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Bitmine adds another $136 million of ether after raising $274 million in preferred stock sale
Tom Lee's Ethereum treasury firm, through the preferred stock sale, is using a financing tool pioneered by Michael Sa…
How the SEC’s five-year plan could accelerate tokenized capital markets
The agency that spent the better part of a decade defining crypto policy through enforcement has published a five-yea…
Bitcoin mining difficulty drops 10% in second-largest negative adjustment of 2026
The cut hands surviving miners roughly 11% more bitcoin per unit of active hashrate, but all-in production economics …
SEC Proposes Reg NMS Rule Changes That Could Affect Tokenized Stock Trading
The SEC proposed rescinding Regulation NMS Rules 611 and 610e.
Banks are buying Bitcoin vaults, but a quantum problem may be waiting inside
The banks are finally buying the vaults. In May, BNY, the world's largest custodian with $59.4 trillion in assets und…
Coinbase Quantum Report Warns Millions Of Bitcoin Could Face Future Security Risks
Coinbase’s Quantum Advisory Council published a report on post-quantum migration and abandoned coins.
Hester Peirce Farewell Speech Highlights SEC Crypto Rulemaking Divide
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce delivered a farewell speech titled “Peirce Out.”
Here's what SpaceX's IPO means for its $1.3 billion bitcoin reserve
The largest company on public markets now holds bitcoin as a treasury reserve, not as a business model. Its first ear…
Wall Street is moving past crypto pilots and deeper into Ethereum, says Etherealize founder
In an interview with CoinDesk, Etherealize cofounder Vivek Raman said Ethereum is currently in a transitional phase w…
Tokenization mirrors the $20 trillion ETF boom as blockchain and AI converge, Ondo exec says
Tokenization is laying the groundwork for autonomous investing and real-time portfolio management, Ondo's new head of…
Perpetual futures could become crypto's next ETF moment
John Palmer, head of derivatives at Kraken, said he expects sophisticated traders to lead adoption of newly approved …
Crypto should adopt the best of centralization, says LMAX CEO
As digital assets mature the industry should borrow more from traditional market infrastructure, especially credit, c…
Bitcoin faces one of its biggest mining difficulty drops as miner margins collapse
The Bitcoin network is poised to execute one of the largest downward adjustments to its mining difficulty in its 17-y…
SEC targets 20-year-old rule standing between Wall Street and blockchain trading
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is moving to dismantle a stock-trading rule that has governed Wall Stree…
Former SEC Chair Gensler rejects CFTC claim of authority over prediction market sports betting
Gary Gensler is calling malarkey the claim that the CFTC has jurisdiction over prediction markets, specifically sport…
Coinbase Council Warns 7 Million Bitcoin May Face Future Quantum Risk
Coinbase’s Quantum Advisory Council says crypto networks should begin planning for post-quantum migration before th…
SEC’s proposal to scrap key NMS rules a major unlock for tokenized US stocks: analysts
Galaxy's Thorn said this would remove barriers that prevented DeFi automated market makers from trading tokenized US …
Banking rails are moving past the 'stablecoin winner' narrative: Sygnum
Digital asset bank Sygnum says institutional clients want multiple tokenized cash instruments operating interchangeab…
Community bank group launches new ad campaign targeting Clarity Act stablecoin reward language
A key group representing small to mid-sized community banks plans to launch a new ad warning of risks in digital asse…
Canton Network developer raises $355 million to bring Wall Street onchain
The investment comes as blockchains designed for big banks and institutions are having a moment, with Stripe's Tempo …
Tether leads $1.4 billion funding round in German robotics company Neura
The investment is part of the stablecoin giant’s expansion into industries outside of crypto.
Citi opens new route into private markets with tokenized share offering
The bank said it is using blockchain technology to connect investors with private company equity through digital depo…
Ondo Finance hires former Invesco ETF chief to build onchain investment products
John Hoffman will spearhead Ondo's expansion from tokenizing individual assets to full investment portfolios and stra…
Singapore bank DBS to offer tokenized gold to retail customers
Each token is backed by one gram of physical gold held by DBS in a dedicated vault in Singapore.
Solana infrastructure firm Helius acquires Light Protocol to expand onchain privacy
The acquisition comes amid a moment of consolidation in the crypto industry and during a resurgent interest in onchai…
Coinbase-backed Stand With Crypto calls on members to campaign against banks blocking digital asset transactions
Stand With Crypto UK is telling its members to file formal complaints with high-street banks over sector-wide transfe…
Netomi CEO says $5 trillion AI customer experience market could boost stablecoin demand
Puneet Mehta, a former high-level Wall Street engineer and data scientist, said the rapid expansion of AI enterprise …
Mastercard prepares for a future where AI agents make payments
The company is working with Coinbase, Stripe and other companies to build trusted payment systems for AI-driven comme…
Japan's three largest banks aim for joint stablecoin issue by March
MUFG, SMBC and Mizuho will establish a council to explore operational frameworks and prepare for the issuance of stab…
Crypto tax bills a work-in-progress as U.S. House lawmakers pose concerns
The effort to push several tax bills is meant to be bipartisan, but the parties may not be comfortable with all detai…