Crypto Breaking News

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a no-action letter to crypto wallet provider Phantom, allowing it to operate certain services without registering as a broker.

World, the identity network co-founded by Sam Altman, has launched AgentKit, a developer toolkit enabling AI agents to prove they are linked to a verified human identity.

Mastercard has agreed to acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK in a deal worth up to $1.8 billion, as it accelerates its push into blockchain-based payments.

Maestro has launched Mezzamine, a Bitcoin-denominated credit market designed to connect institutional BTC holders with mining firms seeking capital backed by future production.

PayPal has expanded access to its US-dollar stablecoin PYUSD to 70 countries, extending availability beyond its initial rollout in the United States and United Kingdom.

Cari Network has chosen ZKsync’s Prividium infrastructure to power a tokenised deposit platform for US regional and mid-sized banks, aiming to modernise payments and settlement.

Bitcoin exchange-traded fund investors remain under pressure despite renewed institutional demand, with average unrealised losses of about $5,174 per holder.

Crypto governance platform Tally will shut down after more than five years, with the team citing limited commercial viability for decentralised governance tooling.

Prediction market data from Polymarket suggests the US–Iran war could end by June 2026, with the highest trading volumes clustering around a resolution by the end of the second quarter.

A China-linked hacking group posing as a cybersecurity firm has allegedly stolen around $7 million in digital assets through wallet supply-chain attacks targeting users across multiple blockchains.

US lawmakers have introduced a bill to restrict prediction market betting on sensitive events such as war, following concerns over trades linked to the Iran conflict.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission said most crypto assets will not be classified as securities under federal law, marking a shift in regulatory interpretation.