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05/07/2026 11:58 AM

Bitwise CEO says four-year crypto cycle is dead as institutional era takes hold

Bitwise's Horsley said the four-year cycle is dead and called Strategy's STRC a "juggernaut" set to push bitcoin into fixed income markets.


05/07/2026 11:13 AM

Pantera says $321 billion tokenization market remains in ‘newspaper-on-a-website’ phase despite 60% growth

Pantera said that the $321 billion tokenization market is still in a "newspaper-on-a-website" phase, with 77.6% of assets still just wrappers.


05/07/2026 10:23 AM

BNY expands crypto custody push in Abu Dhabi

BNY announced Thursday that it is expanding its crypto custody business to the UAE through partnerships with Finstreet and ADI Foundation.


05/07/2026 09:40 AM

Core Scientific shares slip after bitcoin miner swings to Q1 net loss despite higher revenue

Core Scientific reported higher Q1 revenue and gross profit, though the company swung to a net loss driven largely by impairment charges.


05/07/2026 08:58 AM

Spot bitcoin ETFs post five-day inflow streak totaling nearly $1.7 billion

The ETFs are on their way to report their sixth consecutive week of net inflows, which would be the longest weekly streak since July 2025.


05/07/2026 06:58 AM

Bithumb eyes Vietnam expansion under new partnership with SSID

Bithumb said it may make direct investments in the upcoming exchange, contingent on local regulatory approval.


05/07/2026 03:35 AM

California man gets 78 months in prison for role in $250 million crypto theft ring

Marlon Ferro, also known as 'GothFerrari,' was sentenced to 78 months in prison for his role in a nationwide social engineering conspiracy.


05/07/2026 03:04 AM

1inch liquidity provider TrustedVolumes hit with ongoing exploit, draining nearly $6 million: Blockaid

Blockaid said the attacker was the same entity that exploited 1inch Fusion V1 in March 2025, which drained around $5 million.


05/07/2026 02:58 AM

Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin reports $82 million loss in Q1 amid ‘record’ mining production

American Bitcoin mined 817 BTC during the first quarter, marking its highest quarterly production on record.


05/06/2026 09:50 PM

White House aims for July 4 deadline to pass landmark crypto regulation bill

The White House's top crypto adviser, Patrick Witt, set a target date for July 4 to pass broad crypto legislation into law.


05/06/2026 09:31 PM

Aave liquidates Kelp DAO attacker’s remaining rsETH positions

Aave required a governance process to manipulate its rsETH oracle price to generate a deficit in the attacker’s fraudulent position. 


05/06/2026 09:05 PM

Bitcoin whales on Hyperliquid push net long positions to 2026 high

Glassnode posted a chart indicating that whales have been aggressively increasing their cumulative long positions in recent weeks.


05/06/2026 08:49 PM

VanEck says Bitcoin could hit $1 million in five years, likens adoption to video games

The firm's head of digital assets research compared bitcoin adoption to different demographics embracing video games.


05/06/2026 07:03 PM

Project Eleven warns quantum moment could hit ‘all at once,’ pegs Q-Day as early as 2030

Roughly 6.9 million BTC could be at risk to quantum computers under certain conditions, Project Eleven estimates.


05/06/2026 06:41 PM

Ripple, JPMorgan and others use XRP Ledger to cash out tokenized Treasurys fund internationally

The transaction represents an example of crypto firms and Wall Street institutions jointly exploring 24/7 settlement systems.


05/06/2026 05:19 PM

Sen. Gillibrand: No crypto bill without ethics provision amid President Trump’s ties through memecoins, World Liberty

There will be no deal without an ethics provision in sweeping cryptocurrency market structure legislation, warned Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.


05/06/2026 04:44 PM

Morgan Stanley pilots crypto trading on E*Trade with 50-basis-point fee: Bloomberg

Morgan Stanley pilots crypto trading at 50 basis points, expanding digital asset push weeks after launching a bitcoin ETF.


05/06/2026 04:39 PM

Kraken launches regulated crypto spot margin trading in US on heels of Bitnomial deal

The rollout marks the first product built on Payward’s newly acquired Bitnomial licenses, with perpetuals and options expected later.


05/06/2026 04:29 PM

Solana Company, Jito Foundation target institutional Solana staking expansion in Asia

The two companies will build institutional-grade validator infrastructure, optimize yield, and drive Solana adoption in Asia.


05/06/2026 04:00 PM

Y Combinator to hold crypto startup interviews in New York for first time

Y Combinator is set to host interviews in New York City for the first time, focusing specifically on fintech and crypto startups.



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