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Crypto crime topped $150 billion in 2025 as state-backed actors scaled onchain: Chainalysis

Crypto crime topped $150 billion in 2025 as state-...

5 months ago 63

Bitcoin slips back below $90,000 after early-2026 rally fades

Bitcoin slips back below $90,000 after early-2026 ...

5 months ago 47

Binance launches regulated TradFi perpetual contracts settled in USDT, starting with gold and silver

Binance launches regulated TradFi perpetual contra...

5 months ago 57

Zcash developers quit, form new company after board clash

Zcash developers quit, form new company after boar...

5 months ago 85

Spot XRP ETFs see first net outflows since debut, worth $41 million

Spot XRP ETFs see first net outflows since debut, ...

5 months ago 58

Kalshi CEO endorses bill banning insider trading on prediction markets

Kalshi CEO endorses bill banning insider trading o...

5 months ago 66

Sei warns USDC.n token holders to swap for ‘native’ stablecoin ahead of planned upgrade

Sei warns USDC.n token holders to swap for ‘native...

5 months ago 77

Ethereum rolls out final planned Blob Parameters Only fork as final step in Fusaka upgrade

Ethereum rolls out final planned Blob Parameters O...

5 months ago 73

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial seeks US bank charter to bring USD1 stablecoin fully onshore

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial seeks US bank...

5 months ago 82

Nike sells RTFKT digital collectibles unit to unnamed buyer: reports

Nike sells RTFKT digital collectibles unit to unna...

5 months ago 42

Two Senate committees set Jan. 15 hearings to vote on sweeping crypto market structure legislation

Two Senate committees set Jan. 15 hearings to vote...

5 months ago 56

The Daily: Ripple confirms no IPO plans, Flare unlocks XRP spot exposure on Hyperliquid, and more

The Daily: Ripple confirms no IPO plans, Flare unl...

5 months ago 56

‘A milestone in financial innovation’: Wyoming issues first state-backed stablecoin on Solana

‘A milestone in financial innovation’: Wyoming iss...

5 months ago 44

Alleged crypto scam boss linked to $15 billion bitcoin haul deported to China after Cambodia arrest

Alleged crypto scam boss linked to $15 billion bit...

5 months ago 44

Flare launches first XRP spot exposure on Hyperliquid via FXRP

Flare launches first XRP spot exposure on Hyperliq...

5 months ago 50

Upexi targets higher-yield Solana treasury strategy for 2026 as holdings near 2.2 million SOL

Upexi targets higher-yield Solana treasury strateg...

5 months ago 65

Polymarket to provide prediction data to Wall Street Journal, Barron’s in Dow Jones deal

Polymarket to provide prediction data to Wall Stre...

5 months ago 37

Fireblocks buys crypto accounting platform TRES to become the ‘first complete operating system’ onchain

Fireblocks buys crypto accounting platform TRES to...

5 months ago 72

FINRA taps crypto policy figures Rostin Behnam and Dan Gallagher for its board

FINRA taps crypto policy figures Rostin Behnam and...

5 months ago 51

A16z Crypto buys $15 million in BABY tokens to fund Babylon’s buildout of new BTCVaults

A16z Crypto buys $15 million in BABY tokens to fun...

5 months ago 45

Tether-backed Rumble launches crypto wallet, letting fans tip creators in bitcoin and USDT

Tether-backed Rumble launches crypto wallet, letti...

5 months ago 53

JPMorgan brings JPM Coin to Canton, its second extension after launching on Base

JPMorgan brings JPM Coin to Canton, its second ext...

5 months ago 68

Riot sells $162 million in bitcoin as mining hashprice slumps back toward lows

Riot sells $162 million in bitcoin as mining hashp...

5 months ago 45

Bitwise CIO flags three hurdles crypto must clear for a sustained 2026 rally

Bitwise CIO flags three hurdles crypto must clear ...

5 months ago 61

Morgan Stanley widens crypto bet with proposed spot Ethereum ETF after Bitcoin and Solana filings

Morgan Stanley widens crypto bet with proposed spo...

5 months ago 45

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm says privacy will prove the key competitive moat in 2026

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm says privacy will...

5 months ago 59

YZi Labs criticizes CEA Industries’ poison pill in deepening boardroom conflict

YZi Labs criticizes CEA Industries’ poison pill in...

5 months ago 74

Barclays buys stake in Ubyx as it explores regulated ‘tokenized money’: Reuters

Barclays buys stake in Ubyx as it explores regulat...

5 months ago 60

Spot bitcoin ETFs shift to negative flows, posting $243 million in outflows

Spot bitcoin ETFs shift to negative flows, posting...

5 months ago 70

Ripple reaffirms no IPO plans, citing strong balance sheet and growth focus: Bloomberg

Ripple reaffirms no IPO plans, citing strong balan...

5 months ago 70

Strategy’s stock rallies 5% after MSCI says will not bar DATs ‘for the time being’

Strategy’s stock rallies 5% after MSCI says will n...

5 months ago 72

Coinbase and Gemini face divided outlook as analysts weigh exchange expansions beyond crypto

Coinbase and Gemini face divided outlook as analys...

5 months ago 59

‘The year of revenue, assets, and trading’: Ethereum and Solana boast growth in 2025

‘The year of revenue, assets, and trading’: Ethere...

5 months ago 68

Sweeping crypto bill heads for Senate Banking Committee hearing amid murky path forward

Sweeping crypto bill heads for Senate Banking Comm...

5 months ago 60

‘Shocker’: Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin and Solana ETF filings signal deep institutional commitment to crypto

‘Shocker’: Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin and Solana ETF...

5 months ago 79

The Daily: Morgan Stanley files for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs as inflows enter 2026 ‘like a lion,’ and more

The Daily: Morgan Stanley files for spot Bitcoin a...

5 months ago 65

Community banks sound alarm on yield-bearing stablecoin loophole in GENIUS

Community banks sound alarm on yield-bearing stabl...

5 months ago 55

Dominant onchain perps exchange Lighter rolls out 24/5 equity perps trading

Dominant onchain perps exchange Lighter rolls out ...

5 months ago 48

Tether rolls out satoshi-style Scudo unit for its gold-backed XAUT token

Tether rolls out satoshi-style Scudo unit for its ...

5 months ago 48

Brian Quintenz joins SUI Group board following failed CFTC chair bid

Brian Quintenz joins SUI Group board following fai...

5 months ago 49

Canaan’s new initiative plans to help grow tomatoes with heat from Bitcoin mining

Canaan’s new initiative plans to help grow tomatoe...

5 months ago 59

Polymarket adds taker fees to 15-minute crypto markets to fund liquidity rebates

Polymarket adds taker fees to 15-minute crypto mar...

5 months ago 57

Stablecoin-focused fintech Kontigo reimburses over 1,000 users after hack

Stablecoin-focused fintech Kontigo reimburses over...

5 months ago 69

Morgan Stanley files with SEC for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs

Morgan Stanley files with SEC for spot Bitcoin and...

5 months ago 62

Crypto hacker launders more ETH from compromised multisig as $27M exploit unfolds: PeckShield

Crypto hacker launders more ETH from compromised m...

5 months ago 57

Ethereum staking sees institutional return as validator exit queue collapses

Ethereum staking sees institutional return as vali...

5 months ago 69

Spot bitcoin ETFs report $697 million in net inflows, largest daily total since October

Spot bitcoin ETFs report $697 million in net inflo...

5 months ago 72

XRP jumps 12% to reach highest level since mid-November

XRP jumps 12% to reach highest level since mid-Nov...

5 months ago 74

Metaplanet shares soar as crypto rally lifts bitcoin treasury stocks

Metaplanet shares soar as crypto rally lifts bitco...

5 months ago 76

Lighter’s LIT token rises 14% as protocol indicates active buyback

Lighter’s LIT token rises 14% as protocol indicate...

5 months ago 71