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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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Public companies take 16% of blockchain revenue in 2026, 1kx says
Crypto investment firm 1kx reports that listed companies' share of blockchain revenue has more than doubled since 2022, even as total industry revenue is projected to fall 28% to about $100bn in 2026.
Polymarket pauses trading after third-party provider is compromised
The prediction market put its exchange in cancel-only mode and halted relayer actions after users reported funds being withdrawn without permission. Polymarket says an affected third-party provider…
US Treasury sanctions 11 over North Korean IT worker crypto scheme
OFAC has designated 10 people and one entity accused of helping North Korea place fake IT workers at US firms and convert millions of dollars in crypto for the regime.
CFTC chair Mike Selig says AI agents could outgrow human-era trading rules
Michael Selig told the CFTC's first Frontier Forum that autonomous AI agents holding assets and trading could strain rules built for identifiable participants, raising questions over liability and…
Ibis launches with $250m FalconX credit facility for onchain lending
Onchain credit platform Ibis has come out of stealth with a $250m facility from FalconX and a closed pre-seed round, with Anchorage Digital Bank holding collateral in regulated custody.
Aiden Pleterski denies fraud as Canadian 'crypto king' case goes to jury
Aiden Pleterski, accused of running a digital asset Ponzi scheme that took about $30m from social media followers, told a Canadian court he is innocent as jurors prepare to deliberate.
