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Prometheum Executes Its First Crypto Trades After Nearly Ten Years and $100 Million Raised

Nearly a decade after its founding and raising close to $100 million, Prometheum has executed its first crypto trades, starting with Ethereum. The milestone arrives as the regulatory environment the company was built around has shifted dramatically following Gary Gensler's exit from the SEC....

SBI Holdings Moves to Acquire Bitbank as Japan's Crypto Sector Consolidates Under New Rules

SBI Holdings has entered talks to acquire a stake in Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank and make it a consolidated subsidiary, continuing the conglomerate's strategy of building a dominant position in Japan's regulated crypto market ahead of sweeping new financial rules....

Shiba Inu Added to SBI VC Trade's Crypto Lending Program Alongside BTC, ETH, XRP and SOL in Japan

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has joined Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, and Solana in SBI VC Trade's "Rent Coin" lending program in Japan, offering users a 28-day yield on their holdings within a regulated framework following SHIB's inclusion on Japan's Green List....

Binance's Chief Marketing Officer to Depart as Crypto Industry Cuts Ad Spending

Binance CMO Rachel Conlan will leave the world's largest crypto exchange on June 15, with Trust Wallet's former CEO Eowyn Chen stepping in as interim CMO. Her exit comes amid a broader industry pullback on high-cost marketing and sponsorship deals....

Gemini Becomes First Regulated U.S. Exchange to Offer AI Agent Trading Integration

Gemini has launched Agentic Trading, the first AI agent trading tool offered directly through a regulated U.S. exchange, allowing users to connect AI models like Claude and ChatGPT to automate strategies via the Model Context Protocol (MCP)....

Interactive Brokers Singapore Joins SGX as Derivatives Trading and Clearing Member

Singapore Exchange has admitted Interactive Brokers Singapore as a trading and clearing member of its derivatives market, raising the total to 68 trading members and 34 clearing members, as the firm looks to strengthen its presence across the Asia-Pacific region....