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Crypto champion Trump may be jeopardizing the industry’s landmark legislation
Digital asset legislation is years in the making, but the sector's biggest political champion, President Trump, has b…
US has seized nearly $1 billion in crypto from Iran, Bessent says
Earlier this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. had seized "nearly $500 million" in Iranian crypto …
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon blasts Coinbase’s Brian Armstrong, plans to fight Clarity Act
Dimon said Coinbase's Armstrong is spending hundreds of millions of dollars trying to get Clarity Act passed.
Strategy selling? Saylor’s Bitcoin transfer to Coinbase puts his treasury model under cash pressure
On May 29, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) moved more than 411 Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime, drawing fresh scrutiny to…
Base launches Azul on mainnet, pushing Coinbase’s Ethereum L2 toward full decentralization
Base has deployed its Azul upgrade on mainnet, with multiproofs and a new client stack advancing decentralization.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reiterates ‘no CBDC’ commitment under Trump admin
During a Thursday press briefing, Bessent also urged the House and the Senate to get the Clarity Act to the finish line.
Gemini crypto exchange launches AI data feed powered by Grok
The move comes as Gemini continues to expand beyond spot crypto trading into derivatives, predictions, and other fina…
The Digital Chamber ramps up pressure on Congress with call to action to pass Clarity Act
The Digital Chamber published a website to serve as a central spot for people to write to lawmakers in its latest pus…
CFTC says it shouldn’t have sued Gemini, joins motion to vacate prior judgment
The CFTC joined Gemini in filing a motion for relief from a 2025 consent order stemming from the agency's previous en…
Trump vows to codify ‘future-proof’ digital asset market structure
The Clarity Act passed the Senate Banking Committee earlier this month, but analysts have said the legislation faces …
Aztec Labs acquires ZKPassport, pledges to keep privacy protocol and iOS mobile app open-source
The Obsidion team, including co-founders Michael Elliot and Theo Madzou, will join Aztec Labs to continue developing …
Bitdeer taps former Corsair Gaming and semiconductor exec Michael Potter as CFO
Bitdeer will retain Jianchun Liu as a principal advisor and said the resignation was due to personal reasons.
TD Cowen says crypto bill unlikely to pass this year amid worsening political environment
The political environment around the Clarity Act is getting worse, TD Cowen says, making it harder for the crypto bil…
Crypto industry defends OCC charters for Ripple, Coinbase and others after Sen. Warren calls them unlawful
The Digital Chamber rejected accusations from Sen. Warren that crypto firms were "improperly" granted national trust …
Coinbase-incubated Base blockchain rolls out MCP gateway to AI interfaces like Claude, ChatGPT
With the integration, users will now be able to use natural language prompts to swap tokens, transfer funds, and inte…
Charles Hoskinson goes all-in on Cardano and Midnight after $250 million hospital shutdown
Charles Hoskinson, Cardano's founder, is turning his public focus back to the blockchain network, and Midnight, one o…
Nathan Allman, founder and CEO of Ondo Finance, dies unexpectedly
Ian De Bode, president of Ondo Finance, will assume the role of CEO, the company said in a statement on Monday.
NYT investigation alleges CFTC purged staff who questioned Trump-tied crypto firms
Two officials who intervened to help three firms win approvals over staff objections, per the NYT, have since taken j…
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will be a ‘smaller ship,’ sell less ETH amid researcher exodus
Buterin said the EF is choosing "longevity over breadth," selling less ETH and focusing exclusively on Ethereum's "CR…
House Oversight chair launches probe into insider trading on Kalshi and Polymarket
House Oversight Chairman Comer probes insider trading on Kalshi and Polymarket, sending letters to both CEOs with a J…
‘No longer a distant place’: F2Pool Co-founder Chun Wang joins SpaceX’s 2-year mission to Mars
Wang will board Starship on a two-year mission that will explore outside the Earth-Moon system and conduct a fly-by o…
Ethereum Layer 2 Zero Network to wind down, joining string of protocols shuttering operations
Resources will be redirected to focus on growing Zerion's API and wallet service, the team said in a Thursday statement.
US lawmakers push new Strategic Bitcoin Reserve act to secure $25 billion federal stash
A renewed push to solidify the United States’ foothold in the digital asset market emerged Thursday as lawmakers un…
CLEAR token tanks 48% as Everclear winds down protocol, foundation and labs unit
Everclear achieved $500 million in monthly volume, but "never developed the commercial depth," the team said on Thurs…
MoonPay announces fourth acquisition of the year with Decent, as it launches MoonPay Trade
This Decent deal comes on a wave of acquisitions by MoonPay, including DFlow and Sodot, which all support MoonPay Trade.
Cosmos co-founder’s new multilateral clearing startup Cycles raises $6.4 million
The round, led by Blockchange Ventures, with support from Coinbase Ventures, among others, brings Cycle's total fundi…
Wife of Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget targeted in kidnapping attempt at home in France: report
The wife of Sandbox co-founder Sebastien Borget was targeted in a kidnapping attempt as France logs over 41 crypto ki…
Syndicate Labs to wind down operations after five years, citing rollup market slump
Syndicate Labs said that the $330,000 exploit last month is unrelated to the decision to wind down operations.
Fed seeks input on expanding master account access following Trump’s executive order
Trump signed an order on Tuesday requesting the Fed to review and update regulations to integrate digital assets into…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX holds $1.45 billion worth of bitcoin as firm looks to go public
A stockpile of over 18,000 would make Elon Musk's SpaceX the seventh-largest Bitcoin holder, ahead of Coinbase.