Category Crypto

Strategy raised $544.5 million through MSTR stock sales as it repurchased $25 million of STRC shares and expanded its US dollar reserve to $3.75 billion. Source: Cointelegraph

BNY Mellon’s European subsidiary joined the MiCA register as ESMA added 15 CASPs, including banks and crypto platforms, in the third post-deadline update. Source: Cointelegraph

Brazilian police suspect the group of shipping around 6.5 metric tons of cocaine and laundering billions in Brazilian reals through crypto-enabled illicit money brokers. Source: Cointelegraph

The stablecoin payments company said client funds were unaffected and that the financial impact would be absorbed through its treasury reserves. Source: Cointelegraph

Users reported withdrawal delays and freeze notices as wallets attributed to BitMart fell to about $69 million and its BMX token extended an 81.5% weekly decline. Source: Cointelegraph

Garden Finance said no user funds or smart contracts were affected after an attacker compromised an independent solver’s off-chain database and inserted fraudulent swap records. Source: Cointelegraph

The decentralized storage provider says its network will continue operating during Chapter 11 as it explores a court-approved ownership mechanism for STORJ holders. Source: Cointelegraph

The Bitcoin Policy Institute and three partner organizations will be able to send employees to work alongside State Department officials to address issues including digital freedom. Source: Cointelegraph

The OCC denied the UK company’s application this week citing AML/CFT risks, despite approving similar charters for digital asset companies in the last year. Source: Cointelegraph

Daily NK reported that North Korea arrested former state cyber operators accused of hacking two state banks and laundering funds through crypto. Source: Cointelegraph