World Liberty unfairly froze Sun's $WLFI tokens and threatened him, the lawsuit alleged.
The transfer effectively moves part of Li’s private trading operation into a public company where he is the largest shareholder.
Pi Network has rolled out Pi Request for Comment 2 (PiRC2), opening its testnet subscription smart contracts for developers and the community to review, test, and give feedback. The move is aimed at stress-testing recurring payment systems inside the ecosystem before full deployment. The update focuses on a subscription smart contract system that enables recurring …
In a recent Onchain Economy episode, Michael Arrington doubled down on a long-standing belief that XRP has been misunderstood for years. He pointed out that critics labeling it a “banking coin” missed the bigger picture, arguing that XRP is actually a foundational part of the crypto ecosystem. “Ripple and XRP have been completely misunderstood in …
The Coinbase Independent Quantum Advisory Council has published a blockchain and quantum position paper, detailing the risks that quantum computers pose to cryptographic systems, as well as possible preventive measures ahead of Q-Day. The board consists of researchers from the Ethereum Foundation, Stanford, UT Austin, Eigen Labs, Bar-Ilan University, and UC Santa Barbara. The team …
A sideshow stablecoin yield debate has dragged the market structure bill through months of delay, even as the Senate's available floor time diminishes for 2026.
A new documentary digs into Bitcoin’s origins, reframing the search for Satoshi Nakamoto as both a technical investigation and a deeply human story.
New York has become the latest state to argue that prediction market contracts touching on sports and entertainment violate state gambling laws.
US Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh answered several questions today regarding cryptocurrencies, monetary policy, and the Fed’s independence during his Senate Banking Committee confirmation hearing. Senate grills Warsh on cryptocurrencies During the nearly 3-hour public session, pro-crypto Senator Cynthia Lummis questioned whether digital assets should be incorporated into the financial system to give Americans …
Cantor Fitzgerald analysts said the market is treating recent trading slumps as old news, shifting focus instead toward prediction markets and new product launches to drive the next leg of growth for Coinbase and Robinhood.
The company is building six AI data centers, leased to CoreWeave for 12 years, and is expected to generate approximately $10 billion in revenue.
he mob boss’ grandson defrauded the U.S. government’s Covid-19 relief system out of $1.1 million and invested at least half of it to invest in crypto businesses.
The $293 million Kelp DAO exploit has exposed critical infrastructure risks, leading Jefferies to suggest that traditional financial firms may pause their blockchain initiatives to prioritize security.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq gave back their early morning gains alongside BTC as markets digested the Fed Chair nominee's Senate confirmation hearing.
Prediction market platform Kalshi is moving onto Coinbase’s turf by launching crypto perpetual futures, aiming to capture the massive demand for digital asset derivatives within a regulated U.S. framework.
The crypto-friendly fintech is planning its initial public offering (IPO) no sooner than 2028, according to an FT report.
CertiK says the lending protocol is in serious trouble while CEO Stani Kulechov tells CoinDesk he does “not have anything useful to say.”
Coinbase has suspended trading on 25 perpetual futures contracts and automatically settled all remaining open positions, citing an effort to maintain higher standards across its derivatives marketplace. The affected contracts span a wide range of tokens including ENS, ORDI, RAY, STX, SNX, TRB, XTZ, 1000FLOKI and others. Each position was settled at a final price …
Arthur Hayes does not waste words when he disagrees with a narrative. Asked whether crypto is becoming the backbone of a parallel financial system, given reports of Iran charging crypto tolls on oil tankers, Bitcoin entering nation-state financial conversations and XRP being discussed as cross-border settlement infrastructure, he gave a single sentence in response. “When …
The crypto exchange opens IPO Prime access with Republic to offer Solana-based tokens tied to private firms ahead of public listings.
Someone just gave the five most powerful AI models on earth one single task – predict what Bitcoin does next. The results were not what he expected. YouTube analyst Jesse Eckel ran the experiment this week, asking Claude Opus 4.7, ChatGPT Pro, Grok Heavy, Gemini DeepThink and Grok 4.3 beta, a model locked behind a …
The 50-page paper concludes that while today’s blockchains remain secure, a future “fault-tolerant quantum computer” capable of breaking widely used encryption is increasingly plausible, and preparation must begin now.
On April 20, Japan’s biggest financial institutions launched a trial to put Japanese Government Bonds on a blockchain. Japan Securities Clearing Corporation, Mizuho Financial Group, Nomura Holdings and Digital Asset Holdings launched a proof-of-concept trial on the Canton Network on April 20 to test JGBs as digital collateral. The initiative was selected by Japan’s Financial …
The firms requested separating the DLT pilot regime from a larger package of 18 financial laws to allow for quicker updates and build real markets.
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou was invited to meetings in the U.K. this week with government-linked bodies including the FCA and House of Lords.
A new study found that while European investors find crypto complex, they are increasingly willing to switch banks to find a trusted partner that offers secure and regulated digital asset services.
The delivery service is working with the Stripe-led blockchain firm Tempo to bring stablecoin payouts to its global marketplace, replacing fragmented regional rails.
Price gains 2.3% on strong volume as triangle compression nears resolution, with Ripple’s quantum plan reinforcing long-term positioning.
Aave (AAVE), up 1.9% from Monday, joined Stellar (XLM) as a top performer.
While retail investors were panic-selling through one of the worst sentiment quarters in years, Bitcoin’s wealthiest holders were doing something very different. They were buying more. Data from Xapo Bank’s Q1 2026 Digital Wealth Report shows average Bitcoin holdings per member rose 18.5% quarter-over-quarter. Of those members, typically high-net-worth individuals, 78.4% actively added to their …