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01/04/2026 10:47 PM Bitcoin Core sees development uptick, reversing multi-year decline: Casa CSO
Email activity, number of unique developers, and number of lines of code changes all increased in 2025 compared to declines in prior years.
01/04/2026 09:49 PM Top crypto VCs share 2026 funding and token sales outlook
Crypto VCs told The Block they expect disciplined activity to persist in 2026, with a higher bar for new investments.
01/04/2026 06:48 PM Coinbase to pause peso-based services in Argentina just one year after launch
The retreat follows the LIBRA memecoin scandal involving the country's president, Javier Milei, which caused a firestorm of controversy.
01/03/2026 09:11 PM Rep. Torres targets prediction market ‘insider trading’ after trader nets $400K on Maduro’s capture: report
The bill would bar federal employees from trading prediction market contracts tied to government policy when they possess material non-public information.
01/03/2026 07:40 PM Cumulative spot crypto ETF trading volume surpasses $2 trillion, doubling in half the time
Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs started 2026 with a combined $645.6 million in net inflows on January 2, marking a strong start to the year.
01/03/2026 05:16 PM SEC’s sole Democratic Commissioner Caroline Crenshaw departs agency, leaving all-Republican panel
Crenshaw cast a dissenting voice against spot Bitcoin ETF approvals in January 2024, and consistently expressed her crypto-skeptical views.
01/03/2026 03:41 PM Crypto M&As and IPOs surged in 2025, and insiders see deal momentum carrying into 2026
Industry insiders expect deal momentum to continue into 2026, driven by consolidation, targeted acquisitions, and a still-open IPO window.
01/02/2026 09:04 PM Aave Labs moves to ease governance tensions with non-protocol revenue sharing
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says Aave Labs may share non-protocol revenue with AAVE token holders amid governance debate.
01/02/2026 08:25 PM BitMine stock up 14% as Tom Lee asks shareholders to approve ‘dramatic’ share increase
BitMine is the world's largest Ethereum digital asset treasury (DAT) with roughly 3.41% of the total ETH circulating supply.
01/02/2026 07:19 PM PEPE leads memecoin gains amid post-holiday crypto market altcoin rally
Memecoins like FLOKI, Dogwifhat, and fartcoin are up double digits amid an early-year crypto market rally on Friday.
01/02/2026 06:52 PM The Block Research’s Analysts: 2026 Predictions
Steven Tom Lee’s Bitmine will execute its first ETH sell by the end of the first quarter of 2026. The sale will open the gates for more DATs to also sell their assets, leading to more depressed price sentiment. Bitcoin Dominance will remain above 50% throughout 2026. Polymarket and Base will launch their tokens and […]
01/02/2026 05:29 PM Bitfinex hacker Ilya Lichtenstein says he is being released early as part of ‘Trump’s First Step Act’
The man who confessed to being behind the hack of crypto exchange Bitfinex, Ilya Lichtenstein, said he is being released from prison early.
01/02/2026 04:39 PM Bitfarms exits LatAm with $30 million Paraguay site sale amid North American AI/HPC push
The transaction brings forward cash flows that Bitfarms plans to build its U.S.-based AI and HPC data center operations.
01/02/2026 10:40 AM Ethereum daily transactions hit all-time high, surpassing 2021 NFT boom
The network's number of new and active addresses also soared to multi-year highs on the last day of the year.
01/02/2026 09:35 AM Crypto exchange volume falls to 15-month low in December
Volume on decentralized exchanges also dropped, as one analyst points to seasonal sentiment and year-end repositioning.
01/02/2026 06:14 AM Turkmenistan legalizes crypto mining and trading under new framework
This signals a shift in one of the world's most controlled economies, which has been largely dependent on its natural gas resources.
01/02/2026 06:10 AM Hundreds of crypto wallets drained across EVM chains, root cause still unidentified: ZachXBT
Total losses have reached about $107,000, and ZachXBT cautioned that the figure is likely to increase as the attack unfolds.
01/02/2026 05:11 AM Vitalik Buterin stresses real usability and decentralization over winning ‘next meta’
Ethereum co-founder Buterin said developers need to focus on the mission of building the infrastructure for a free and open internet.
01/02/2026 03:18 AM Iran moves to accept crypto payments in weapon sales to evade sanctions: FT
Iran has already been utilizing crypto to evade Western sanctions for years, according to findings from the US Treasury.
01/01/2026 10:01 PM ‘A record year for wrench attacks’: How crypto holders can maintain physical security amid rising risks
Crypto security experts recommend that high-risk and visible holders split up their funds, maintain a low profile, and come up with a game plan.
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