Record $1M Lightning transfer tests Bitcoin payments for institutions
A $1 million Lightning transfer between SDM and Kraken was used to test whether Bitcoin’s main scaling layer could handle...
Year: 2026
Trump-linked WLFI faces probe over $500M UAE crypto deal
House Democrats probe $500 million UAE investment in Trump-linked WLFI, highlighting questions over dealings with the country's national security adviser.World...
AI surveillance marks a new phase for South Korea’s crypto markets
Recent volatility reviews, new surveillance systems and a landmark court ruling show how South Korea is enforcing stricter oversight of...
Vitalik Buterin sells $6.6M in ETH after flagging planned withdrawals
Vitalik Buterin sold almost 3,000 ETH worth $6.6 million through a series of swaps days after saying withdrawals from his...
Startale and SBI Holdings Launch Strium, a Layer 1 Blockchain for Tokenized Securities
Japanese tech firms Startale and SBI Holdings introduce Strium Network, a blockchain platform designed to revolutionize trading and settlement of...
XRP Enters a New Yield Era as Modular Lending Goes Live on Flare
XRP holders are gaining new ways to unlock yield and credit as Flare introduces permissionless modular lending, expanding XRPFi with...
Bitcoin Freefall: $70,000 Support Shatters as Bears Take ‘Firm Control’
Bitcoin plunged below $70,000 for the first time since November as the broad selloff dragged total crypto capitalization to $2.47...
Nic Carter Maps Developer Views on Quantum Threats to Bitcoin Security
Bitcoin developers largely dismiss quantum computing as a near-term threat to network security, according to an index of public statements...
Bitcoin ETFs extend losses with $545M outflows as BTC nears $70K
Bitcoin ETFs saw $545 million in daily outflows as BTC neared $70,000, though analysts said most investors were holding positions...
Coinbase fends off Nevada’s emergency bid to halt prediction markets
A Nevada judge declined to grant regulators’ bid to halt Coinbase’s event contract markets, as the exchange presses a CFTC...
Tether USDt hits record $187B market cap in Q4 despite crypto downturn
USDt added $12.4 billion in Q4 to reach a $187.3 billion market cap, increasing users and onchain activity even as...
Bitcoin price erases 15 months of bull market gains with $69K comedown
Bitcoin selling pressure sparked a retreat below the 2021 bull market high, with lower BTC price targets still expected to...
How blockchain tracing exposed $105M Incognito dark web market
The dark web drug market used crypto for payments, but blockchain transaction tracing helped the FBI identify its creator, who...
Crypto wallet provider Payy launches Ethereum L2 with built-in transaction privacy
Payy says its new layer-2 network routes ERC-20 transfers through privacy pools by default without requiring new wallets or tokens.Crypto...
Bhutan makes second Bitcoin transfer in a week, worth $22M
Bhutan has slipped to the seventh-largest nation-state Bitcoin holder, with its stash falling from 13,295 BTC in October 2024 to...
