Crypto Breaking News

A 500 Bitcoin outflow linked to Riot Platforms has added to a growing wave of selling among publicly listed mining companies, according to Arkham data.

Polymarket has expanded into equities and commodities by launching price-based prediction contracts settled using Pyth Network data feeds.

Postquant Labs has launched Quip Network, a blockchain testnet designed to enable cryptocurrency mining using both quantum computers and traditional hardware.

Metaplanet has acquired 5,075 Bitcoin in the first quarter of 2026 for approximately $405 million, lifting its total holdings to 40,177 BTC and making it the third-largest publicly listed Bitcoin treasury.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed lawsuits against Illinois, Arizona and Connecticut over their attempts to shut down sports-related prediction market platforms.

X is introducing a feature that automatically locks accounts posting about crypto for the first time, aiming to reduce scams and hacked account activity on the platform.

U.S. President Donald Trump has appointed Todd Blanche as interim attorney general after removing Pam Bondi, placing his former personal attorney at the head of the Department of Justice.

Coinbase has partnered with the Linux Foundation to launch the x402 Foundation, an industry group focused on developing an open standard for embedding payments directly into internet interactions.

SoFi has launched a new business banking platform designed to integrate traditional cash and crypto, allowing companies to manage both within a regulated banking environment.

Stablecoin supply rose to a record $315 billion in the first quarter, increasing by around $8 billion despite a broader slowdown in crypto markets.

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a private, security-focused artificial intelligence setup that runs entirely on local hardware to minimise data exposure.

Coinbase has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to pursue a national trust company charter, advancing its plan to become a federally regulated crypto custodian.