Crypto Breaking News

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has been confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026, set to take place April 27–29 at The Venetian in Las Vegas.

Irish authorities have gained access to a dormant Bitcoin wallet containing 500 BTC, marking the first breakthrough in a $378 million crypto seizure linked to a 2019 criminal case.

Bank of Montreal has partnered with CME Group and Google Cloud to launch a tokenised cash platform, becoming the first bank to adopt the system on Google Cloud Universal Ledger.

Tether said it will undergo its first full independent audit by a Big Four accounting firm, aiming to verify reserves backing its USDT stablecoin.

The New York Stock Exchange is partnering with Securitise to develop tokenised securities infrastructure, marking a major step in Wall Street’s shift toward blockchain-based trading.

Solana has launched a new enterprise-focused developer platform aimed at enabling banks and payments firms to build blockchain-based financial products more easily.

Bitcoin could more than double to $150,000 by year end despite geopolitical turmoil from the US and Israel’s war with Iran, according to Bernstein analysts.

Bitcoin hovered around $70,000 as markets reacted to conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran regarding potential progress in easing geopolitical tensions.

Downtown Atlanta once stood at the center of the city's cultural and economic life. After decades of decline, a $5 billion redevelopment project called Centennial Yards aims to transform a stretch of underused land known as "the gulch" into a new 50-acre hub for housing, entertainment and business. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaching and billions of dollars on the line, can this ambitious bet bring life back to the heart of Atlanta?

Applied Intuition CTO Peter Ludwig joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily, speaking with Bloomberg Tech Co-Hosts Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde, to discuss the company's role in the tech and defense spaces. Ludwig speaks about so-called "physical AI" and its implementation with autos and defense tech like drones and drone swarming. He also weighs in on the recent ethical debate about technology's use cases in the military.

Wilbur Ross, former US Commerce Secretary and Ross Acquisition Corp. Chairman, President and CEO, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss the ongoing war in Iran, saying that as a consequence, "China and Russia are on notice." Ross adds that in his view, the events in Iran so far have gone better than expected, saying that the US knocked out Iranian defense mechanisms "pretty quickly. Iran is essentially defenseless against our attack." Ross speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.

Iran's biggest Gulf Arab neighbors are considering joining the US-Israeli war against Iran, and could be pushed to if Tehran attacks their critical infrastructure, according to several people with knowledge of the situation. The Gulf's most powerful states, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, in particular, are losing patience with Iranian strikes that have already hit ports, energy facilities and airports, said these people, who requested anonymity in order to speak freely. But they would only join the war if Tehran makes good on its threats to attack vital Gulf power and water infrastructure a high threshold, the people added. Ray Takeyh, Senior Fellow for Middle East Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. He speaks with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec.