South Korea expands crypto market probes after $44B Bithumb Bitcoin blunder
South Korea’s financial watchdog detailed planned investigations into high-risk trading tactics as it prepares the next phase of crypto regulation,...
Year: 2026
BTC traders wait for $50K bottom: Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin price forecasts retained odds of new macro lows next as risk asset traders remained nervous about US and Japan...
Coinbase bets on Backstreet Boys nostalgia in return to Super Bowl
Coinbase’s TV spot at the Super Bowl divided opinion online, but the crypto exchange says conversations about it were the...
Address poisoning recently cost 2 victims over $62M alone: Scam Sniffer
Analysts have warned that Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade has made address poisoning cheaper, as malicious actors can carry out dust attacks...
ENS abandons plans for Namechain L2, citing Ethereum scaling
Citing a 99% drop in gas fees and upcoming Ethereum scaling, the project will now deploy its ENSv2 upgrade directly...
Bitcoin Sharpe ratio slides to levels seen in previous market bottoms
Bitcoin’s Sharpe ratio has fallen to -10, nearing bear market lows seen in 2018 and 2022, suggesting the risk/reward profile...
Crypto.com CEO unveils new AI agents to millions during Super Bowl
Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek said his goal with ai.com is to build “a decentralized network of autonomous, self-improving AI agents...
Bessent suggests Warsh nomination hearings alongside Powell probe
The Fed chair confirmation faces a key hurdle as a senator vows to block the process until a DOJ investigation...
Crypto and banks spar in comments on Fed’s ‘skinny master account’ idea
Crypto companies have backed a Federal Reserve proposal to give them limited access to the central bank, while banking associations...
XRPL Powers $280M Diamond Tokenization as Ripple Expands Gulf Infrastructure
Ripple-backed blockchain infrastructure is pushing commodities onchain in the Gulf, with over $280 million in certified diamonds tokenized in the...
Quantum Computing Isn’t a Crisis as Bitcoin Holds Long-Term Security, Coinshares Says
Bitcoin’s core security remains intact despite quantum computing advances, with risks limited to legacy coins, timelines stretching decades, and clear...
Schiff Warns ‘Affordability Crisis Will Get Worse’ as Trump Eyes Iran 25% Tariffs
Proposed U.S. tariffs tied to Iran-linked trade could ripple through global supply chains, lifting import costs and worsening household affordability...
XRP Native Lending Becomes Core Strategy as Evernorth Anchors Protocol Adoption
Institutional demand for onchain yield is accelerating as Evernorth moves to tap native XRP credit markets, signaling a potential evolution...
Only 10K Bitcoin at quantum risk and worth attacking, CoinShares claims
Most quantum-vulnerable Bitcoin sits in wallets holding under 100 Bitcoin, with CoinShares claiming it could take a millennium to compromise...
Federal Reserve entering ‘gradual print’ mode — Lyn Alden
Whether the Federal Reserve is engaging in quantitative easing is purely semantic, according to Alden, who says all roads lead...
