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Crypto
U.S. court seizes $8.37 million in crypto from ransomware negotiator accused of aiding hackers
A U.S. court has seized $8.37 million in cryptocurrency from ransomware negotiator Angelo Martino (안젤로 마르티노), accusing him of betraying clients and helping hackers press ransom demands. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida ordered forfeiture of a portfolio including bitcoin, monero, XRP, stellar lumens and a small amount of SOL. Authorities also targeted two luxury homes in Florida, vehicles and a motorboat. Martino was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison.
Crypto
CME, Nasdaq launch crypto index futures spanning bitcoin to XRP
CME Group has begun trading cryptocurrency index futures developed jointly with Nasdaq. The product is CME’s first market-capitalisation-weighted crypto futures contract and is based on the Nasdaq CME Crypto Settlement Price Index, which includes eight cryptocurrencies: bitcoin, bitcoin cash, ether, Solana, XRP, Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar Lumens. The contracts come in full-size and micro versions and are cash-settled. CME also reported higher crypto derivatives volumes this year.
Crypto
Tokenus Investment CEO says XRP and XLM are his largest holdings, sees tokenisation market boom
Oliver Michel, CEO of German digital asset investment firm Tokenus Investment, said he holds the largest share of XRP at both personal and company levels, with Stellar Lumens (XLM) his second-largest position. He said finance is moving toward a multi-chain strategy and cited a DTCC-related patent document that included XRP Ledger and the Stellar blockchain as example networks. He also pointed to DTCC and the Stellar Development Foundation’s tokenisation project and recent RWA data showing growth on both networks.
