Blast to wind down Ethereum L2 after costs outpace revenue
Once among Ethereum’s largest layer-2 networks by total value locked, Blast is urging users to move their assets to mainnet...
Year: 2026
Ethereum Layer 2 Network Blast to Shut Down After Revenue Collapse
Blast, a once-buzzy Ethereum Layer 2 network, is set to shut down later this month after a dramatic decline in...
Solana ETFs Overtake XRP Funds With $1.91 Billion in Assets
Solana ETFs have overtaken XRP products in total net assets after an eight-day inflow streak brought in nearly $254 million....
Bitcoin Price Taps $87K as SEC Moves to Unlock Institutional Custody
Driven by weak U.S. employment data and a major SEC regulatory proposal, bitcoin briefly reclaimed $87,000 for the first time...
Ex-NCA Officer Must Pay Back $2.4M After Stealing Seized Bitcoin
A former U.K. National Crime Agency officer, Paul Chowles, has been ordered to repay approximately $2.38 million for stealing 50...
71% of UK finance leaders expect tokenization to reshape financial services: Lloyds
A Lloyds survey found that faster payments and settlement are the most significant perceived benefits of tokenization, as the UK...
Crypto’s billions are back, but the premiums aren’t
Kalshi seeks a $40 billion valuation, while Blockchain.com targets an IPO and crypto treasury companies struggle to maintain their once-high...
Bitcoin briefly hits $87K as weak US jobs data sends bond yields lower
Bitcoin climbed after weaker-than-expected payrolls pushed Treasury yields lower, but order-book resistance kept BTC from reaching new macro highs.Bitcoin (BTC)...
‘Euro stablecoin isn’t enough’: EU issuers make case for USD tokens
European issuers say Europe cannot ignore demand for dollar stablecoins as businesses seek USD liquidity for global payments and settlement.European...
Zano exploiter minted more than a quadrillion fUSD before blockchain rollback
The unauthorized coins were indistinguishable from legitimate ZANO, leaving the team unable to remove them without rolling back the blockchain....
Furious debate about THORChain vs NEAR shows idealism has limits
The furious debate over Bitget’s $387.7M of hacked funds comes down to whether ideals around “permissionless and decentralized” tech means...
Circle urges EU to revise stablecoin reserve rules in MiCA review
Circle wants the EU to replace mandatory bank-deposit minimums with more flexible liquidity rules and preserve cross-border stablecoin issuance.Stablecoin issuer...
BNB Chain crosses $1B in tokenized stocks, ETFs as market hits $3.7B
Tokenized stocks and ETFs on BNB Chain reached $1.1 billion as the broader market climbed to $3.7 billion, putting the...
Bitcoin Price Is up 13% Since the Rate Hike Trump Says the Fed Got Wrong
President Donald Trump told Time the Federal Reserve should not have raised interest rates, yet bitcoin’s price has climbed roughly...
IMF Waives El Salvador’s Bitcoin Breach to Unlock $138M Payout
The IMF praised El Salvador’s performance, declaring that its economy continued to perform strongly amidst ongoing security improvements and efforts...
