The Australian Federal Court ruled in favor of fintech company Finder.com, clearing it and its yield-generating product, Finder Earn, in a legal battle with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) that lasted almost three years. In a Thursday court decision, Justices Stewart, Cheeseman and Meagher confirmed a previous judgment that Finder Wallet and Earn…
Key takeaways: XRP drops 19% from eight-year highs and 12% in 24 hours, with $113 million in liquidations. Analysts see the pullback as healthy, with $10-$15 upside targets still viable. XRP price is down 12.5% today, dropping in tandem with the broader crypto market, which has slipped 3% in the last 24 hours to $3.79…
Over $3.1 billion in crypto has been lost so far in 2025 due to issues including smart-contract bugs, access-control vulnerabilities, rug pulls and scams, according to a report from blockchain security auditor Hacken. This figure for the first half of 2025 surpasses the total of $2.85 billion from all of 2024. While the $1.5 billion…
A wallet tied to Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen moved 50 million XRP, worth around $175 million, between July 17 and Wednesday, sparking backlash from the crypto community amid a pullback in XRP’s price. Blockchain sleuth ZachXBT flagged the transactions in a Thursday post on X, noting that roughly $140 million of the XRP (XRP) was…
MoonPay, a fintech company specializing in crypto payments and Web3 infrastructure, has announced a new liquid staking program for Solana holders. The product will leverage liquid staking to earn users 8.49% annual yield on their SOL tokens. According to the company, users can stake as little as $1 in Solana (SOL) and receive a liquid…
Fraudsters and scammers are taking advantage of the recent crypto tailwind to up their attacks on the crypto community, warns Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse. Garlinghouse said in a statement posted to X on Wednesday that the broader market rally has spurred scammers to impersonate the official Ripple YouTube account and potentially con users. Losses to…
The Solana network increased its block capacity by 20% on Tuesday, raising the limit to 60 million compute units (CU) and plans to expand this further before the end of the year. Mert Mumtaz, co-founder and CEO of Helius, which provides infrastructure and tooling for Solana developers, said in an X post on Wednesday that…
Despite a 10% plunge in XRP over the past 24 hours, the Ripple-linked cryptocurrency is still on track to regroup and surpass its 2018 all-time high, according to a crypto executive. “While it’s difficult to pinpoint exact levels in such a fast-moving market, a further move beyond the current all-time high would not be surprising…
Despite a 10% plunge in XRP over the past 24 hours, the Ripple-linked cryptocurrency is still on track to regroup and surpass its 2018 all-time high, according to a crypto executive. “While it’s difficult to pinpoint exact levels in such a fast-moving market, a further move beyond the current all-time high would not be surprising…
A growing number of traditional companies are beginning to experiment with digital assets as part of their corporate treasury strategies, signaling a shift in how businesses view crypto’s role in financial management. This week alone, companies from sectors as diverse as agriculture, consumer manufacturing and even a nearly 80-year-old Japanese textile company announced allocations to…