Crypto Breaking News

A Bitget Wallet study found that about 60% of users placing their first FIFA World Cup bets on Polymarket had never previously interacted with blockchain.

Animoca Brands has invested in stablecoin payments provider AllScale to expand blockchain-based payment infrastructure, although neither company disclosed the size of the investment.

China's Supreme People's Procuratorate said a court sentenced convicted drug trafficker Li Mobo to death after prosecutors said he laundered more than 48 million yuan, or about US$7 million.

American Bitcoin approved a one-for-15 reverse stock split after shareholders voted in favour of several corporate proposals at the company's 2026 annual meeting.

South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb has been fined US$136,000 after the country's Personal Information Protection Commission found it transferred customer information to overseas cryptocurrency exchanges without obtaining the required user consent.

Anchorage Digital said Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC) options traders remain positioned for downside protection, with elevated demand for put options across Deribit and BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust options markets reflecting continued caution.

Oil prices turned higher after a ship was hit by an unknown projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, sustaining damage to the bridge. Bloomberg's Mica Soellner has the context.

Ripple has launched a mobile advertising campaign around the U.S. Capitol to promote the CLARITY Act.

21Shares said it has reduced several of its 2026 cryptocurrency forecasts despite continued institutional participation.

CoinShares reported that 52% of UK financial advisers cannot see most of their clients' cryptocurrency holdings.

Kraken has partnered with Maple to launch a USDC-funded institutional crypto lending facility that uses a bankruptcy-remote special purpose vehicle (SPV) to support crypto-backed loans.

Investor Jeremy Grantham, co-founder of GMO, said artificial intelligence has created the largest investment bubble in U.S. history.