Elliptic closes $120M Series D led by One Peak Partners, backed by Deutsche Bank and NASDAQ

This partnership could accelerate institutional adoption of blockchain, bridging traditional finance with crypto through regulated, tokenized assets. The post Kraken and Franklin Templeton partner to bring tokenized investment products onchain appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post Gemini Stock Climbs 9% as Q1 2026 Earnings Show 42% Revenue Jump appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Gemini Space Station (Nasdaq, GEMI) shares climbed roughly 9% to $5.73 in after-hours trade on Thursday after the listed crypto exchange reported a 42% jump in first-quarter revenue and a $100 million strategic investment from Winklevoss Capital. The firm also posted a narrower net loss of $109 million for the period ended March 31, while operating expenses grew 73% on stock-based compensation, severance, and credit card costs. Gemini Q1 2026 Earnings Show Revenue Diversification Services revenue and interest income climbed 122% from a year earlier to $24.5 million, making up 49% of the top line versus 31% in Q1 2025. Credit card revenue led the move, jumping nearly 300% to $14.7 million, with cumulative cardholders passing 123,700 over the trailing four quarters. Spot trading revenue, by contrast, slipped 27% to $17.2 million on quarterly volumes of $6.3 billion, down from $1

Strive’s SATA stock will become the first U.S. listed security to pay cash dividends every business day. Strive (Nasdaq: ASST) announced on May 14 that its Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Preferred Stock will shift from monthly to daily dividend…

Grove’s Basin liquidity network can supply up to $1 billion in daily stablecoin liquidity to support redemptions for tokenized U.S. Treasury funds. Blockchain credit infrastructure company Grove has launched a liquidity network called Basin aimed at supporting instant redemptions for…

The post Tether-backed T3 Says It Froze $450M in Illicit Crypto Funds Since 2024 appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The T3 Financial Crime Unit, a joint initiative backed by Tether, Tron and blockchain analytics company TRM Labs, says it has helped freeze more than $450 million in assets linked to suspected criminal activity since its launch in 2024. The group said in a Thursday release shared with Cointelegraph that it has worked with law enforcement agencies across 23 jurisdictions to target funds tied to alleged drug trafficking, exchange hacks, North Korea-linked activity, terrorist financing and violent “wrench” attacks, including kidnappings and extortion. The unit focuses on Tether’s USDT stablecoin activity on the Tron blockchain and says it has been able to freeze assets within 24 hours in multiple emergency cases at the request of authorities. T3 FCU said it intercepted 43.9% more illicit proceeds in 2025 than in the previous year. The announcement comes as TRM Labs estimat

The bipartisan crypto bill could reshape financial systems but raises ethical concerns about lawmakers' potential conflicts of interest. The post Senators convene for bipartisan crypto meeting ahead of Thursday vote appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

This partnership could accelerate the integration of traditional finance with blockchain, enhancing capital efficiency and broadening market access. The post Payward partners with Franklin Templeton to develop onchain investment products appeared first on Crypto Briefing.

The post LAB insiders tighten grip as ZachXBT rips into exchange-fueled token game appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has accused the LAB project of orchestrating a large-scale market manipulation scheme that allegedly left retail investors exposed while insiders maintained control over more than 95% of the token supply. ZachXBT accused the LAB project and founder Vova Sadkov of concealing token distribution data and manipulating supply. The on-chain investigator claimed insiders likely control more than 95% of LAB tokens while retail investors remain unaware of the real circulation. The allegations also include changed lock-up terms, unpaid marketing fees, and suspicious exchange-related token movements worth hundreds of millions of dollars. According to reports published by ChainCatcher, the project’s fully diluted valuation surged to roughly $6 billion despite what ZachXBT described as opaque circulation data and undisclosed insider allocations. The