Chainlink’s biggest active holder cohort has sharply increased its LINK exposure over the past month, according to Santiment, which says the move could point to a tightening supply setup if broader market conditions stay supportive. The on-chain signal stands out because the buying took place while LINK traded in a relatively muted range rather than […]

Two perpetrators of a fraudulent genetic testing and illegal kickback scheme that siphoned more than half a billion dollars have just been sentenced to spend time behind bars. The US Justice Department says that Reyad Salahaldeen and Mohamad Mustafa, both from Georgia, submitted over $522 million in claims for medically unnecessary genetic tests that were […]

Key Takeaways: According to a HarrisX survey, 70% of the U.S. voting public is pushing for a swift passage of clear crypto legislation. After reading a neutral description of the CLARITY Act, overall support rose to 52%. Almost 50% of respondents reported that they’d been able to back candidates who were not within their own […]

Coinbase disclosed during its Q1 2026 earnings call that it purchased $88 million worth of bitcoin during the quarter, marking a significant addition to the publicly listed exchange’s corporate treasury. Strong Accumulation Signal Coinbase, the only major U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange, added bitcoin to its corporate treasury during the first quarter of 2026, disclosing a purchase […]

May 8th, 2026 – London, United Kingdom GoMining launches GoBTC Pay a Bitcoin payment protocol that delivers on what the 2008 whitepaper promised: peer-to-peer electronic payments. GoBTC Pay is a protocol that lets consumers make native and instant payments on Bitcoin’s base layer.  GoMining launches its own mining pool to prioritize GoBTC Pay transaction confirmation, […]

Law enforcement authorities arrested at least 276 individuals following an international crackdown that targeted scam centers engaged in cryptocurrency investment fraud schemes. In a statement, the US Justice Department says that a cooperation between the FBI, Dubai Police Department and Chinese Ministry of Public Security led to the dismantling of at least nine crypto scam […]

Bitcoin is seeing growing demand from institutional investors as funds pull in over 92,000 BTC in just about three months.

Bitcoin (BTC) shed around 245,000 wallet holders in just five days, the fastest rate of wallet exits in nearly two years, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment. The last time this happened at a comparable pace, in the summer of 2024, it foreshadowed one of the more notable bull runs in recent memory. Wallet Exits […]

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The US banking regulator has already approved similar charter applications for Coinbase, Ripple Labs, BitGo, Circle, Fidelity Digital Assets and Paxos.

TLDR: Analysis of 2009 email records that contrast with the documented physical activity of Hal Finney. Chronological coincidence between the cessation of Satoshi’s communications in April 2011 and the passing of Len Sassaman months later. Current valuation of $87.8 billion for the 1.1 million BTC stored in the original wallets. Analyst Fred Krueger has presented […]

On-chain analytics firm CryptoQuant has identified a significant divergence in the demand structures driving Bitcoin and Ethereum’s recoveries in 2026, with Bitcoin attracting sustained institutional spot buying while Ethereum’s price stability reflects reduced selling pressure rather than genuine new demand — a distinction that carries major implications for the broader market’s next move. According to […]

For most of their history, prediction markets have been a manual, click-driven experience. A user picks a side on an event, takes a position, and waits for resolution. That model scales fine for casual participants. Outpoll is a prediction market platform that provides API access and trading infrastructure for automated strategies. The platform provides public […]

Coinbase financial chief Alesia Haas said “macro conditions were genuinely tough,” while CEO Brian Armstrong highlighted a plan to diversify beyond spot trading.

Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev revealed the U.S. is on the verge of passing the Crypto Clarity Act, legislation that would establish a formal regulatory framework for digital assets in America for the first time. Landmark Legislation for Digital Finance The co-founder and chief executive of Robinhood said Friday that the U.S. is finalizing the passage of […]

Blockchain settlement rails are increasingly becoming intertwined with the global financial system. A group of firms recently achieved a feat that could introduce 24/7 settlements for traditional financial markets. According to a tweet, the tokenization platform Ondo Finance, card services provider Mastercard, and JP Morgan’s blockchain platform, Kinexys, are involved in achieving the latest milestone. […]

From the 2009 marathon alibi to the British spellings, see why Bitcoin creator’s 1.1 million BTC are likely lost forever, according to Fred Krueger.

Teo Rong Xuan broke into the victim's condominium unit and made off with information to access the victim's cryptocurrency wallet.

Buyers on Binance shifted decisively in recent weeks. The exchange’s seven-day net taker volume swung from roughly -$1 billion in late March — a period dominated by sellers — to around $2.6 billion by early May, signaling that demand had returned with some force. Reserves Hit Levels Not Seen Since Late 2023 That shift in […]

TL;DR: Winklevoss Capital has integrated 303,906 ZEC units into the balance sheet of the public company Cypherpunk Technologies (CYPH). Financial models from Cypherpunk suggest a target price exceeding $9,700 under institutional adoption scenarios. The average acquisition price of the ZEC reserves in CYPH’s treasury currently stands at $332.83. Tyler Winklevoss, co-founder of Gemini, expressed his […]

TL;DR: 52% of registered voters in the United States support the passage of the CLARITY Act, compared to only 11% in opposition. 56% of respondents believe that foreign control of digital payment systems represents a weakness for U.S. national security. Net support for the legislation reaches 48% among Democrats, 43% among Republicans, and 32% among […]

Chaos Labs said on Thursday it has rotated all keys since the attempted attack over the weekend and hasn’t detected any suspicious activity since.

Tether has blacklisted 371 addresses and frozen approximately $515 million worth of USDT across the Ethereum and Tron networks over the past 30 days, new data shows. Escalating Compliance Measures According to data from Blocksec’s USDT Freeze Tracker, Tether blacklisted 371 addresses on Ethereum and Tron combined. Of those, 329 freeze actions were executed on […]

Zcash unveiled a 2027 roadmap focused on quantum-proof security and payment-scale throughput, positioning ZEC as a privacy-first alternative not only to Bitcoin, but also to Mastercard and Visa.

The cryptocurrency market saw significant liquidations amounting to $281 million over the past 24 hours, according to CoinAnk data.

Michael Saylor said Strategy could sell some Bitcoin to fund dividends tied to preferred securities such as STRC. Supporting coverage said Strategy holds 818,334 BTC and faces about US$1.5 billion in annual dividend obligations. Samson Mow defended the option, saying Bitcoin treasury firms need flexibility because “public markets are war.” Right now, the crypto community […]

Donald Trump Jr. said at Consensus that he and his siblings remain involved with World Liberty Financial. The denial followed speculation tied to Trump family names being removed from public website pages. World Liberty sued Justin Sun for defamation on May 4 after Sun alleged the firm froze WLFI tokens. Donald Trump Jr. has denied […]

Ethereum’s latest rebound has brought the $10,000 bull-market debate back into focus, but crypto analyst Kevin (Kev Capital TA) says ETH has not yet confirmed a higher-timeframe trend reversal. In a May 7 market update, the analyst argued that Ethereum remains trapped below major resistance until it can reclaim the $2,800 area and prove the […]

Some Coinbase users have been unable to transact on the platform, with others facing slower services after AWS overheating disrupted its services. While Coinbase has assured customers their funds are safe, many of them were still dealing with failed access and transaction delays at the time of this writing. Here’s What Happened According to the […]

Coinbase said on Friday its markets are being placed in “cancel only” mode but will begin to re-enable trading “shortly.”

TL;DR: Keonne Rodriguez faces a debt exceeding $2 million in legal fees and a $250,000 fine. The platform’s co-founder is serving a five-year prison sentence after pleading guilty in 2025 to operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. The wallet’s infrastructure processed more than $2 billion in transactions during a decade of operation. From his incarceration […]

A mysterious crypto whale with alleged ties to industry veteran Erik Voorhees has added another $6.67 million in ether to a position that has already accumulated more than $266 million worth of the token. Key Takeaways: A whale wallet linked to Erik Voorhees bought 2,920 ETH for $6.67M on May 8, 2026, per Lookonchain. The […]