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This week saw at least five crypto firms, including Fantasy.top, Everclear, and ZERO Network, announce their winding down, signaling continued pressure on the digital asset industry amidst a prolonged market slump.
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The U.S. Federal Reserve has unveiled a revised proposal for 'limited master accounts,' often dubbed 'skinny accounts,' marking a significant step toward granting non-bank financial institutions, including crypto firms, direct access to the central bank's payment systems. The move aims to streamline payment clearing an
Former President Donald Trump has issued an executive order directing the Federal Reserve and other government agencies to review how crypto firms access crucial payment services, signaling a potential shift in regulatory oversight for digital asset banking.
Japan's leading brokerages, including SBI Holdings, Rakuten Securities, and Nomura, are reportedly gearing up to launch crypto investment trusts, anticipating formal regulatory approval for such funds by 2028. This move signals a significant step towards mainstream crypto adoption in the region.
After a brief rally fueled by regulatory optimism, Bitcoin and the broader crypto market succumbed to a macroeconomic downturn on Friday, May 15, 2026. Rising bond yields, inflation fears, and a hawkish shift in Fed expectations triggered a widespread sell-off, hitting highly leveraged crypto positions particularly har
While Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Dogecoin experienced declines, XRP demonstrated notable resilience, pushing back towards a crucial $1.49 resistance level that has historically capped its rallies.
A new iteration of the US crypto market structure bill is drawing significant attention in the Senate, with key lawmakers pushing for robust ethics provisions as it heads for a critical markup session. Securing bipartisan support remains paramount for its potential passage.
US prosecutors have charged three individuals in connection with a series of violent home invasions in Los Angeles, where they allegedly posed as delivery drivers to steal over $6.5 million in cryptocurrency from victims.
Australia's Albanese government is reportedly planning to replace the current 50% capital gains tax discount for assets held over 12 months with an inflation-indexed system, a move set to significantly alter tax liabilities for crypto investors.
As Iran faced a near-total internet blackout in February 2026 following a joint US-Israel strike, the resilience of Nobitex, the nation's largest crypto exchange, highlights the complex interplay between digital assets, sanctions, and geopolitical conflict.
Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao has signaled a potential revival of Binance.US, aiming to grant American users access to deeper global crypto liquidity and better prices, amidst what he describes as improving U.S. regulatory sentiment.
A critical regulatory hurdle for the US crypto industry has been cleared as the final stablecoin yield provisions for the CLARITY Act are published, igniting calls for immediate legislative action and raising market expectations for the bill's passage.
A growing number of crypto projects are winding down, not with dramatic collapses, but slow declines, as their token-based funding models prove unsustainable and the industry lacks a clear framework for restructuring or recovery.
Mike Novogratz's Galaxy Digital reported a $216 million loss in Q1 2026, primarily due to a 20% slide in crypto market capitalization, but signals a strategic pivot towards its Helios data center and AI-linked revenue streams for future growth.
Donald Trump's private crypto conference at Mar-a-Lago gathered top-tier $TRUMP meme coin holders and featured speakers like Mike Tyson, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, and Ark Invest's Cathie Wood, signaling a continued political embrace of digital assets.
A key player in a $263 million crypto social engineering scam has been sentenced to 70 months in federal prison, underscoring the Department of Justice's escalating crackdown on digital asset fraud.
A new 50-page report, commissioned by Coinbase, warns that while current blockchains are secure, the crypto industry must begin immediate preparations for a future where fault-tolerant quantum computers could break widely used encryption standards.
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a public investor alert against dYdX and six other crypto trading platforms, deeming them unauthorized and warning of severe penalties for promoters.
Robert Dunlap, a key figure behind the Meta-1 Coin scheme that defrauded nearly 1,000 investors out of $20 million, has been sentenced to 23 years in prison, marking a significant victory for regulators in the fight against crypto fraud.
The Fellowship PAC, led by Tether's head of government affairs, has revealed $11 million in contributions from financial giants Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital. This significant funding comes as the PAC ramps up advertising spending ahead of crucial US primaries, signaling the crypto industry's intensified poli
The European Central Bank has thrown its weight behind a proposal to centralize crypto asset supervision within the European Union, shifting regulatory authority from individual member states to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). This move signals a significant overhaul of the EU's crypto regulatory
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a staff statement indicating that software facilitating crypto securities transactions through self-hosted wallets will not be deemed a broker, offering a significant, albeit interim, regulatory clarity for developers.
Wall Street broker Bernstein assesses the quantum computing threat to Bitcoin as real but manageable, urging a 'system upgrade cycle' rather than panic. Concurrently, the Drift protocol exploit unveils a sophisticated, six-month 'intelligence operation' by alleged North Korean actors, forcing a re-evaluation of DeFi se
Charles Schwab's latest research reveals that a mere 1% to 3% allocation to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin or Ethereum can profoundly alter a traditional portfolio's risk profile, emphasizing that an investor's risk tolerance, not just return forecasts, should dictate their crypto exposure.
Senator Bill Hagerty, a key member of the US Senate Banking Committee, has indicated that a critical digital asset market structure bill is slated for committee consideration in April, signaling renewed legislative momentum after months of delays.
Ant Digital Technologies, the blockchain arm of Ant Group, has launched Anvita, a new platform designed to enable AI agents to autonomously transact, hold assets, and settle payments on crypto rails, signaling a significant shift towards an "agent-to-agent economy."