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

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.

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

The demand for gold in the first quarter rose massively amid an increase in the price of the yellow metal, according to a World Gold Council report. The report says gold demand by volume increased by 74% to reach $193 billion in the first quarter of 2026. On a sector-by-sector basis, the demand for gold […]

XRP supply hits record illiquidity as 1.26% of supply migrates to ETFs, creating a $1.1 billion institutional floor beneath the 75-day price deadlock.

Press release – BTCPressWire – Next Big Cryptocurrency: Avalanche RWA Growth Builds as AlphaPepe Nears $1.1M With 2000 Demo Users – published on …

Despite the ongoing protocol updates and major high-profile appearances from the project’s co-founders at one of the most influential cryptocurrency conferences for the year, the native token experienced another painful rejection in the past 24 hours. This behavior continues to raise questions about its overall state, as this is yet another classic sell-the-news moment. PI’s […]

Strategy—formerly known as MicroStrategy—could meaningfully accelerate its Bitcoin-buying pace this year, according to analysts at JPMorgan.  The firm, led by well-known Bitcoin bull Michael Saylor, is already one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin treasury companies, and JPMorgan believes its next move may be a larger, faster round of acquisitions. Strategy Could Outpace Past Bitcoin […]

Bitcoin-backed digital credit products have grown to roughly US$10 billion (AU$14 billion) in under a year, according to Strive CEO Matt Cole. Industry executives believe the sector could become a multi-trillion-dollar market if it captures a small share of global credit markets. Firms including Strive, Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company and Nakamoto are expanding or exploring […]

JPMorgan says Bitcoin is increasingly outperforming gold as investors seek protection from geopolitical instability and currency debasement. Sustained inflows into Bitcoin ETFs and stronger futures positioning suggest both retail and institutional investors are raising crypto exposure. Strategy’s continued Bitcoin accumulation is reinforcing demand, with JPMorgan estimating purchases could hit US$30 billion (AU$42 billion) this year. […]

Key Takeaways: Ethereum validator exit queue shot up to some 439,000 ETH, following a recent DeFi exploit. Wait times to the exit increase to more than 7 days as validators scramble to withdraw staked funds. There is no fundamental change in the network, and liquidity and sentiment are strained in the short run. The number […]

The Aptos Foundation said building infrastructure that enables sub-second finality without the need for human intervention is a key to supporting the next wave of AI agent adoption.

Crypto exchange Kraken has announced a global partnership with MoneyGram aimed at making it easier for users to convert digital assets into cash. The collaboration will allow millions of Kraken customers to withdraw crypto as fiat currency across more than 100 countries, leveraging MoneyGram’s extensive global cash pickup network. Users will be able to access […]

21shares launched the 21shares Canton Network ETF on Nasdaq, giving U.S. investors regulated exposure to Canton Coin through a traditional investment vehicle. The product marks the first U.S. ETF designed to provide direct access to the Canton Network ecosystem. 21shares Brings Canton Network Exposure to US ETF Investors 21shares announced on May 7 the launch […]

The crypto world regarded Wall Street with a mixture of disdain and distrust. The banks were the enemy, the very system Bitcoin was created to dismantle. Today, that old boundary has evaporated. Morgan Stanley and Charles Schwab, two giants that together manage over $15 trillion in client assets, haven’t just entered the crypto market — […]

TL;DR: UBS Group reported indirect exposure to XRP through 197,369 shares of the Volatility Shares XRP ETF. The financial entity also recorded a minor position of 317 shares in Grayscale’s XRP-dedicated fund. The announcement coincides with successful redemption tests of U.S. Treasury funds natively tokenized on the XRP Ledger. The Swiss banking giant UBS Group […]

XRP missed the rally as ONDO surged 29% on the JPMorgan pilot; Santiment proves why the breakthrough didn’t benefit the price despite the record settlement.