Crypto Breaking News

Monad Foundation has hired three senior executives from Optimism Foundation, FalconX and BVNK to drive institutional adoption following its November mainnet launch.

StarkWare has integrated Nightfall, developed by EY, into Starknet to enable private institutional payments and DeFi activity on public Ethereum-aligned infrastructure.

Gemini Space Station said three senior executives are departing effective immediately, with co-founder Cameron Winklevoss set to assume expanded responsibilities following the firm’s Nasdaq listing.

Nakamoto has signed definitive agreements to acquire BTC Inc and UTXO Management GP in an all-stock deal valued at about $107.3 million, consolidating Bitcoin media, events and capital allocation under a single public entity.

Dragonfly Capital has closed a $650 million fourth fund, positioning itself to invest in tokenised real-world assets and blockchain-based financial infrastructure as crypto venture capital priorities shift.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chair Michael Selig said the agency had filed an amicus brief to defend its exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets amid mounting state-level lawsuits.

Kraken has integrated its over-the-counter desk with Intercontinental Exchange’s ICE Chat, giving institutional traders direct access to its crypto liquidity through established financial market messaging systems.

HIVE Digital Technologies posted record fiscal third-quarter revenue of $93.1 million, up 219% year-on-year, as its expansion into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing offset weaker Bitcoin prices.

Quantoz Payments has become a principal member of Visa, enabling it to issue stablecoin-linked virtual debit cards and sponsor fintech partners across Europe.

Stripe-owned Bridge has received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to operate as a federally chartered national trust bank, paving the way for expanded stablecoin services.

The U.S. dollar is heading for a weekly loss as record bearish positioning fails to spark a rally in bitcoin, challenging the cryptocurrency’s long-standing inverse relationship with the greenback.

Nikesh Arora, CEO of Palo Alto Networks, discusses the market's reaction to the company's revised forecast and the impact of the recent CyberArk acquisition. He speaks with Ed Ludlow on "Balance of Power: Evening Edition."