Former Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Chris Giancarlo said US banks urgently need clear cryptocurrency regulations to invest in the technology and remain competitive in global payments.
Growing interest in real-world blockchain payments is drawing attention to the large pool of dormant XRP liquidity on the XRP Ledger and its potential role in global commerce.
Ripple has expanded institutional access to regulated cryptocurrency futures by integrating Coinbase Derivatives contracts into its prime brokerage platform Ripple Prime.
Starcloud is preparing to launch a satellite designed to mine Bitcoin in low-Earth orbit later in 2026 as part of its plan to build space-based computing infrastructure.
An artificial intelligence agent unexpectedly diverted computing resources to mine cryptocurrency during a training exercise, according to a research paper from an Alibaba-linked research team.
Asian equity markets suffered some of their steepest losses in years on Monday as escalating conflict in the Middle East pushed oil prices above $100 a barrel and triggered a broad risk-off move across global markets.
Jack Dorsey said he is unhappy about the growing push toward stablecoins but acknowledged that customer demand is likely to force fintech company Block to support them.
A US federal court has dismissed a terrorism financing lawsuit against cryptocurrency exchange Binance filed by victims and relatives of victims of 64 attacks linked to militant groups.
Bitcoin must hold above the $63,700 level or risk a deeper decline, according to on-chain analysis from Alphractal founder and CEO Joao Wedson.
Prediction market platform Kalshi is facing a class action lawsuit in California over its handling of a market tied to the removal of Iran’s former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
A bloc of House Republicans is threatening to block the Senate’s 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act unless lawmakers replace its temporary CBDC restriction with a permanent ban.
Institutional attention returned to corporate Bitcoin accumulation after Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor shared a chart highlighting the firm’s multi-year purchase strategy.
