BitMine Chairman Tom Lee pointed to crypto's outperformance during tension in the Middle East as the firm accelerated Ethereum purchases.
Abra plans to go public through a SPAC merger with New Providence Acquisition Corp. III at a $750 million valuation.
Strategy's holdings now account for more than 3.5% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth around $56 billion.
Metaplanet has raised $255M from investors, with warrants potentially lifting funding to around $531M for its long-term 210,000 BTC strategy.
Hana Financial Group and Standard Chartered will explore joint initiatives in digital assets, including stablecoins.
Under the legislation, crypto platforms and tokenized custody platforms would be treated similarly to other financial service providers.
In February, BlockFills temporarily suspended client deposits and withdrawals, citing recent market and financial conditions.
The decision arrives days after the Kansas City Fed granted Kraken the first-ever crypto master account, a landmark for the crypto industry.
The Ethereum Foundation mandate codifies Ethereum’s core “CROPS” principles: censorship resistance, open source, privacy and security.
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Hashrate Index found that about 90% of global Bitcoin hashrate operates in electricity markets largely insulated from oil prices.
Buterin stated that FLI cashed out approximately $500 million from his 2021 SHIB donation, but then pivoted toward political action.
The Singapore-based company provides services that bridge traditional fiat payment rails and stablecoin settlement infrastructure.
HKMA Chief Executive Eddie Yue said last month that the regulator had received 36 applications under the new framework.
GLD has seen outflows of about 2.7% of assets, while IBIT has seen inflows of around 1.5% of assets since the war erupted, analysts said.
Prediction markets platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket are seeing record trading volumes and valuations near $20 billion each.
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JPMorgan allegedly served as the “exclusive vehicle” for a $328 million crypto Ponzi, funneling $253 million into Goliath Ventures.
The funding round includes new governance roles, with Tom Lee joining Eightco’s board and ARK Invest's Brett Winton serving as an advisor.
HMRC is exploring crypto forensic tools worth up to $4.6 million to combat digital asset-related tax fraud and money laundering in the UK.
The funding coincides with Arkade adding support for digital assets, including infrastructure designed for stablecoins like USDT on Bitcoin.
ZKsync-based DEX GRVT plans to launch its token after June 30, expanding community allocations to 28% as platform trading volumes surge.
Grayscale’s Avalanche Staking ETF (GAVA) has debuted on Nasdaq, offering AVAX exposure and staking rewards.
Pump.fun tops $1 billion in revenue as domain records reveal Ethereum, Base, BSC, and Monad subdomains amid potential cross-chain expansion.
The loss was largely attributed to the general crypto market decline, alongside rising operational expenses.
US prosecutors said that Sam Bankman-Fried's motion failed to present any legitimate newly discovered evidence.
OP Labs CEO and Optimism co-founder Jing Wang clarified that the layoffs were not driven by financial difficulties.
The venture capital arm will deploy 4 billion yen ($25 million) over the next few years to local bitcoin infrastructure firms.
Ripple has launched a share buyback of up to $750 million at a $50 billion valuation, a source told The Block.
Binance and its founder and ex-CEO Zhao now maintain a rehabilitated relationship with the American government.