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Ethereum Foundation publishes mandate clarifying role and goals

KuCoin launches perpetual futures tracking Tesla and Strategy stocks

Bitcoin miners saw the AI power crunch coming — and the nuclear revival

Crypto millionaire’s Nevis project offers residents $100 a month: FT

DOJ and Europol take down SocksEscort network tied to crypto fraud

Yield-bearing stablecoins surge as Washington fights over yield

HSBC, Standard Chartered tipped for first Hong Kong stablecoin licenses: Report

Token2049 postpones Dubai event to 2027 amid regional uncertainty

Sweden probes reported leak of e-government platform source code

China’s Alibaba joins stablecoin platform MetaComp’s $35M fundraise

Vitalik distances himself from nonprofit backed by SHIB donation

Crypto miners must put their Bitcoin to work to survive: Wintermute

Bitcoin advocate group to fight Basel’s ‘toxic’ treatment of cryptocurrency

Eightco lands $125M from Bitmine, ARK as Tom Lee joins board

Democrats say they will oversee reported DOJ probe into Binance

MEV bot makes $10M in $50M crypto swap gone wrong

US Treasury sanctions enablers of North Korea IT worker fraud ring

Trump offers memecoin holders another gala to boost token from lows

BlackRock’s staked Ethereum ETF sees $15.5M volume on debut

US Senate leader doesn’t expect market structure to pass before April: Report

SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ calls for simpler disclosure rules, flags tokenization debate

Anchorage Digital ties in Puffer Finance for institutional Ethereum restaking

US Senate votes to include CBDC ban in bipartisan housing bill

Binance claims ‘full and complete legal victory‘ in Alabama court

Polychain backs VeryAI’s $10M raise to build palm-scan identity system on Solana

Coinbase execs deny lobbying against Bitcoin de minimis tax exemption

Crypto accounting startup Cryptio lands $45M as institutions move onchain

Tether joins $5.2M round in stablecoin infrastructure builder Ark Labs

CFTC chair opens prediction markets rulemaking to public comment

Ark Invest sees one-third of Bitcoin supply at risk from quantum threat

Crypto ATM losses surge 33% in 2025 as AI superpowers scams: CertiK

FATF warns offshore crypto firms create money laundering and sanctions gaps

BlackRock launches staked Ethereum ETF offering ETH exposure and yield

Binance says US midterms could boost Bitcoin and stocks

South Korea plans to use AI for crypto tax enforcement

Chinese fraud victims challenge UK redress plan for 61,000 seized Bitcoin: FT

JPMorgan sued over alleged role in $328M crypto Ponzi scheme

Utah set to block prediction markets as state-federal tensions rise

US prosecutors urge judge to deny Sam Bankman-Fried retrial bid: Report

Bonk.fun warns hackers hijacked domain in wallet-drainer attack

New Zealand regulator says NZDD stablecoin not a financial product

AI agent payment volumes lower than reported, but adoption is growing: a16z

Kalshi preemptively sues Iowa, claiming risk of enforcement action

Stablecoin yields will bring fresh money to US banks: White House's Witt

BoE open to scrapping stablecoin limit idea after backlash

Metaplanet forms new venture firm as it expands Bitcoin playbook

MediaTek patches bug enabling crypto seed theft in just 45 seconds

Binance.US names new CEO as crypto exchange eyes expansion

Ghana greenlights 11 crypto companies for regulatory sandbox

Prime brokers push Wall Street access to prediction markets: Report

SEC, CFTC sign memo to regulate crypto, other markets in harmony

Ripple to buy back $750M in shares through April: Report

Mastercard launches crypto partner program with a ‘who's who’ of industry

Revolut obtains UK bank license, teases upcoming services

FDIC chair says no deposit insurance for stablecoins under GENIUS Act

Foundry plans Zcash mining pool amid institutional interest in privacy coin

Higher CPI print for March already ‘baked in’ to BTC price — Analysts

Hollywood actor Ben McKenzie releases trailer for crypto-critical documentary

Strive allocates $50M of treasury to Strategy’s STRC preferred stock

Basic adds VanEck crypto ETFs to 401(k) plans amid US retirement shift

SlowMist introduces Web3 security stack for autonomous AI agents

India arrests Darwin Labs co-founder in GainBitcoin scam probe

US Senate bill targets prediction markets on war and assassinations

Wells Fargo files WFUSD trademark for crypto payments and trading

Binance sues Wall Street Journal amid report of DOJ Iran probe

ECB reveals Appia roadmap for central bank money in Europe’s tokenized markets

US seeks forfeiture of $3.4M in USDt tied to crypto investment scam

Aave wstETH glitch forces $27M in liquidations and compensation

Bitcoin ETFs add $251M as Goldman Sachs tops XRP ETF holders

Tokenized assets climb to $23.6B as investors seek always-on markets

Brera board approves Solmate pivot, cuts soccer teams to focus on Solana

DAOs aren't doomed, they just need to evolve: Aave founder

‘Adoption paradox’ in effect as Ether lags while network activity surges

Bitcoin will need 17% of ‘store of value’ market to hit $1M: Bitwise

Crypto, banks need to be a ‘bit unhappy’ for bill to advance: Senator

Crypto is just finance with new plumbing: Australia’s ASIC fintech chief

Nvidia’s Huang: AI will boost jobs as it needs trillions in infrastructure

Bitcoin is back in ‘FOMO territory’ after crossing $70K: Santiment

Arthur Hayes says he’s waiting to buy Bitcoin until Fed eases policy

Ripple targets April for Australian financial license via acquisition

Kalshi suffers court loss in Ohio over sports betting lawsuit

Circle shares surge as Bernstein sees upside from stablecoin adoption

BitGo to custody digital assets for StableX’s $100M stablecoin plan

SEC chair calls for ‘coordinated oversight‘ between US regulators

Crypto hacks fall to $49M in February as attackers shift to phishing scams

Societe Generale-FORGE launches EURCV stablecoin on Stellar

UK government‘s long-term fraud strategy labels crypto as ‘growing risk‘

Canaan stacks Bitcoin, bucking rival miners’ rush to sell

Jito Foundation acquires SolanaFloor days after platform shutdown

Trust Wallet adds real-time scam address checks for crypto users

CFTC chair backs blockchain-based prediction markets as ‘truth machines’

Strategy records biggest STRC issuance day with estimated 1,420 BTC buy

Babylon-Ledger tie-up expands access to Bitcoin Vaults for collateral use

French couple robbed of $1M in Bitcoin by criminals posing as police

South Korea sells $21.5M in recovered Bitcoin after custody breach

US lawmakers probe Trump family-linked firm over Chinese stock scams

Tokenized stocks surpass $1B as Ondo, xStocks dominate sector

Thailand crypto platforms freeze 10K accounts in AML crackdown: Report

US Bitcoin ETFs add $167M as altcoin funds extend outflows

Blackstone-owned AirTrunk secures record $1.24B loan for Tokyo AI data center

Tron joins Agentic AI Foundation as founder sees future in AI

Bhutan moves $11.8M in BTC from its national stash: Arkham

Vitalik Buterin envisions ‘one-click’ Ether staking for institutions

US prosecutors seek Roman Storm retrial after mixed verdict

Wall Street funneled $540M into US Solana ETFs in Q4: Bloomberg

Sharplink reports $735M loss in 2025 as Ethereum slumped

Oil tumbles, crypto gains as Trump sends mixed signals over Iran war

AI firm Anthropic sues Trump admin over ‘supply chain risk’ label

US banking lobby weighs lawsuit against OCC over crypto trust charters

NFT lending protocol Gondi says platform secured after $230K exploit

Zcash devs raise $25M from major VCs months after ECC split

Crypto-backed PAC spends $8.6M in Illinois races ahead of US midterms

Nasdaq links EU markets to Börse Stuttgart's tokenized settlement venue

Aon tests stablecoin payments for insurance premiums with Paxos, Coinbase

Wyoming Senator revives crypto tax exemption debate amid market structure talks

Blockchain.com expands into Ghana after 700% trading surge in Nigeria

EU’s regulated blockchain securities market adds first bank participant

Bithumb faces possible six-month partial suspension in South Korea

Bitcoiners celebrate as the network produces its 20 millionth coin

Strategy buys $1.3B in Bitcoin as holdings top 738,000 BTC

Stablecoin payments startup Kast raises $80M at $600M valuation: Report

Nigel Farage invests $286K in UK Bitcoin treasury company Stack BTC

Bybit doubles down on Middle East operations amid regional tensions

Nasdaq partners with Kraken for issuer-centric tokenized equities

Coinbase rolls out crypto futures trading in 26 European countries

Crypto funds gain $619M as markets hold up despite oil and war fears

Oil retreats from 25% surge as G7 weighs emergency reserve release

Using AI at work is causing ‘brain fry,’ researchers say

Finance job openings fall to 13-year low as US economy loses 92K jobs

BTC Markets eyes RWA trading license amid global tokenization wave

Orbital data center company to start mining Bitcoin in space

Flow Foundation seeks court order to block FLOW delisting on Korean exchanges

Bitcoin correlation with tech stocks overblown: NYDIG

Crypto regulatory clarity matters more for banks, ex-CFTC chief says

Crypto funding rises 50% as venture capital shifts to fewer, larger deals

Bitcoin drops 2% as oil prices surge on energy shortage fears

Saylor signals another Bitcoin buy as BTC hovers near $66K

Brazil's Pix instant payment system expands to Argentina

Michael B. Jordan leads Polymarket odds for Best Actor Oscar

AI agent attempts unauthorized crypto mining during training, researchers say

Spot Bitcoin ETFs post second straight weekly inflows for first time in 5 months

CZ says CEXs have ‘zero motive’ to aid terrorists as court dismisses terrorism suit

US lawmakers warn temporary CBDC ban isn’t enough, demand ‘permanent’ block

Bitcoin ‘bull trap’ forming as bear market enters middle phase: Willy Woo

Crypto Fear and Greed Index drops back to ‘extreme fear’

US Treasury report notes legitimate privacy uses for crypto mixers

Kalshi sued over Khamenei prediction market ‘death carveout’

Kalshi, Polymarket eye $20B valuations in potential fundraising: WSJ

Grok delivers viral vulgar roasts of Musk, Netanyahu and Starmer

Florida Senate passes state-level stablecoin bill, awaits DeSantis’ signature

Bitcoin dip may not be over as retail ramps up buying below $70K: Santiment

Trump’s National Cyber Strategy pledges to support crypto and blockchain

Community banks and crypto industry ‘are allies’ in CLARITY Act debate: Exec

Bank of Canada pilot issues country’s first tokenized bond

Ex-CFO sentenced to two years for $35M crypto fraud scheme

Curve Finance accuses PancakeSwap of copying its code

US senator calls for anti-corruption provisions in crypto bills

Bitcoin recovery meets DeFi tensions as Aave rift deepens: Finance Redefined

Pakistan's parliament passes the Virtual Assets Act of 2026

Kraken launches xChange engine to power tokenized stock trading

Binance says US Senate Iran probe is based on ‘defamatory’ reports

Crypto Biz: Kraken plugs into the Fed

Crypto exchanges gain as tokenized commodity market climbs to $7.7B

Tokenized RWAs buck the slump as 1inch-Ondo volumes top $2.5B

Kazakhstan central bank eyes spring start for $350M crypto-linked portfolio

Bitcoin relief rally hits wall as spot ETFs log $228M in outflows

Jack Mallers’ Strike secures New York crypto and money licenses

Judge freezes 71 Bitcoin in BlockFills case over customer fund claims

Vancouver Bitcoin reserve effort hits resistance from city officials

Dubai regulator orders KuCoin entities to stop unlicensed operations

Pudgy Penguins accused of infringing Original Penguin trademark

Altcoin seasons are over, expect ‘non-traditional’ cycles ahead: Bitwise exec

Bitcoin relief rally faces headwinds as bear market persists: analysts

Lyn Alden tips Bitcoin outperforming gold over next ‘two to three years’

Solana ETFs still hold ‘impressive numbers’ even as token dives 57%

Solv Protocol offers 10% bounty after $2.7M vault exploit

US regulators say tokenized securities subject to same capital rules

Dems plan bill to curb prediction markets after ‘very specific’ Iran strike bets

Construction begins at quantum facility big enough to break Bitcoin

SEC ends case against Justin Sun with $10M settlement

IRS proposes mandating electronic delivery of tax forms for crypto

Bitcoin miners offload 15K BTC since October, with more sales expected

CleanSpark sells 553 BTC for $36.6M in February as miners offload Bitcoin

Trump son echoes president's anti-bank message amid stablecoin yield fight

38% of altcoins near all-time lows, worse than post-FTX crash: Analyst

Core Scientific secures up to $1B credit from Morgan Stanley for data centers

SoFi taps BitGo to provide infrastructure for bank-issued stablecoin

FBI arrests custody company CEO‘s son over alleged $46M crypto theft

SEC proposes ‘token taxonomy’ for interpreting crypto under securities laws

Cardano can now be used to pay at 137 Spar stores across Switzerland

Revolut makes second attempt at US bank charter, names new CEO for US business

NYSE owner ICE invests in OKX at $25B as tokenized stocks plan takes shape

UAE central bank says financial system stable amid missile and drone attacks

Coinbase execs face new lawsuit seeking damages, insider profit clawbacks

Reform UK tops donations with millions from Thailand-based crypto investor: Report

Stablecoin inflows rebound to $1.7B as Washington battles over yield rules

Bitcoin ETFs pull in $462M as BTC briefly tops $73K

Anthropic reopens Pentagon talks as tech groups push Trump to drop risk tag: FT

Crypto stocks rally as Trump, regulators signal pro-crypto policy shift

Google uncovers iOS exploit kit used in crypto phishing attacks

Altcoin chatter sinks to 2-year low as Bitcoin holds attention

A16z eyes 5th crypto fund as some peers look to new tech: Report

Bitwise has now donated over $380K to open-source Bitcoin devs

Tether invests in AI sleep tracking firm at a $1.5B valuation

Europol, FBI wipe major cybercrime forum LeakBase off the web

Coinbase, Microsoft and Europol take down phishing service ‘Tycoon 2FA’

Big Tech signs Trump pledge to cover their own AI energy costs

Zerohash joins surging list of crypto firms vying for a bank charter

Star Trek’s Captain Kirk shows off X Money as limited beta goes live

Western Union teams with Crossmint to support USDPT stablecoin on Solana

Trump sends pro-Bitcoin Fed chair nomination to the Senate

Canada's Scotiabank launches multi-crypto ETF with 3iQ

Crypto treasury inflows slow to the lowest since October 2024

Trump met Coinbase CEO before slamming banks over crypto bill: Report

Tradeweb backs crypto ECN Crossover Markets in $31M funding round

MEXC expands tokenized stock offerings with new Ondo Finance listings

Stablecoin donations grow as ‘crypto philanthropy’ matures: Report

Morgan Stanley taps Coinbase and BNY for Bitcoin ETF custody

RedStone launches Stellar price feeds after $10M exploit highlights oracle risks

UK House of Lords presses Coinbase exec on stablecoins, KYC and bank run fears

South Korea moves to cap crypto exchange shareholder stakes at 20%: Report

Kraken wins Kansas City Fed approval for limited master account access

Iran’s largest crypto exchange shows no clear signs of capital flight: TRM

FATF flags stablecoin P2P transfers as sanctions evasion risk

Ex-OpenAI researcher’s hedge fund reveals big Bitcoin miner bets in new SEC filing

X introduces 90-day revenue-sharing ban for undisclosed AI war videos

US spot Bitcoin ETFs add $225M as BlackRock’s IBIT offsets redemptions

Cathie Wood’s Ark loads up on Coinbase, Robinhood as stocks slide on Iran conflict

Korea halts trading as key indexes drop 10% on Middle East crisis

Former LAPD officer convicted of kidnapping teen in $350K crypto robbery

Indiana governor signs bill allowing crypto in retirement plans

TradFi to adopt 24/7 crypto rails sooner than expected: Bitwise

AI agents overwhelmingly prefer Bitcoin over fiat in new study

Trump’s ex-crypto advisor: US government must go beyond ‘liking Bitcoin’

Donald Trump takes swipe at banks over stalled crypto bill

Ray Dalio cautions on Bitcoin, says ‘there is only one gold’

What’s at stake for crypto as primaries begin in 3 US states

Locals prefer satoshis to dollars, says Africa Bitcoin chair Stafford Masie

CFTC chair teases crypto perpetual futures in ‘the next month or so‘

MARA exec pushes back on Bitcoin treasury sell-off narrative

Ripple expands stablecoin payments stack for banks, fintechs

Mastercard adds SoFiUSD as settlement option for card issuers

Mining companies move deeper into AI, HPC as MARA may sell Bitcoin

American Bitcoin boosts hashrate with 11,298 new mining machines

Visa and Stripe’s Bridge plan stablecoin card expansion to over 100 countries

Strive strategist says AI deflation could push Bitcoin to $11M by 2036

Aave Chan Initiative to exit Aave DAO after governance clash over funding

Deloitte signs off on Anchorage reserve report for Tether’s USAT stablecoin

Bybit claims new fraud system stopped $300M of risky withdrawals in Q4 2025

Japan PM Takaichi disavows ‘Sanae Token’ after memecoin hits $28M peak

Stablecoins could weaken bank lending and monetary policy in Europe: ECB

Kalshi, Polymarket face trading halt in Nevada after court rulings

Riot reports record $647M revenue in 2025 as other Bitcoin miners struggle

Spot Bitcoin ETFs see $458M in inflows as Mideast conflict widens

Bank of Japan testing blockchain settlement for bank deposits in new sandbox

BitMEX co-founder pledges $27M to London maths institute after Trump pardon

Bitcoin is forming a bottom as the 4-year cycle ends: VanEck CEO

Core Scientific shares move lower as Q4 earnings miss estimates

Bitcoin slide slowing, but bear market still in play: Analysts

‘ClickFix’ hackers pose as VCs, hijack QuickLens in latest crypto attacks

Nasdaq files for prediction market-style options on Nasdaq-100

OpenZeppelin finds data contamination in OpenAI’s EVMbench

Senate housing bill amendment proposes to block US CBDC until 2031

Uniswap beats class action alleging it assisted crypto ‘rug pulls’

Iranian crypto outflows spike 700% after US-Israeli airstrikes

US authorities seek to recover $327K USDt from romance fraud scheme

TD Securities sees NYSE tokenization as institutional turning point

Bitfinex revives tokenized bonds targeting crypto-native yield seekers

Monad's cbBTC bridge may add $5B in Bitcoin-backed liquidity

Can US lawmakers pass crypto market structure before the midterms?

Bitcoin company Fold pays off $66M debt, frees up BTC collateral

Northern Trust enters tokenized Treasurys fund market with new share class

Turkey’s ruling party proposes 10% crypto income tax

ProCap boosts Bitcoin holdings to 5,457 BTC, aims to narrow NAV discount

Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys $204M of Bitcoin in 101st purchase

Energym AI dystopia goes viral as crypto projects tout user-owned AI agents

White hat helps recover $1.8M after $2.3M Foom Cash exploit

Crypto funds rebound with $1B inflows after five-week slump

Sony Bank and JPYC to test instant yen stablecoin buys from customer accounts

Hong Kong, Shanghai authorities to test blockchain for cargo trade data

European banks seek exchange partners ahead of 2026 stablecoin launch

Aave proposal clears first hurdle with 52.6% support amid governance split

South Korea orders cross-agency probe after repeated crypto custody failures

Bitcoin to see tailwinds if AI prompts ‘easier monetary policy’: NYDIG

Fed could print money to support US conflict with Iran, says Hayes

February crypto losses hit lowest level since March 2025, says PeckShield

Magic Eden winds down EVM, Bitcoin NFT markets to focus on gambling

AI ‘vibe coding’ could put Ethereum roadmap ahead of schedule: Vitalik Buterin

Trump Media weighs Truth Social spinoff as crypto expansion accelerates

X allows paid crypto promotions but bans them in EU, UK

Kalshi founder provides update on Iran's Khamenei market carveout

Bitcoin undervalued relative to gold signals potential rally: Analyst

Strategy boosts monthly STRC preferred dividend to 11.5% for March 2026

Tokenized gold drives weekend price signals while CME futures are closed

US military used Anthropic in Iran strike despite ban order by Trump: WSJ

6 Polymarket traders net $1M on US-Iran strike, spark insider fears: Report

Bitcoin recovers to $68K following death of Iranian Supreme Leader

Ethereum smart accounts are finally coming ‘within a year’ — Vitalik Buterin

Anthropic CEO responds to Pentagon order prohibiting military use

Crypto treasury companies likely to consolidate in 2026: Crypto exec

11 US senators request federal probe into Binance’s sanctions compliance

Tether froze $4.2B in tokens tied to illicit activity in 3 years: Report

OpenAI wins defense contract hours after government ditches Anthropic

Mt. Gox’s former CEO floats hard fork to recover 80K hacked Bitcoin

Morgan Stanley applies for OCC bank charter to custody crypto

Crypto VC Paradigm expands into AI, robotics with $1.5B fund: WSJ

Crypto Biz: A Bitcoin treasury shareholder revolt

Alchemy introduces autonomous payment rails for AI agents on Base

US DOJ seized and froze $580M in crypto from ‘Chinese transnational criminals‘

Bitcoin manipulation claims face pushback as ETFs snap 5-week outflow run: Finance Redefined

Figure Technology stock crashes 20% following mixed Q4 earnings

Minnesota to weigh ban on crypto kiosks after scam reports

Barclays probes blockchain for banking functions like payments, deposits: Report

South Korea’s tax office leaks wallet seed and loses $4.8M in seized tokens

PayPal, MoonPay and M0 launch PYUSDx to let devs issue app-specific stablecoins

UK gambling regulator weighs allowing crypto payments for online betting

Pantera, Franklin Templeton join Sentient Arena to test AI agents

New York judge blocks Binance bid to force US crypto claims into arbitration

Suspected insider wallets rack up $1.2M betting on ZachXBT’s Axiom exposé

Spot Bitcoin ETFs take in $1B in three days as investors buy the dip

TeraWulf misses Q4 2025 estimates as Bitcoin mining revenue falls

Bitcoin miner MARA posts $1.7B quarterly loss on BTC slump

XRPL Foundation patches ‘critical’ flaw that almost made it to mainnet

Australian crypto execs upbeat on progress despite lingering issues

Two arrested after South Korean police lost $1.4M in Bitcoin

Crypto analyst says Bitcoin selling pressure is nearly exhausted

Ether could stay ‘subdued’ in the weeks ahead: Analyst

Ransomware attacks surge 50% in 2025, ransom payments decline

Vitalik Buterin outlines quantum resistance roadmap for Ethereum

Bitcoin’s 100 BTC club edges toward 20K wallets in a ‘bullish sign’

Jack Dorsey’s Block to cut 4,000 jobs in AI-driven restructuring

US lawmakers move to protect blockchain devs from prosecution

SEC approval sought for JitoSOL Solana-based liquid staking token ETF

Bloomberg, Kaiko bring licensed financial data onchain for tokenized markets

Polymarket user gains $400K betting on ZachXBT investigation

REX rolls out income ETF tied to Coinbase, Strategy, tech stocks

High-yield bond surge signals rising risk, demand in BTC mining, AI infrastructure

Court sets deadline for US to address Bankman-Fried’s new trial motion

Analysts reject Jane Street ‘10 a.m. dump’ claims, say Bitcoin isn’t easily manipulated

Trump family-backed miner American Bitcoin posts $59M quarterly loss

Mastercard, MetaMask launch US crypto card, debuting in New York

Grvt integrates Aave so traders can earn yield on perp collateral

OKX integrates Chainalysis Alterya for pre-withdrawal scam screening

Telegram’s in-app crypto wallet to offer yield on Bitcoin, Ether and USDt

Middle East tensions boost gold as investors seek safe havens

Indiana lawmakers pass crypto rights bill banning discriminatory taxes

Gate secures Maltese payments license to expand EU fiat and stablecoin services

Bitcoin ETFs regain momentum with $507M inflows as BTC reclaims $68K

OCC proposal seeks to settle stablecoin yield debate, clearing way for CLARITY

Whale loses $8.2M in leveraged ARC trade on Lighter

Deutsche Bank-backed AllUnity launches Swiss franc stablecoin CHFAU

Sygnum launches service targeting $100B corporate crypto treasury market

WLFI proposes governance staking system and USD1 usage incentives

Bitwise: Wall Street bullish on crypto, investors remain skeptical

Blockchains may need 1B TPS to support AI agent future: Stripe

Buterin outlines 4-year roadmap to speed up and quantum-proof Ethereum

Aave surpasses $1T in lending volume amid institutional expansion

ETHZilla shares rise 13% after rebrand to Forum Markets

UK security committee chair urges temporary ban on crypto political donations

Kalshi bans US politician over alleged insider trading violation

GD Culture Group board authorizes Bitcoin treasury sales

Kraken introduces fixed-rate crypto loans for its Pro users

Hut 8 posts $279M Q4 loss despite surge in compute revenue

Tokenized US Treasurys rise by over $1B since start of 2026

Circle beats Q4 earnings estimates as USDC supply jumps 72%, shares surge 20%

Strategy yield wrapper lands in Europe as 21Shares lists STRC ETP

Revolut among 4 companies chosen to test stablecoins in UK sandbox

South Korea moves to require crypto, stock influencers to disclose holdings: Report

FG Nexus sells another $14M in Ether as losses mount on treasury bet

Aave governance dispute escalates as ACI and Aave Labs publish dueling reports

US senator launches probe into Binance over Iran, Russia sanctions claims

Anchorage buys STRC as Wall Street shorts mount against Saylor’s Bitcoin proxy

US seizes $61M in USDT linked to ‘pig butchering’ crypto fraud scheme

Bitcoin ETFs post $258M inflows as institutional Q4 selling hits 25,000 BTC

Hong Kong to link new digital bond platform with regional tokenization hubs

South Korean man indicted in alleged pesticide poisoning tied to crypto losses

Payoneer joins rush of fintechs bidding for US bank charters

Bitcoin Depot to require ID for all transactions at its crypto ATMs

Stripe considers acquiring some or all of PayPal: Report

Crypto lobby Blockchain Association pitches tax plan to Congress

Anthropic says it's been targeted in massive distillation attacks

Bitwise acquires Chorus One, potentially paving way for more staked ETFs

ESMA warns crypto perpetual derivatives likely fall under CFD rules

Coinbase opens stock and ETF trading to all US users in multi-asset push

Kraken debuts tokenized stock perpetual futures for non-US traders

Polymarket users favor Meteora in bets over ZachXBT crypto takedown

Empery Digital shareholder demands sale of 4,000-plus BTC treasury, resignations

WisdomTree gets SEC approval for round-the-clock trading of tokenized MMF

Binance CEO accuses WSJ of defamation over Iran sanctions report

Better, Framework Ventures reach $500M stablecoin mortgage financing deal

Nansen to set up Bhutan entity in Gelephu Mindfulness City

Tether-backed Oobit adds crypto-to-bank transfers for local payment networks

Smarter Web adds $30M Coinbase credit line to speed Bitcoin buys after fundraises

Binance adds Ondo’s tokenized stocks in latest RWA push

Ethereum Foundation starts staking ETH as client diversity concerns persist

Solo Bitcoin miner bags over $200K block reward using rented hashrate

Vitalik sells 17K ETH in one month after earmarking $45M for privacy

Stablecoin stagnation, tariffs a headwind for Bitcoin prices, analysts say

Telegram CEO faces Russia probe over allegations of terrorism facilitation

Hashgraph Group launches Hedera-based tool for EU digital product passports

Coinbase USDC revenue may multiply 7x as payments grow, Bloomberg says

RedotPay weighs US IPO that could raise $1B at over $4B valuation: Report

Canaan buys 49% stake in three Texas mining sites for $40M

Crypto VC Framework Ventures to help Better with $500M DeFi play

Cybersecurity stocks fall after Anthropic unveils Claude Code Security

Terraform administrator accuses Jane Street of insider trading in collapse lawsuit

Software, payment stocks fall after Citrini AI report gains traction

Binance stablecoin reserves have sunk 19% since November

Fed seeks feedback on proposal critics say could end Operation Chokepoint 2.0

Ex-Chainlink exec joins SEC’s crypto task force as new legal chief

3 Solana platforms to shutter following devastating $40M hack

Backpack pledges 20% equity to token stakers amid IPO plans

Michael Saylor says quantum threat to Bitcoin is more than 10 years away

PayPal draws takeover interest following 46% stock slide: Report

Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ mulling Gaza stablecoin, FT reports

Stablecore’s Jack Henry integration opens stablecoins to over 1,600 banks

Satlantis launches Bitcoin-native ticketing platform with built-in Lightning wallets

Trump crypto company says ‘coordinated attack‘ on stablecoin failed

ProShares GENIUS ETF's $17B debut boosts case for tokenized money market funds

OCC grants Crypto.com conditional approval for bank trust charter

US lender Rate unveils mortgage program recognizing crypto holdings

Revolut confirms ex-employee threatened to leak KYC data for crypto ransom

Curve founder says DeFi must ditch token emissions for real revenue

Standard Chartered sticks to $2T stablecoin call but trims T-bill impact

Fictional 2028 AI memo imagines mass layoffs and stablecoin adoption

Austria’s regulator slaps new business ban on KuCoin’s EU exchange

Strategy adds 592 BTC for $40M in 100th Bitcoin purchase

Bitmine paper loss nears $8.8B as Ether slump tests cyclical thesis

Crypto funds lose $288M as ETPs extend outflow run to five weeks

Bitcoin treasuries log rare selling streak as BTC trades near $66K

Bank of Korea renews call for bank-led won stablecoins as bill stalls

Tyler Winklevoss upbeat despite brutal sentiment as Gemini troubles deepen

Polymarket odds of Bitcoin under $55K at 72% as BTC market cap dives

‘Investable universe’ of crypto is narrowing: NYDIG

JPMorgan acknowledges closing Trump accounts in new court filing

Vitalik Buterin proposes using AI to strengthen DAO governance

Binance says sanctions exposure has declined 97% since 2024

Bitcoin ETFs’ 5-week bleed, Metaplanet rejects accusations: Hodlers Digest, Feb. 15 – 22

AI agent sends $441K in tokens after decimal error

Missouri lawmakers advance new Bitcoin strategic reserve bill

Michael Saylor hints at Strategy’s 100th Bitcoin buy

Crypto exchange network is helping Russia skirt sanctions: Elliptic

Bitcoin returns to historic fear levels as it wipes weekend gains

Vitalik Buterin floats simulated transactions to enhance crypto security

SEC allows broker-dealers to take 2% ‘haircut’ on stablecoins

Curve Finance founder says disagreement within a DAO is a healthy sign

Crypto capital rotates from tokens to stocks as new launches struggle: DWF

AI agent OpenClaw confirms ban on Bitcoin, crypto discussions in Discord

Bitdeer liquidates entire Bitcoin treasury, holdings fall to zero

Crypto investors’ interest moves ‘pretty wide’ beyond majors as dip drags: Exec

50% of Bitcoin's past 24 months ended in gains: Economist

Trump raises global tariff rate to 15%, but crypto markets are unfazed

Crypto market retraces almost all 2024-2025 US election pump gains

US lawmakers critical of Trump tariffs, say it will derail economy

IoTeX confirms ‘suspicious activity’ involving token safe, says losses contained

Spot Bitcoin ETFs bleed $3.8B in five-week outflow streak

Bitcoin $150K price calls are ‘drying up,’ which is healthy: Santiment

Bitcoin miner MARA buys majority stake in AI data center firm Exaion

Uniswap founder slams scam crypto ads after victim ‘lost everything’

Bitcoin's bull catalyst could be AI stocks turning ‘silly big’: Lyn Alden

Tokenized real estate projects advance in Dubai and Maldives

Dutch regulator orders Polymarket affiliate to halt operations

Crypto slides, but tokenized RWAs and VC push ahead

Trump unveils 10% global tariff after US Supreme Court limits emergency powers

SCOTUS strikes down Trump tariffs, but 'alternative' plans brewing

Wall Street boosts Bitmine stakes as DeFi lenders buckle on liquidity: Finance Redefined

Bitcoin mining difficulty rebounds 15% as US miners recover from winter outages

Core technical contributor to cease involvement with Aave DAO

BTC treasury executives call for reform of 1,250% risk weight in Basel III

Tennessee judge issues injunction blocking state move against Kalshi

House Democrats press Treasury on World Liberty bank charter and UAE stake

Tether USDT supply set for biggest monthly decline since 2022 FTX collapse

Bitcoin ETFs shed $166M as BTC heads for worst start in years

Metaplanet CEO rejects claims it hid details of Bitcoin trades

South Korean authorities under fire over $43B Bithumb Bitcoin error

Parsec shuts down amid ongoing crypto market volatility

White House floats limited stablecoin rewards in third crypto, bank meeting

Crypto miner Bitdeer tanks 17% after $300M debt offering

Fed’s Kashkari lashes crypto and stablecoins, praises AI

Illicit stablecoin activity hit 5-year high of $141B in 2025: TRM Labs

Quantum fears aren’t behind Bitcoin’s 46% drop, says developer

AI agents not worth the cost as humans still cheaper: Tech execs

Kraken’s xStocks tops $25B in volume with more than 80K onchain holders

Bitcoin Lightning Network exceeds $1B in monthly volume: Report

SEC leaders seek to clarify how tokenized securities interact with existing regulation

Community banks see net deposit outflows to Coinbase: Study

ProShares seeks stablecoin reserves with GENIUS Act-compliant Treasury ETF

Ripple CEO confirms White House meeting between crypto, banking reps

Bitcoin ETFs still sit on $53B in net inflows despite recent outflows: Bloomberg

CME targets May launch for 24/7 crypto derivatives trading

Bitcoin miners chase 30 GW AI capacity to offset hashprice pressure

Dash Evolution chain integrates Zcash Orchard privacy pool

Voltage rolls out USD-settled Bitcoin Lightning credit line for businesses

Deutsche Börse exec says tokenization is an evolution, not a threat

Google searches for ‘Bitcoin going to zero’ at highest since 2022

Blockchain data may predict drug overdose surges months in advance: Chainalysis

Robinhood’s L2 testnet hits 4M transactions in first week, CEO says

Hacker returns $21M in Bitcoin stolen from South Korean authorities: Report