New market designs are constantly tested, and experimentation moves fast. But innovation alone can’t build financial systems that institutions can rely on. There’s a reason traditional finance is deliberately boring. It