Crypto Breaking News

Rathnakishore Giri was sentenced to nine years in prison after federal prosecutors said he orchestrated a $10 million cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors through false promises tied to Bitcoin trading.

Republican lawmakers are seeking to permanently block the creation of a US central bank digital currency ahead of an expected House vote on amended housing legislation this week.

Standard Chartered said it plans to eliminate thousands of support roles over the next four years, joining the ranks of global lenders using artificial intelligence to trim headcount. "It's not about cost cutting," Chief Executive Officer Bill Winters said at a press briefing in Hong Kong. "It's about having a structurally more productive environment that is fit for future." Bloomberg's Tom Metcalf reports.

Anna Edwards, Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade."

OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann discusses the impact of the conflict in the Middle East on the global economy, saying the Iran war is putting "downward pressure on growth and upward pressure on inflation." He speaks to Bloomberg's Oliver Crook on the sidelines of a Group of Seven meeting in Paris.

Tempo has integrated Morpho’s $7.5 billion lending marketplace, expanding the Stripe and Paradigm-backed blockchain beyond payments infrastructure into decentralised lending and yield products.

Nicolas Bickel, chief investment officer at Edmond de Rothschild Private Bank, says higher bond yields for an elongated period could pose a risk to equities, "especially the ones that are highly indebted, even hyperscalers." Bickel speaks on Bloomberg Television.

Commodity Futures Trading Commission has appointed DJ Hennes as director of its Market Participants Division, reinforcing the agency’s growing focus on crypto assets and prediction markets under Chairman Michael Selig.

Bitmine Immersion Technologies purchased another 71,672 Ether during a recent market decline, with chairman Tom Lee describing ETH prices below $2,200 as an “attractive opportunity” for accumulation.

About 10% of US adults used or invested in crypto in 2025, marking the highest adoption level in three years, according to a new report from Federal Reserve on household economic well-being.

US Securities and Exchange Commission has rescinded a decades-old rule that barred defendants settling enforcement actions from publicly denying the agency’s allegations, ending a policy critics described as a restriction on free speech.

Ethereum Foundation is facing mounting scrutiny after Carl Beek and Julian Ma became the latest prominent contributors to leave the nonprofit amid a broader organisational transition tied to Ethereum’s future governance structure.