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Binance finance chief Kaiser Ng to leave after five years, Yi He says
Binance's chief financial officer, Kaiser Ng, is leaving the exchange after more than five years, co-CEO Yi He said. Justin Yek, formerly of Airwallex, will replace him.
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Bitcoin edges back toward $85,000 as technical signals stay positive
Bitcoin traded at $84,899 on Sunday morning, up 0.9% in 24 hours, with 14 moving averages positive but lighter volume leaving the recovery unproven.
Ondo token jumps 26.73% as BlackRock-built portfolios go live
Ondo Finance's ONDO token rose sharply after three tokenised portfolios using BlackRock-developed strategies launched for eligible investors outside the United States.
SEC staff says token buybacks do not make functional crypto networks securities
The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance said buyback announcements on working crypto networks do not count as promises of essential managerial efforts under the Howey test.
Bitcoin tops $86,000 as Bitget loses $351m in hack
Bitcoin broke its May high to reach about $86,000, while Bitget said its protection fund covers a $351m hack and Europe pushed ahead with a digital euro for banks.
Australia summons OpenAI and Anthropic chiefs to Senate AI inquiry
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei have reportedly been called to a Canberra hearing after an OpenAI agent accessed non-public files on Australia's health data portal in June.
CLARITY Act stalls in Senate after bipartisan deal collapses
The Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act failed a key Senate procedural vote after months of talks, leaving US crypto market structure reform in limbo ahead of November's midterms.
