Blockchain infrastructure platform Centrifuge has teamed up with S-P Dow Jones Indices (S-P DJI) to bring the S-P 500 Index onchain for the first time, according to a press release shared with Cointelegraph. ....

Katana, a new DeFi-first layer-2 blockchain, went live on mainnet with over $200 million in pre-deposits just weeks after its public reveal, making it one of the most capitalized debuts of any layer-2 network this year, according to a Monday announcement. ....

Four North Korean nationals were charged in the state of Georgia with wire fraud and money laundering after posing as remote IT workers at US and Serbian blockchain companies and stealing almost $1 million in crypto, prosecutors said Monday. ....

US Senate discussions over President Donald Trump’s mega tax and spending bill could go all night as senators look to tack on amendments, including some that would affect crypto.

that are rapidly voted on — for the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act has been going on for 17 hours at the time of publication, with senators on both sides bidding to include hundreds of amendments.

The voting could go into the early hours of Tuesday, local time in Washington, D.C., as Trump wants the bill passed by Friday, July 4. ....