North Korean hackers blamed for reported $6.3 billion Binance breach as crypto industry moves to freeze assets
North Korean state-sponsored hacking group TraderTraitor has been blamed for a reported US$6.3 billion cryptocurrency breach involving Binance.
Ripple nears $900 million revenue run rate and expands Coinbase and BNY partnerships at Swell 2026
Ripple is on track to exit 2026 with $900 million in annualised product revenue, and unveiled new partnerships with Coinbase and BNY at Swell 2026.
Australian institutions hold nearly five times consumers’ stablecoin exposure, Kraken data shows
Payward has released an analysis of hundreds of thousands of Australian Kraken accounts, finding institutions hold nearly five times the stablecoin allocation of consumers.
Introducing Ledger Atom – Everything you value, finally secure
Ledger Atom is a security and privacy device that runs your everyday apps, purpose-built to help protect your money, your AI agent approvals, and your privacy.
AUDDapt backs next generation of digital dollar use cases
What does an Australian dollar stablecoin actually get used for? Private credit, institutional settlement, international education payments, clean-energy investment and even payments between AI agents are among the answers emerging from AUDC’s first AUDDapt cohort.
APAC institutions more optimistic about digital asset adoption, State Street study finds
State Street has released findings from its 2026 Digital Assets Study, showing growing institutional confidence in the long-term future of digital assets, alongside increased focus on trust, cybersecurity, regulation and market infrastructure as global adoption accelerates.
AUDD and IDRX explore new digital payments corridor between Australia and Indonesia
The initiative will explore how AUDD and IDRX could support export-import settlement, business payments and other cross-border transactions between Australia and Indonesia.
Swyftx founding team member Tommy Honan named founding CEO of Prospr
Tommy Honan, a founding team member of Swyftx, has been appointed Founding CEO of Prospr, a new digital asset trading platform.
