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BIS says stablecoins fall short as money, warns of emerging-market risks in annual report
The Bank for International Settlements argued in its annual report that stablecoins still fall short of money on sing…
CZ wants to make the U.S. the 'capital of crypto': State of Crypto
The Binance founder shared his views on a variety of topics in an exclusive interview with CoinDesk earlier this month.
Ripple’s MiCA win is not a full license yet – Here’s what it still has to prove
Ripple secured preliminary approval as a Crypto-Asset Service Provider from Luxembourg's financial regulator, the CSS…
SBI's $289 million Bitbank deal is symptomatic of Japan's crypto consolidation: Architect Partners
The investment bank said the purchase of Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank is a bet on regulated scale as sweeping ref…
Crypto's next frontier isn't crypto, it's financing AI and robotics, Framework's Anderson says
Blockchain is becoming the financial layer for capital-intensive industries rather than just crypto-native speculatio…
European crypto users are being paid to move before MiCA closes the door
The European Union's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) has triggered a fight among licensed crypto exchanges to captur…
Tether putting $23 billion gold stockpile to work with bullion-backed loans
The stablecoin issuer is extending its tokenized gold strategy by allowing holders of XAUT to borrow against their bu…
Coinbase and OKX try to lure in Binance’s EU users after it failed to secure a MiCA license
Brian Armstrong of Coinbase and Star Xu of OKX offered new users sign up bonuses of up to 8% of their deposits or tra…
Binance founder CZ blames crypto's sour 2026 on mix of AI, global tension, 4-year cycle
There is no single cause for the crypto market's 50% decline over the past year, the Binance founder told CoinDesk.
U.S. House Democrat, who may soon run key committee, condemns crypto in 401(k)s
Maxine Waters, the ranking Democrat on House Financial Services, asked the chief of the Department of Labor to withdr…
Anti-trafficking group says Clarity Act's Section 604 could weaken accountability
An anti-human trafficking advocate said a Clarity Act provision could weaken accountability despite existing criminal…
Binance will be cut off from Europe on July 1 – Removes the “best liquidity in the world” says CZ
The July 1 deadline will show whether licensed venues can absorb users without weakening execution or stablecoin acce…
Base suffers second mainnet stall in two days
Base block production resumed as of 16:11 UTC, following an alert to another mainnet chain stall at 15:33 UTC.
Bipartisan senators call for CFTC investigation into Polymarket after fake bets report
Senators are demanding for the CFTC to investigate Polymarket following reports that it paid creators to stage fake w…
Securitize expects to raise $400 million as tokenization firm nears public debut
The BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist expects to close its SPAC merger next week and start trading on the NYSE…
Securitize aims to raise $400 million as tokenization firm nears public debut
The BlackRock-backed tokenization specialist expects to close its SPAC merger next week and start trading on the NYSE…
Spain says ‘no exceptions or extensions’ for Binance, other crypto firms ahead of MiCA deadline
Industry leaders remain divided over MiCA, with some praising the framework while others warn it could limit customer…
Wall Street's IPO revival hasn't reached dot-com euphoria levels, Goldman Sachs says
U.S. IPO issuance has rebounded sharply in 2026, but the bank said the current surge lacks the deal volume and specul…
Binance tells EU users it will no longer provide services after failing to secure MiCA license
A day after withdrawing its MiCA license application in Greece and saying it is ‘not leaving Europe,’ Binance not…
Base delays Beryl hard fork over B20 registry timing issue
Base delayed its Beryl mainnet upgrade to June 26 to give the B20 Activation Registry time to become fully operational.
Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings to buy Bitbank for $289 million
SBI said the purchase of the crypto exchange is set to close in October.
Grant Cardone says he will keep buying bitcoin using real estate cash flows
The real estate investor pitched his model as a treasury company backed by cash-flowing property rather than stock sa…
Coinbase's Base resumes block production after 2-hour outage
Coinbase's blockchain Base says a consensus problem knocked its network offline for around two hours on Thursday befo…
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says AAVE isn’t for sale ‘at a 70% discount’ following report of Payward bid
The Aave Will Win proposal redirected 100% of protocol and Aave-branded product revenue to the DAO and AAVE token hol…
Asset management giant Invesco files for tokenized fund targeting stablecoin reserve market
The $2.5 trillion asset manager deepens its blockchain push after taking over Superstate's tokenized money market fun…
Senate races to advance crypto legislation in July as housing bill turmoil threatens timeline
A sweeping cryptocurrency bill faces a narrowing path to passage as pressure grows on the Senate to take up the legis…
Trillion-dollar asset manager Invesco looks to plant a flag in tokenized stablecoin reserve sector
The fund will invest primarily in U.S. Treasuries, repo agreements, and cash equivalents to maintain a stable $1 net …
Kraken in talks to buy 15% stake in DeFi lender Aave at $385 million valuation
The DeFi lender is rebuilding after the fallout from April's KelpDAO exploit sparked a multibillion-dollar exodus of …
Coinbase-incubated Base blockchain suffers ‘Unsafe Head Stall’ interrupting block production
Deposits and withdrawals have also been affected, while transactions are delayed or stalled, according to Base's stat…
a16z-backed crypto firm rebrands, shifts focus to solving AI’s global copyright headache
The startup formerly known as Story Protocol raised $140 million to secure internet rights and is now building an aud…