Gold prices steadied amid declining US Treasury yields and Federal Reserve officials signaling caution on further rate hikes, while Middle East tensions continued to prop up energy prices.
Asian currencies have consolidated against the US dollar, but rising oil prices could weigh on the region's net energy-importing economies in the days ahead.
SEC-registered broker-dealer Bruce Markets has announced plans to extend US equity trading into weekend hours, aiming to build the first fully 24/7 trading ecosystem for global investors in American stocks.
The London-based unit of EC Markets nearly doubled its 2025 revenue to over $6.3 million while growing its team from 11 to 18 employees, signaling a renewed push into the UK retail trading market.
The London-based FX and CFD broker swung to a £14,673 profit in fiscal year 2025 while its active client count expanded by 40%, and it simultaneously unveiled ChelseaAI, an MCP-based tool that lets traders execute orders through external AI assistants.
NEAR Intents revealed its SHIELD system blocked over $50 million in attempted cross-chain transfers tied to the $387.5 million Bitget exploit, while THORChain maintained its no-censorship stance — a flashpoint that exposes critical vulnerabilities in the broader crypto infrastructure.
A cross-chain swap protocol used its SHIELD monitoring system to freeze the bulk of $50 million in attempted transfers linked to the $388 million Bitget exchange hack, raising fresh questions about how far 'open' crypto services should go in blocking illicit activity.
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen told Cointelegraph she is "not very optimistic" about reclaiming the $388 million stolen in last week's breach, pointing to the Bybit hack as a cautionary benchmark where only 3.5% of stolen assets were ever frozen.
German authorities have disabled nearly 14,000 phone numbers linked to cybertrading fraud, signalling a broader push to dismantle the 'Crime-as-a-Service' infrastructure that powers industrial-scale investment scams targeting retail investors.
The UK FCA has obtained confiscation orders totalling £851,402 from two convicted fraudsters who ran a fake cryptocurrency investment scheme via cold calls. While the recovery could offset roughly 55% of investors' combined £1.54 million in losses, the regulator cautions that funds have not yet been distributed.
A clash between Bitget CEO Gracy Chen and THORChain over the $387.5 million hack has reignited the decentralization debate, while Vitalik Buterin paints a future for Ethereum that goes far beyond traditional blockchain.