Vitalik Buterin’s $4 swap was sandwiched by JaredfromSubway, renewing debate over Ethereum MEV, front-running, and encrypted mempools.

U.S. voters have increasingly tied support for crypto regulation to electoral choices as a new HarrisX survey showed bipartisan backing for the CLARITY Act ahead of a possible Senate Banking Committee markup next week. According to HarrisX, 52% of 2,008…

XRP POWER launches AI-driven cloud mining model to enhance transparency and digital earnings access. In the new era of rapid development of AI technology, digital finance and intelligent computing power are accelerating their integration, propelling the global cloud mining industry…

21Shares launched TCAN, the first U.S. ETF tied to Canton Coin, as institutional blockchain access expands through regulated products today.

The crypto market turned sharply lower on Friday, with total market capitalization falling nearly 3.8% to around $2.61 trillion as renewed military tensions between the United States and Iran triggered a broad risk-off move across global markets. Bitcoin (BTC) dropped…

CryptoJobsList says AI skills now appear in 53.1% of Web3 job posts, with AI-ready workers earning a $20K salary premium.

Polygon has reduced its average block time to 1.75 seconds as the network expands infrastructure built around stablecoin payments and institutional settlement tools. Polygonscan data showed the latest Polygon blocks were being produced in 1.75 seconds after the network implemented…

Coinbase will suspend 12 perpetual futures on May 21, settling open positions as it reviews liquidity and market-quality standards in crypto

Kraken parent Payward has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies for up to $600 million, adding card issuance and cross-border stablecoin payment infrastructure to its expanding business services platform. Payward announced Thursday that the transaction will be paid through…

U.S. courts sentenced two laptop farm operators who helped North Korean IT workers access firms, as crypto insider-risk warnings rise today.

Aptos committed $50M to AI agent infrastructure, backing Decibel and Shelby as onchain payments and machine trading expand across crypto AI.

Arbitrum DAO’s proposal to release nearly $71 million in frozen Ether tied to the Kelp DAO exploit has secured overwhelming support ahead of its final on-chain governance vote. According to Snapshot voting data, more than 90.5% of participating voting power…

Tether froze about $515M across Ethereum and Tron in 30 days, with Tron wallets accounting for most blacklisted USDT addresses.

Germany has prepared plans to tighten cryptocurrency taxation from 2027, putting the country’s long-standing tax-free holding benefit for Bitcoin and other digital assets under renewed scrutiny. Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil said during an April 29 presentation of Germany’s 2027 federal…

Coinbase shares fell after a $394M Q1 loss and revenue miss, as trading slowed and the exchange pushed beyond spot crypto into new markets.

Chaos Labs has said its oracle infrastructure remained secure after what the company described as a possible nation-state cyberattack that triggered emergency security measures over the weekend. According to Chaos Labs founder and CEO Omer Goldberg, the company moved into…

U.S. Treasury reportedly pressed Binance over its 2023 monitoring deal after claims of Iran-linked flows, as Binance says it is cooperating.

Coinbase Exchange faced an AWS-linked outage for over two hours, leaving some users unable to trade while saying users’ funds remained safe.

Solv Protocol will move $700M+ in tokenized Bitcoin from LayerZero to Chainlink CCIP after bridge security reviews and Kelp DAO fallout now.

Block shares rose 8% after Q1 earnings beat estimates while Bitcoin revenue fell 26% and the firm posted a $309 million net loss in Q1 2026.

Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu told Consensus Miami 2026 that the metaverse is over as a consumer destination, and that 100 billion AI agents will become blockchain’s primary users. Animoca Brands chairman Yat Siu told Consensus Miami 2026 on Thursday…

Prediction markets closed out Consensus Miami 2026 as the subject of a live debate on whether they are regulated financial derivatives or gambling products operating outside state law. Prediction markets closed out Consensus Miami 2026 on Thursday as the subject…

Mason Lynaugh, executive director of Stand With Crypto, took the Consensus Miami 2026 stage on Thursday to outline how the group’s 2.7 million advocates will engage in the November midterms. Mason Lynaugh, executive director of Stand With Crypto, outlined the…

Executives at federally regulated banks told a Consensus Miami 2026 panel that crypto companies are increasingly seeking bank licenses as the industry moves toward regulated financial infrastructure. Executives at federally regulated banks told the Consensus Miami 2026 Policy Summit on…

Breadcrumbs analyst James Delmore presented a live breakdown of crypto PAC spending at the Consensus Miami 2026 Policy Summit on Thursday. James Delmore, a research analyst at Breadcrumbs who has tracked crypto industry political spending since the 2024 cycle, took…

Stablecoin yield compromise puts CLARITY back in motion. The CLARITY Act, a sweeping U.S. digital asset market structure bill, is inching closer to its next procedural test in the Senate after negotiators released compromise language on stablecoin rewards that had…

Blockstream CEO Adam Back told Consensus Miami 2026 that bitcoin is winning a security war against DeFi, and that pension funds and sovereign entities are the next buyers. Blockstream CEO Adam Back argued at Consensus Miami 2026 that Bitcoin’s comparatively…

Bitcoin lenders at Consensus Miami 2026 said crypto lending must look and feel more like traditional banking if it wants institutional capital to keep flowing in. Bitcoin lenders at Consensus Miami 2026 argued that the future of crypto lending does…

Senator Ashley Moody took the Consensus Miami 2026 stage on Thursday to tell the crypto industry how she sees the relationship between Washington and digital assets. Senator Ashley Moody took the Consensus Miami 2026 stage on Thursday alongside Digital Chamber…

Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff took the main stage at Consensus Miami 2026 on Thursday to defend World Liberty Financial as the project fights a federal lawsuit from Justin Sun. Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff took the Consensus…

American Bitcoin posted an $81.8 million net loss in Q1 2026, even as the Trump-backed miner set a new quarterly production record of 817 BTC and cut its mining cost by 23%. American Bitcoin reported a net loss of $81.8…

Michael Saylor says Strategy is “converting digital capital Bitcoin into digital credit (STRC) and digital equity (MSTR),” pitching a three‑layer capital stack with BTC as reserve asset, STRC as yield‑focused credit, and MSTR as the levered equity layer. Michael Saylor,…

SoFi generated $121.6 million in crypto transaction revenue in Q1 2026, its first detailed public disclosure since the bank relaunched crypto trading, but $120.7 million of that went to costs. SoFi’s relaunched crypto unit generated $121.6 million in transaction revenue…

Core Scientific sold $208 million in bitcoin in Q1 2026 to fund its shift to AI data center operations, as colocation revenue surpassed mining for the first time. Core Scientific sold 2,385 bitcoin for $208.3 million in the first quarter…

Kraken’s $600 million acquisition of Reap folds a Hong Kong stablecoin business‑payments specialist into its stack, with Payward issuing stock at a $20 billion valuation to anchor its IPO‑era M&A currency. Kraken’s parent company Payward Inc. has agreed to acquire…

Anthropic’s tokenized pre‑IPO shares now imply a $1.2T valuation—above OpenAI—showing how on‑chain markets are front‑running late‑stage AI pricing before any IPO. In February 2026, Anthropic closed a Series G round at a $380 billion post-money valuation, led by GIC and Coatue, already…

Across major aggregators, Pi Network (PI) is quoted today at roughly $0.179 per PI, with 24‑hour trading volume near $28–35 million. One representative feed has PI at $0.1782 and down about 2–3% on the day, placing it in the mid‑cap range with…

Gate has rolled out localized fiat on‑ramps for selected CIS countries, letting users fund Gate accounts in domestic currencies and move into mainstream crypto without cross‑border friction. Gate’s CIS-focused fiat channel allows users to fund their accounts in local currency…

BNY Mellon has increased its holdings in Strategy (MSTR) to 1 million shares worth about $187.2 million, deepening its use of the Bitcoin treasury company as a proxy for BTC exposure without holding coins directly. The Bank of New York…

Anthropic has struck an unexpected deal with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX to expand computing capacity for its Claude AI models. The agreement gives Anthropic access to 300 megawatts of new compute power from SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data center in Memphis, Tennessee,…

TrustedVolumes has confirmed it was hacked for roughly $6.7 million and says it is willing to negotiate a bounty and “mutually acceptable solution” with the attacker. In a post on X, the 1inch‑linked liquidity provider said the stolen funds are…

Bitcoin failed to clear its 200‑day simple moving average near $83,300 and slipped back under $81,000, reviving comparisons with the March 2022 breakout that quickly reversed into a deep selloff. Bitcoin’s latest rally hit a wall just below its 200‑day…

Microsoft is reconsidering one of its biggest climate commitments as spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure continues to surge. According to a Bloomberg report citing people familiar with the matter, the company is debating whether to delay or drop its “100/100/0”…

On-chain sleuth ZachXBT has accused the founder of LAB of running centralized exchange manipulation schemes that he says “harm retail investors,” after a private warning DM was read and ignored ZachXBT alleged in a new post on X that the…

Toncoin price went parabolic this week, surging more than 100% after Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced a major strategic overhaul that places Telegram directly at the center of The Open Network ecosystem. According to data from crypto.news, Toncoin (TON) climbed…

Boston Fed President Susan Collins backed holding rates steady and urged the Fed to strip out language that implicitly points to cuts as the next move, reinforcing a higher‑for‑longer stance that has repeatedly whipsawed crypto when markets price in dovish…

Initial US jobless claims came in at 200,000 for the week ending May 2, beating the 205,000 consensus and reinforcing a picture of a still‑resilient labor market that keeps pressure on the Federal Reserve to delay or dilute rate cuts…

Ethereum is trading around $2,350 today with a live market cap near $281 billion and more than $20 billion in 24‑hour volume, sitting far below its $4,955 all‑time high but well above the sub‑$1,000 lows of the last bear market.…

Dogecoin is trading around $0.11 with a market cap near $18.9 billion and more than $2.6 billion in 24‑hour volume, still sitting over 80% below its 2021 peak but firmly inside the top‑10 coins by size. Dogecoin (DOGE) is currently…

Solana price rallied nearly 8% over the past week but faced resistance at $90 on Thursday. Can the token finally break past the key psychological barrier with a bullish MACD crossover approaching? According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) price…

South Korea plans to tax crypto gains above 2.5 million won at 22% from January 2027, with exchanges preparing investor reporting rules now.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has rejected demands to disclose a £5 million personal gift from crypto investor Christopher Harborne, arguing that the payment fell outside parliamentary reporting requirements. According to comments Farage gave to broadcasters on Tuesday, legal advice…

Core Scientific posted a $347M Q1 loss despite higher revenue as AI colocation growth offset weaker Bitcoin self-mining income.

XRP whale inflows to Binance hit their lowest level since 2021 as traders watch $1.45 resistance for a possible move toward $1.80 near-term.

Ethereum price has pared off some gains after facing resistance at $2,400 this week. A confirmed bullish pattern on the chart, however, positions it for strong upside in the coming sessions. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price rose…

BlockchainFX gains momentum as investors seek utility-focused crypto presales in the 2026 market. The digital asset sector is undergoing a significant structural shift as institutional capital establishes a new floor for the broader market. While Bitcoin captures headlines with its…

Bitcoin reserves on Binance, OKX and Gemini fell by nearly 100,000 BTC as analysts watch $88K for stronger bottom confirmation.

Investors turn to XRP and SHRMiner as shifting markets reshape global asset allocation strategies. The global financial market in 2026 is undergoing a new round of structural changes. A high-interest-rate environment, shifts in capital flows, and the accelerated development of…

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds have extended their inflow streak to five straight sessions, drawing nearly $1.7 billion as institutional demand has continued alongside Bitcoin’s recovery above $80,000. According to SoSoValue data, the group of spot bitcoin ETFs recorded $46.3…

Grayscale added ENA and removed AERO from its DeFi Fund in Q1 2026, while its Smart Contract Fund kept ETH and SOL as leading holdings.

Upbit listed B3 on its Korean won market via Base, adding trading controls and network rules as the layer-3 token gains direct Korea access.

Bitcoin price rebounded back above $81,000 as investor risk-on sentiment improved after Iran signalled that it was reviewing a U.S. proposal to end the war between the two nations. After falling over 2.3% from a 4-month high of $82,751 on…

Bittrex has asked a U.S. federal court to overturn its $24 million settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission after the regulator abandoned the crypto enforcement approach used against the exchange under the Biden administration. According to a motion filed…

BNY plans Abu Dhabi crypto custody with Finstreet and ADI Foundation, starting with BTC and ETH before stablecoins and tokenized asset work.

Swiss crypto bank AMINA has become the first FINMA-regulated lender to offer custody and trading support for Canton Coin. According to AMINA, the new integration gives clients regulated access to the Canton Network, a blockchain built for capital markets activity…

Near One warns quantum attacks could make crypto ownership hard to prove as NEAR prepares a quantum-safe signing testnet rollout by Q2 2026.

AE Coin and USD Universal have introduced a regulated stablecoin conversion framework in the UAE that enables near-instant exchange between UAE dirham and U.S. dollar-backed payment tokens for institutional use. According to a March 7 announcement the system has been…

Bithumb signs an SSID partnership to explore a licensed Vietnam crypto exchange as regulators push trading toward local platforms this year.

Samourai Wallet developer Keonne Rodriguez has appealed for public donations after legal costs tied to his U.S. criminal case left him with more than $2 million in debt and a $250,000 court-imposed fine. According to a Wednesday post Rodriguez published…

American Bitcoin reported an $81.7M Q1 loss and missed revenue estimates despite record mining output and lower Bitcoin production costs.

Bakkt and Zoth have entered into a strategic partnership framework to build a compliant stablecoin payment infrastructure across remittance corridors connecting the U.S., South Asia, the Middle East, and parts of Africa. According to a press release shared with crypto.news,…

1inch co-founder Sergej Kunz says DeFi needs intent-based lending after TrustedVolumes lost nearly $6M and Kelp DAO exposed pool risks.

Aave Labs has completed the liquidation of the Kelp DAO attacker’s remaining rsETH-backed positions on Ethereum and Arbitrum, moving the DeFi United recovery effort closer to restoring full backing for the restaked Ether token after April’s $293 million exploit. Aave…

Crypto-backed Republican James Baird won Indiana’s primary after $514K in PAC support, as Fairshake expands its 2026 election push.

Samsung SDS will build KSD's token securities platform as South Korea prepares blockchain-based securities rules for February 2027 rollout.

JPMorgan, Mastercard, Ripple and Ondo completed a cross-border tokenized Treasury redemption using XRPL and bank settlement rails in a test.

California man gets 78 months in prison for a $250M crypto theft ring that used social engineering, laundering and hardware wallet raids.

Box Elder County commissioners approved Kevin O’Leary’s 9GW Stratos AI campus in Utah on May 4, amid loud public protests from hundreds of local residents. Box Elder County commissioners in Utah voted unanimously on May 4 to approve the Stratos…

Fairshake has spent $28 million in 2026 primaries as a new poll shows most Americans distrust crypto and AI, raising questions about the political value of industry-backed super PAC money. Fairshake, the pro-crypto super PAC backed by Coinbase, Andreessen Horowitz,…

Erik Reppel said at Consensus Miami 2026 that AI agents bypass internet ads entirely, threatening the web’s core business model and pointing to x402 stablecoin micropayments as the structural replacement. Coinbase Developer Platform head and x402 founder Erik Reppel took…

NYSE parent ICE and Securitize warned at Consensus Miami 2026 that offshore synthetic tokenized stocks are misleading retail investors and creating serious risks for the broader market. NYSE executives and partners raised the alarm at Consensus Miami 2026 on Wednesday…

Robinhood said at Consensus Miami 2026 that Wall Street is now actively building on crypto rails, though institutional adoption is moving slower and more fragmented than the industry expected. Executives from Robinhood-owned Bitstamp, Ondo Finance, and Babylon Labs told Consensus…

Eric Trump mocked JPMorgan at Consensus Miami 2026 for reversing its bitcoin stance within 18 months, saying banks have accepted they can no longer hold back the tide. Eric Trump took the stage at Consensus Miami 2026 on Wednesday and…

The White House believes it is “getting close to an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations,” Axios reported on Wednesday, citing two US officials…

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took the Consensus Miami 2026 mainstage on Day 2 and expressed optimism about the CLARITY Act’s prospects in Congress, appearing alongside Kevin O’Leary and Coinbase’s Paul Grewal. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took the mainstage at Consensus Miami 2026…

Benchmark has cut its 12‑month price target on Bitcoin treasury company Strategy from $705 to $570, keeping a Buy rating but marking its model to a cooler Bitcoin path after a brutal drawdown in both BTC and Strategy’s stock. Benchmark…

Tim Scott said the Senate Banking Committee is nearing consensus and working toward a bipartisan CLARITY Act markup in May, setting the most concrete timeline commitment yet on the long-delayed legislation. Senate Banking Committee Chair Tim Scott said his panel…

Arthur Hayes told Consensus Miami 2026 that the CLARITY Act misses the point of crypto, arguing that bitcoin’s value comes precisely from operating outside any regulatory system. BitMEX co-founder and Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes took the stage at Consensus Miami…

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes says his target for Zcash is 10% of Bitcoin’s price, arguing ZEC’s latest rally is early innings despite mounting pressure on privacy coins. BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes has set an aggressive upside target for privacy coin…

Michael Saylor said Strategy will “probably sell some bitcoin” to pay dividends, marking the first public reversal of the firm’s long-held never-sell position. Strategy, the largest publicly traded corporate holder of bitcoin, may sell a portion of its holdings to…

AI trading bots surge in 2026 as SaintQuant leads platforms offering automated crypto strategies. An investor sets an alarm for 3 AM to catch a movie. It didn’t come. Then they fell asleep, missed the actual pump at 4:30, and…

Hut 8 has signed a 15-year, $9.8 billion AI data center lease at its Beacon Point campus in Nueces County, Texas, sending its stock nearly 30% higher on Wednesday. Hut 8 has signed a 15-year, $9.8 billion AI data center…

RootData data shows CeFi raised about $606 million across 8 deals, infrastructure $105 million across 14, and DeFi $90 million. CeFi concentration and sector breakdown According to April data from Web3 analytics platform RootData, the disclosed total raised in the crypto…

Spot gold smashed through $4,710 per ounce while silver jumped more than 6%, extending a months‑long precious‑metals rally that is now outpacing most risk assets and reopening the gold‑versus‑Bitcoin safe‑haven debate. Spot gold pushed through the $4,710 mark on Wednesday,…

SpaceX plans an initial $55 billion Terafab chip and AI megafactory in Grimes County, Texas, as part of Elon Musk’s broader Austin-centered semiconductor and compute build‑out. SpaceX is preparing to pour an estimated $55 billion into the first phase of…

Zcash price surged more than 40% on Wednesday, briefly touching the $600 mark after Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain revealed the firm had quietly accumulated a significant position in the privacy-focused cryptocurrency since early 2024.  According to data from crypto.news,…

Wadoozie reimagines memecoins with narrative-driven token model ahead of May 27 launch. The memecoin space has largely been a game of tickers, trending hashtags, and fleeting attention. Wadoozie wants to change that narrative. The Ethereum-based project is building something structurally…

Stockcoin.ai has raised a seed round led by Amber Group to build an AI-native trading OS that pipes on-chain signals into stock and crypto futures flows while adding Hong Kong IPO and US pre‑IPO access from a single interface. Stockcoin.ai,…

IBM introduced new enterprise artificial intelligence tools on Tuesday aimed at helping organizations build and manage internal AI systems across hybrid cloud environments. According to a May 6 press release, IBM announced new additions to its IBM Enterprise Advantage and…

CryptoQuant flags Bitcoin’s unfilled $93k CME futures gap as a key upside “price magnet,” not a guaranteed destiny, for the next leg of the BTC cycle. CryptoQuant analysts say $93,000 is a key upside target for Bitcoin (BTC), anchored around…

Bitcoin price climbed above the key $82,000 resistance level on Wednesday as easing Middle East tensions, falling oil prices, and continued spot ETF inflows boosted risk appetite across the crypto market. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) price surged…

Apple is preparing to let users choose from third-party artificial intelligence models for features tied to text and image generation across its upcoming software releases. According to recent reports, the feature is expected to arrive with iOS 27, iPadOS 27,…

Robert Kiyosaki warns of a boomer retirement crisis, naming Bitcoin and Ether as fallback assets while critics question his forecasts.

Large technology firms have begun testing stablecoin-based payouts, with Bitwise’s Matt Hougan saying the early pilots could support growth toward a $4 trillion market by 2030 from roughly $300 billion today. According to Hougan, chief investment officer at Bitwise Asset…

Upbit listed Dogwifhat on KRW, BTC and USDT markets, pushing WIF higher as traders watch Solana memecoin demand in South Korea.

Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin calls Ethereum Digital Asset Treasuries “profound innovations,” backs unlevered ETH treasuries, and commits 30,000 ETH to rsETH recovery while pitching Ethereum’s quantum-safe roadmap. Lubin backs ETH treasury companies and the DAT model According to a new…

RootData’s new map shows 30 core Web3 partners plugging custody, trading, wallets, and infra into Hyperliquid’s L1 as it pushes toward an on-chain liquidity OS. RootData’s latest ecosystem map shows Hyperliquid positioning itself as a performant L1 “optimized from the ground up”…

OKX Card data shows European users spent crypto mainly on groceries, restaurants and online marketplaces during its first month.

BlockchainFX gains attention alongside TRON as investors track timing and momentum in crypto markets. What happens when people spot a breakout too late and spend years thinking about the gains they missed? That is why the next crypto to buy…

XRP price pushed above the key $1.40 resistance level on Wednesday as improving market sentiment and strengthening technical signals supported a broader recovery across the crypto market. According to data from crypto.news, XRP (XRP) price was trading near $1.44 at…

CME plans Bitcoin volatility futures on June 1, letting traders hedge or bet on BTC price swings without tracking spot direction.

Figure says its blockchain platform can cut mortgage costs by 91% as it targets Fannie and Freddie in smaller home loans.

Crypto bank Anchorage Digital has introduced an agentic banking service that allows AI systems to access and move funds across traditional and crypto payment rails without human intervention. According to Anchorage Digital co-founder and CEO Nathan McCauley, the new infrastructure…

Bitcoin Core disclosed CVE-2024-52911, a patched bug that could let miners crash older nodes or possibly execute code.

Bitcoin price faced rejection near $82,000 as its recent rally lost momentum after United States President Donald Trump paused the “Project Freedom” operation amid progress in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) rose from around $80,500…

Andreessen Horowitz has raised $2.2 billion for a new crypto-focused investment fund as it targets infrastructure-led applications across digital assets. According to a blog post published by its crypto arm, a16z Crypto, the firm’s fifth fund will support founders building…

Solana and Google Cloud launched Pay.sh, letting AI agents pay for Google Cloud and other APIs using stablecoins on Solana.

U.S. authorities have taken control of the BG Wealth Sharing website after investigators linked the group to a suspected crypto investment fraud that left users with heavy losses. According to on-chain investigator ZachXBT, wallets tied to the operation attempted to…

Forward Industries and RockawayX have backed a $5 million funding round for OnRe, a startup building reinsurance infrastructure on the Solana blockchain. According to a statement from the companies, the two firms co-led the Series A round, with Forward Industries…

Sequans sold 1,025 BTC as losses grew and debt pressure mounted, adding to doubts around corporate Bitcoin treasury plans in 2026.

Defend American Jobs, a crypto-backed PAC linked to Fairshake, has spent more than $500,000 to support a Republican incumbent in Indiana ahead of the state’s primary. According to a filing submitted Saturday to the US Federal Election Commission, the PAC…

CFTC Chair Michael Selig says the agency may codify Phantom-style protections for non-custodial crypto software developers.

A crypto whale sued Coinbase, claiming it froze DAI tied to a 2024 phishing theft but refused to return traceable funds in U.S. court case.

Federal prosecutors have urged a U.S. court to grant a reduced sentence to former Celsius executive Roni Cohen-Pavon, citing his cooperation in the case against the company’s founder. According to a letter filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for…

Colombia’s Petro says Caribbean coast could host Bitcoin mining using clean energy, with Wayúu co-ownership still uncertain after elections.

Brad Garlinghouse has warned that recent Senate progress on the CLARITY Act still leaves a narrow window for the bill to move forward. According to Brad Garlinghouse, the next two weeks will determine whether the digital asset market structure bill…

Strategy may sell Bitcoin to fund dividends after a $12.54B Q1 loss, testing Saylor’s never-sell stance as MSTR shares fall.

Tennessee Bankers Association picked Stablecore to help member banks offer stablecoins, tokenized deposits and crypto-backed lending tools.

Iggy Azalea faces a class-action lawsuit over MOTHER token claims, as buyers allege promised utility and business links never arrived.

Kelp DAO will move rsETH to Chainlink CCIP after a $292M bridge hack, as LayerZero rejects blame and Aave fights frozen ETH claims.

A Fairshake poll finds 45% of Americans call crypto too risky as industry PACs deploy over $100 million into midterms. A Politico poll conducted by Public First in April 2026 found that 45% of Americans say investing in cryptocurrency is…

Wall Street executives warned at Consensus 2026 that legacy markets built for slower trading are breaking under 24/7 crypto pressure. Wall Street executives gathering at Consensus 2026 in Miami on May 5 warned that traditional financial infrastructure was not built…

Anthropic venture with Blackstone and Goldman Sachs will deliver enterprise AI tools to private equity-backed companies. Anthropic is close to finalising a $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and Hellman and Friedman, targeting private-equity-backed companies as its primary…

GoMining’s GoBTC protocol promises instant authorization and on-chain Bitcoin settlement with a 0.2% merchant fee, positioning miner-run rails as a low-cost challenger to Visa and Mastercard. According to Forbes, GoMining will formally debut its GoBTC payment protocol at this year’s Consensus…

Crypto asset ETPs just notched a fifth straight week of inflows, lifting five-week net flows above $4B and pushing AUM near $155B despite sharp midweek outflows. CoinShares said that digital asset ETPs took in $117.8 million last week, extending their…

Aave court motion filed today in New York asks a federal judge to unfreeze $71 million in ETH. Aave LLC filed an emergency motion today in the Southern District of New York to vacate a restraining notice blocking 30,765 ETH,…

K Wave Media reversed its $485 million Bitcoin treasury plan today, redirecting funds to AI data centres and GPUs K Wave Media scrapped its Bitcoin treasury strategy on May 5 and redirected the capital to AI data centres and GPU…

Dubai-based Global Millennial Capital closes a $100M IPO Opportunities Fund to back overlooked AI and DeFi mid-cap tech names one to three years before exit. According to the PR Newswire announcement, Global Millennial Capital has completed a final close of $100 million…

The Bullish acquisition of Equiniti, announced today, values the transfer agent at $4.2 billion The Bullish acquisition of Equiniti, announced on May 5, positions the crypto exchange as a core piece of infrastructure for tokenized securities markets. Equiniti currently serves…

Coinbase cuts 700 jobs today, with CEO Brian Armstrong saying AI is making small engineering teams far more productive Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announced on May 5 that the company is eliminating roughly 700 employees, representing approximately 14% of its…

Major US banking associations rejected the Clarity Act’s stablecoin yield compromise, splitting publicly from Coinbase and Circle Major US banking associations publicly rejected the stablecoin yield compromise brokered by Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks in the Clarity Act. The banking groups…

OnRe Finance raised $5M from Forward and RockawayX as Forward prepares up to $25M into ONyc, scaling Solana-based, tokenized reinsurance with DeFi integrations. OnRe Finance said it has closed a $5 million strategic funding round to accelerate development of its…

Pi Network co-founders took the Consensus 2026 stage in Miami, six days before Protocol 23 activates on May 11 Pi Network co-founders Dr. Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis both appeared at Consensus 2026 in Miami this week, speaking to over…

XRP Evernorth has named Robert Kaiden, CFO of the OpenAI Foundation, to its board of directors XRP Evernorth, the Ripple-backed treasury company building an XRP-denominated balance sheet ahead of a Nasdaq listing, has appointed two senior executives to its board.…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse defended Clarity Act progress at Consensus 2026, calling the past week a “big positive shift.” Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse took the Consensus 2026 stage in Miami today and told attendees the Clarity Act is gaining genuine…

Ripple is feeding North Korea–linked threat intelligence into Crypto ISAC, hoping shared context on DPRK operatives and DeFi exploits can blunt a 2026 hack wave led by Drift and KelpDAO. Ripple said it has begun sharing internal threat intelligence on…

AI cloud mining expands access as SHRMiner lowers barriers to crypto mining participation in 2026. As the global technological landscape continues to evolve in 2026, more and more people are exploring passive income opportunities in the digital economy. Technologies such…

AJC Mining’s free cloud mining service gives global users an easy way to join the crypto market and explore higher earning opportunities amid Bitcoin’s latest rally. The global cryptocurrency market is entering a new wave of momentum as Bitcoin recently…

U.S. stocks opened higher in a modest risk-on move, led by AI‑linked storage names like Micron and Western Digital, even as PayPal dropped about 10% on weak profit guidance. U.S. equities opened in the green, with the Dow up 0.45%,…

U.S. stocks opened higher on Tuesday, with major indexes gaining and AI‑linked storage names outperforming, even as PayPal sank about 10% after disappointing profit guidance. According to CoinDesk, State Street and Galaxy have rolled out SWEEP, a “tokenized private liquidity fund”…

Microsoft, Google, and xAI have agreed to provide the U.S. government with early access to upcoming artificial intelligence models, allowing officials to examine potential national security risks before the systems are released to the public. The arrangement will enable the…

Elastics, which describes itself as an “AI predictive market operating system,” announced it has raised $2 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by early-stage investor Frst. Frst leads oversubscribed round into Elastics According to details shared by Menlo Times…

Pi Network price is hovering near the $0.18 mark, holding steady despite recent volatility as a mix of event-driven catalysts and improving technical structure builds a case for a push toward the $0.20 resistance. According to data from crypto.news, Pi…

Michael Saylor says his Bitcoin vehicle Strategy has realized 63,410 BTC of “Bitcoin Gain” in 2026, lifting its stash to over 815,000 BTC, or about 3.9% of total supply. In a new post on X, Strategy founder and executive chairman…

Ark Invest’s Big Ideas 2026 sees Bitcoin compounding about 63% annually to a $16T cap by 2030, anchoring a $28T crypto market dominated by BTC, Ethereum, and Solana. According to Forbes, the Ark report estimates that Bitcoin’s market value could climb…

The United Arab Emirates has launched a national facility to test and certify artificial intelligence systems, as the country pushes ahead with large-scale AI deployment across government and industry. The UAE Cyber Security Council, in collaboration with Open Innovation AI…

Somnia’s new USDso stablecoin, issued by Frax Finance and backed by tokenized Treasuries, routes reserve yield back into Somnia’s high-throughput DeFi ecosystem. How USDso is structured on Somnia Somnia, a high-throughput L1 developed with Improbable and the Somnia Foundation, has…

Cipher Digital secures a $200M revolving credit facility to fund its pivot from Bitcoin mining to long-duration, AI and HPC data center revenues anchored by multi-campus leases. New credit facility underpins data center growth Cipher Digital said in its first-quarter…

HyperCore staking by Arkham-flagged Multicoin wallets locks $82M in HYPE, deepening a concentrated, yield-bearing bet on Hyperliquid’s DeFi-native L1. Arkham flags Multicoin-associated HYPE staking activity According to market monitors citing Arkham’s AI attribution engine, an address predicted to be associated…

XRP price moved toward the $1.40 resistance on Tuesday as the broader crypto market recovered alongside easing oil prices. According to data from crypto.news, XRP (XRP) price traded near $1.39 at press time, after briefly touching highs around $1.41 earlier…

Coinbase will cut 14% of its workforce as Brian Armstrong moves the exchange toward leaner teams, fewer layers and AI-native operations.

The United Arab Emirates Innovation City has rolled out a blockchain-based system that assigns every registered company a sovereign, verifiable digital identity on-chain. According to an official announcement from Innovation City, businesses incorporated in the Ras Al Khaimah free zone…

Elon Musk settled the SEC’s Twitter stock disclosure case with a $1.5M penalty, avoiding repayment of the alleged $150M saving.

Bullish agreed to buy Equiniti for $4.2B, aiming to offer issuer tokenization, 24/7 securities trading and stablecoin settlement.

Ripple’s David Schwartz said his crypto exposure is now almost entirely XRP and Ripple equity, while still backing diversification.

Ethereum price is showing early signs of a confirmed breakout after pushing above a short-term consolidation pattern that had capped gains over the past week. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) climbed around 1% over the past day, trading…

Bitcoin tops $80,000 as BlockchainFX surpasses $14.44M in presale with rising investor demand. Bitcoin pulled off a swagger move this week, climbing back above $80,000 for the first time since January, only to get tugged sideways by every macro headline…

Toncoin rose 28% after Durov said Telegram will become TON’s largest validator and lead new website, tools and performance upgrades in May.

CryptoProcessing by CoinsPaid earns CCSS Level 3 certification for institutional wallet infrastructure security. CryptoProcessing by Coinspaid, a regulated crypto payment gateway serving enterprise and institutional merchants globally, has achieved Level 3 certification under the Cryptocurrency Security Standard (CCSS) for its Institutional-Grade…

Ripple has begun sharing its internal threat intelligence on North Korean hacking operations with the crypto industry, expanding how firms respond to insider-driven attacks. According to Crypto ISAC, the move follows incidents where attackers bypassed code vulnerabilities and instead infiltrated…

Coinbase Australia launched crypto support for SMSFs, offering trustees reporting tools and fund verification after securing an AFSL.

The crypto market resumed its uptrend on Tuesday, rising 1.2% to $2.76 trillion as oil prices eased, after Iranian officials hinted at progress in U.S.-Iran peace negotiations. Bitcoin (BTC) climbed 3.5%, briefly moving above the $81,000 level before settling at…

Modi condemned Iran’s UAE attack after three Indians were injured, as Pakistan and Canada backed de-escalation amid Hormuz market risks.

Strive, Inc. has pushed its Bitcoin treasury past 15,000 BTC after its latest purchase added to a months-long accumulation run. According to an 8-K filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the Dallas-based firm bought 444 BTC for $33.9…

Moscow Exchange will launch SOL, XRP, TRX and BNB indexes on May 13, using weighted pricing from Binance, Bybit, OKX and Bitget.

Bitcoin trades near $81K as Ali Charts targets $83K resistance, with ETF inflows, whale buying and weak on-chain activity shaping the rally.

Bitmine chairman Tom Lee has said the crypto market may be entering an early recovery phase even as investor sentiment remains cautious. According to Bitmine Immersion Technologies chairman Tom Lee, recent market trends resemble past cycle transitions where prices begin…

Uphold disputes NYAG claims after a $5M CredEarn settlement, saying Cred misled the company and users before its 2020 collapse.

Polygon has introduced a privacy layer for stablecoin transfers, allowing transactions to remain hidden from public view while still meeting compliance checks. According to a statement released by Polygon on Sunday, the update adds a wallet feature that routes payments…

U.S. banking groups have pushed back against the latest CLARITY Act language on stablecoin rewards, arguing it does not sufficiently prevent risks to bank deposits. According to a joint statement from the American Bankers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Consumer Bankers…

South Korea’s Upbit has partnered with Optimism to develop a dedicated Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain using the OP Stack. According to an announcement from the Optimism Foundation, the new network, called GIWA Chain, will operate under the Self-Managed tier of…

GSR secured SC Ventures backing to expand tokenization, liquidity and institutional digital asset market infrastructure.

K Wave Media redirects $485M from Bitcoin treasury plans to AI infrastructure as KWM shares fall and debt reduction plans advance.

Haun Ventures raised $1B to back crypto infrastructure, tokenization and AI agents as Katie Haun points to machine-led economic activity.

Bernstein says prediction markets are drawing institutions after Kalshi’s first block trade, with custom contracts and retail volume rising.

Aave asks a New York court to lift a restraint on 30,766 ETH tied to the Kelp exploit, arguing frozen funds belong to affected users.

DTCC plans July tokenized securities pilots and an October launch with 50 firms, covering ETFs, Russell 1000 stocks and U.S. Treasuries.

Chainlink price rose 3% on May 4, its biggest single-day gain in two weeks, as Consensus 2026 opened. LINK rose alongside Bitcoin’s $80,000 reclaim and the Consensus 2026 conference opening in Miami on May 4. As crypto.news reported, LINK had…

ZeroStack CEO Daniel Reis-Faria says the CLARITY Act stablecoin deal reduces investor uncertainty but has not resolved institutional hesitation yet. The stablecoin deal was finalised on May 1 by Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks, drawing a clear line: crypto…

US voters ranked crypto last among election priorities in an April poll of 1,000 registered Americans. Public Opinion Strategies conducted the poll in late April on behalf of CoinDesk, surveying 1,000 randomly selected registered US voters with a credibility interval…

Paradigm Bitcoin general partner Dan Robinson published a proposal on May 1 for Provable Address-Control Timestamps, or PACTs, a system that lets dormant Bitcoin holders privately timestamp proof of key ownership before quantum computers arrive, creating a potential rescue path…

Morgan Stanley head of digital asset strategy Amy Oldenburg said at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas that Bitcoin on US bank balance sheets is “not totally out of the question,” citing 16 months of regulatory progress while warning…

Pi Network co-founder Dr. Chengdiao Fan is set to speak at Consensus 2026 in Miami on May 6, delivering a session titled “Aligning Web3, AI, and Blockchain for Utility” at the Convergence Stage, six days before Protocol 23 brings full…

Ripple Custody entered a strategic partnership with Kyobo Life Insurance on April 15, making Ripple Custody Korea’s first blockchain-based government bond settlement platform for a Tier 1 insurer, targeting a compression of the standard T+2 settlement cycle to near real-time…

XRP price climbed from $1.3840 to $1.4065 in early Asia trading on May 4 on a sharp pickup in volume, breaking through resistance at $1.40 alongside Bitcoin’s return above $80,000. XRP price broke above $1.40 for the first time in…

Bitcoin price broke above $80,000 on May 4 for the first time since January 31, reaching the level as Consensus 2026 opened in Miami and $630 million in US spot Bitcoin ETF inflows on May 1 gave the move institutional…

BILL-USD pair to launch once liquidity is ready. According to Coinbase’s latest listing update, the exchange “will launch BILL (Billions) spot trading” and expects to open the BILL-USD order book later today in supported trading regions, contingent on sufficient liquidity…

Crypto payments gain mainstream traction as trust and infrastructure become central to industry growth. Crypto payments are joining credit cards and bank payments as mainstream payment methods. In 2025, the total crypto market cap crossed $4 trillion for the first…

Latest Coinglass data show Hyperliquid whale accounts holding a combined $4.016 billion in notional positions, with longs only marginally ahead of shorts on size but comfortably in the lead on PnL as one heavily leveraged ETH long dominates the winner’s…

Bitcoin reclaims $80,000 as ETF inflows and spot demand signal potential start of a new capital cycle. Bitcoin has reclaimed the $80,000 level, and this time, the logic behind the rally is changing. After several weeks of consolidation, Bitcoin has…

Bitcoin and XRP regain focus as rising volatility drives trading activity and renewed market participation. With the recent resurgence of volatility in the crypto market, Bitcoin and XRP have once again become the focus of market attention. Trading volume has…

In a second amended complaint submitted to the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, Payward Interactive and Payward Trading — doing business as Kraken — accuse Etana Custody Limited, Etana Custody Inc., CEO Dion Brandon Russell, and others…

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted a three-word response on X on May 1 after Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks released the final stablecoin yield compromise text for the CLARITY Act: “Mark it up,” urging the Senate Banking Committee to…

World Liberty Financial, the crypto project co-founded by President Trump and his family, filed a defamation lawsuit against Tron founder Justin Sun on May 4 in Miami-Dade County, Florida, alleging a “coordinated media smear campaign” after Sun sued the project…

DTCC has formed a tokenization working group for U.S. markets and tapped Ondo alongside BlackRock, Goldman, JPMorgan, Circle, and others to help design how equities and Treasuries move on-chain. The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation has launched an industry working…

Applied Digital closed a Goldman-led $300M senior secured bridge loan to accelerate its next 150 MW AI data center, layering it on top of $2.15B in notes and a $7.5B hyperscaler lease. Bitcoin mining hosting and cloud services provider Applied…

OpenAI has sealed a $10B joint venture dubbed DeployCo with major private equity firms, giving it capital, governance access, and a captive pipeline to roll AI across thousands of portfolio companies. Market reports indicate that OpenAI has now closed a…

Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp has launched a $200M at-the-market equity program, pledging to issue stock only when it boosts “SOL per share” and fuels its Solana reserve strategy. DeFi Development Corp, a Nasdaq-listed digital asset treasury company focused on Solana…

BTCEcosystem gains attention as Bitcoin surge past $80,000 fuels renewed investor confidence in 2026. The global cryptocurrency market has reached a monumental milestone. The price of Bitcoin (BTC) has decisively breached the $80,000 mark, setting a new all-time high for…

SOL Strategies is acquiring privacy-focused cross-chain aggregator HoudiniSwap for $18M in cash, notes, and stock as it builds an institutional Solana treasury and routing stack. According to reporting from The Block, SOL Strategies has signed a definitive agreement to acquire HoudiniSwap…

Bitmine added 101,745 ETH, lifting holdings to 5.18m tokens and $13.1B in crypto and cash as staked ETH reached $10.2B.

Bitget’s CFD platform has logged a record $8B day, with gold-linked contracts driving 95% of the jump as Chinese-speaking, European, and Southeast Asian traders pile into metals. Bitget reported that daily trading volume on its CFD segment has broken through…

WLFI filed a defamation lawsuit against Justin Sun after freezing tokens tied to his entities, escalating a wider governance dispute.

WLFI alleges paid smear effort after token freeze. World Liberty Financial has announced it is suing Justin Sun for defamation, alleging that after a Sun-affiliated entity called Blue Anthem bought $WLFI tokens in November 2024 and then transferred some of…

BlockchainFX and Pepeto draw investor focus as presale competition intensifies in May 2026 market. Every few months, a new presale shows up promising the moon, and most of them barely make it past the launchpad before fading into nothing. May…

Ondo price surged sharply on May 4, as strong fundamentals and rising demand for real-world asset exposure pushed the altcoin higher. According to data from crypto.news, Ondo (ONDO) price jumped nearly 13% over the past day, climbing from an intraday…

Rain, a $1.95B-valued stablecoin infrastructure firm, is adding Mastercard support to extend its Visa-based model and plug on-chain settlement into legacy payment systems. Stablecoin payments startup Rain, fresh off a $250 million Series C at a $1.95 billion valuation, has…

AI-driven trading reshapes markets in May 2026 as volatility and automation trends accelerate globally. May 2026 is not just another month for algorithmic trading — it’s a structural shift. Institutional signals are clear: AI continues to dominate capital markets, while…

South Korea’s crypto sector warns AML changes could lift suspicious reports to 5.4m yearly, as DAXA urges clearer rules for exchanges today.

Tether’s latest attestation shows its Tether Gold token, XAU₮, swelling to more than $3.3 billion in value on the back of a 36% quarterly jump in physical bullion reserves. Tether’s latest reserve data show that its Tether Gold token, XAU₮,…

Western Union launched USDPT on Solana with Anchorage issuing the stablecoin, while SOL traded near $86 as traders watch $90 resistance now.

South Korea’s Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA), representing 27 registered virtual asset service providers, has lodged formal objections with the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Intelligence Unit over proposed amendments to the enforcement decree of the Specific Financial Information…

Cardano integrated with Scorechain for ADA risk scoring and monitoring, while ADA traded near $0.2486 after whale buying and holder growth.

AI chipmaker Cerebras plans a $3.5B IPO at $115-125/share, reporting $510M revenue and $238M profit in 2025 as it challenges Nvidia in AI compute. Artificial intelligence chip manufacturer and data center operator Cerebras Systems is seeking to raise up to…

SAP has agreed to acquire artificial intelligence startup Prior Labs, in a move aimed at strengthening its capabilities in models designed for structured business data. The German software company said it plans to invest more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion)…

Bitget has entered a strategic partnership with women-focused Web3 collective WIW3CH to deliver more structured education, networking, and career support under its Blockchain4Her initiative. Bitget said it has formed a strategic alliance with WIW3CH, describing the group as a Web3…

Bitcoin miner Hut 8 has refinanced its $200 million Bitcoin-backed credit facility with FalconX at a 7% fixed rate, replacing its Coinbase loan and unlocking approximately 3,300 BTC worth $260 million from collateral. Bitcoin (BTC) miner and energy infrastructure firm…

Zcash traded near $407 after a 14% weekly gain, as Hyperliquid volume rose and analysts watched $398 support and false rally risks.

Solana price is approaching a critical technical setup as momentum indicators begin to flip positive, raising the possibility of a breakout above the $90 level, where bulls have struggled in recent weeks. According to data from crypto.news, Solana (SOL) price…

GameStop’s $55.5B eBay bid offers $125 per share, names Ryan Cohen to lead the combined firm, and raises financing questions.

DOGEBALL presale gains traction as investors seek early-stage crypto opportunities ahead of market hype. Missed out on Dogwifhat when it was still cheap? That exact feeling of watching a low-priced token explode after ignoring it is what makes early-stage entries…

Tokenomist data shows over $229m in token unlocks this week, led by RAIN, SOL, HYPE, ENA and RED as traders watch fresh supply risks now.

Capital B has secured fresh backing from Blockstream CEO Adam Back through a 1.1 million euro ($1.28 million) warrant issuance, deepening the cryptographer’s exposure to the French-listed Bitcoin treasury firm. According to a Monday announcement from Capital B, Back subscribed…

Dogecoin rose to $0.1118 after whales bought 160m DOGE in 96 hours, with traders watching $0.109 support and $0.114 resistance next.

Anthropic is close to finalizing a roughly $1.5 billion joint venture with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and several other Wall Street firms to distribute artificial intelligence tools to private-equity-backed companies. A report by The Wall Street Journal said the platform will…

Hyperliquid’s HIP-4 event contracts opened with $6.05m volume as HYPE held near $41.64, with traders watching $44 resistance for a break now

North Korea has rejected allegations of state-backed cryptocurrency theft even as new data ties it to most global hack losses in early 2026. According to TRM Labs, actors linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea were responsible for about…

XRP trades near $1.41 as traders watch $1.50 for breakout confirmation, while ETF flows cool after three weeks of strong inflows across May.

Ethereum price is eyeing a breakout from the $2,400 resistance, which has capped the token’s gains over the past week. According to data from crypto.news, Ethereum (ETH) price rebounded 3.5% to $2,393 on May 4 before facing rejection at $2,400…

Morgan Stanley advises 2%–4% Bitcoin exposure as MSBT demand grows, while bank balance sheet adoption faces regulatory hurdles.

A16z says stablecoins have outgrown their early crypto label as adoption rises across payments, finance, and onchain digital money.

Payward has completed its acquisition of Bitnomial, giving Kraken a regulated pathway to launch crypto derivatives in the U.S. According to a company statement released Friday, the deal hands Payward control of a full set of Commodity Futures Trading Commission…

Coinbase has urged U.S. derivatives regulators to keep prediction markets under existing rules, filing a formal response as legal pressure builds around event-based contracts. According to a letter submitted to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and addressed to Secretary Christopher…

Bitcoin price surged to a four-month high of $80,529 on Monday shortly after United States President Donald Trump revealed “Project Freedom” to help stranded cargo ships affected by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. According to data from crypto.news,…

A U.S. court order has placed Arbitrum DAO’s planned use of frozen hack funds under legal restraint. According to filings authorized by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, plaintiffs served a restraining notice on May…

Mobile cloud mining expands in 2026 as BM Blockchain attracts beginner interest in BTC and DOGE mining. As more people look up things like what Bitcoin mining is, how to mine Bitcoin, and whether any free cloud mining options still…

Strategy has halted Bitcoin purchases for the week ahead of its first-quarter earnings release and rising scrutiny around its preferred stock dividend. According to a Sunday post on X by Michael Saylor, the company signaled “No buys this week,” breaking…

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has received more than 1,500 public responses on its proposed rule for prediction market event contracts. According to the CFTC, the comment period for its March proposal closed Thursday after drawing submissions from prediction…

Strategy’s $2.57B Bitcoin buy puts mining in focus as AJC Mining launches BTC cloud contracts with daily settlements.

Coinbase’s bill deal, NYSE’s tokenized securities filing, Founders Fund’s $6B raise and Tether’s merger plan led crypto.

NYSE filed a rule change to allow tokenized equities and ETFs under DTC’s pilot, keeping the same rights and T+1 settlement process.

Founders Fund raised a record $6B vehicle led by late-stage deals, with Peter Thiel and insiders contributing $1.5B.

Coinbase says a Senate deal on stablecoin rewards may clear the CLARITY Act’s path to markup after months of bank and crypto disputes today.

Bitcoin stalled near $79K as traders weighed the FOMC decision, Iran tension and XRP’s range, while Algorand led altcoin gains.

Warren Buffett warned investors are in a gambling mood, targeting one-day options, risky speculation and crypto-style trading at Berkshire.

Ripple’s David Schwartz denied XRP gag order claims as he pushed back on $10,000 price targets and wider Ripple conspiracy rumors on X.

BlockchainFX leads the 2026 presale race with $14.43M raised, CEX60 bonus tokens, and stronger traction than NOCtura and IPO Genie.

Bitcoiners say Satoshi’s coins should remain untouched as quantum fears grow, while developers study future-proof Bitcoin security fixes now

BlackRock urged the OCC to drop a tokenized reserve cap and widen eligible stablecoin assets as BUIDL adoption grows in crypto markets fast.

Reuters linked Nobitex founders to an elite Iranian family as crypto outflows surged after Tehran strikes and sanctions scrutiny grew today.

New York secured a $5M Uphold settlement over CredEarn, saying users were misled on crypto savings risks and false insurance claims in 2020.

CISA added Linux Copy Fail to its exploited bugs list, after researchers warned a small Python script could help attackers gain root access.

Ethereum Foundation sells 10,000 ETH to BitMine as users question repeated treasury sales, unstaking activity and grant funding plans.

A16z backs the CFTC against state bans on prediction markets as Congress limits lawmakers’ trades and Kalshi, Polymarket face more scrutiny.

Ethereum trades near $2,305 as whales accumulate 140K ETH worth $322M, while traders watch $2,200 support and $2,400 resistance.

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