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05/05/2026 03:46 PM

Securitize taps Jump and Jupiter as it rolls out fully onchain, regulated onchain stocks

Jump will provide institutional liquidity via its PropAMM, while Solana DeFi aggregator Jupiter will support retail and institutional access.


05/05/2026 03:31 PM

Wormhole bridges ‘canonical’ version of Bittensor’s TAO token to Solana

The activation is powered by Wormhole Labs’ Sunrise platform, which acts as a "day-one asset gateway" for bridging native assets. 


05/05/2026 03:30 PM

Coinbase doubles down on Centrifuge investment, taps platform as Base’s main tokenization partner

Centrifuge will be the go-to platform for launching tokenized assets on Base, the Ethereum blockchain incubated by Coinbase.


05/05/2026 03:28 PM

Cipher Digital loses $114 million in Q1 as bitcoin miner accelerates AI data center pivot

The company has been pivoting from a pure-play mining model and toward leasing power and infrastructure to AI and cloud providers.


05/05/2026 03:24 PM

Sequans sells 1,025 bitcoin to fund debt redemption and buybacks as revenue drops 24.8%

Sequans sold 1,025 bitcoin, cutting its treasury reserves to 1,114 BTC, as Q1 revenue fell 24.8% to $6.1 million.


05/05/2026 01:23 PM

Global crypto ETP inflow streak extends to five weeks, masking sharp intraweek reversal: CoinShares

The inflows mark the fifth straight positive week, though the total masked strong outflows that were reversed by a single session on Friday.


05/05/2026 01:04 PM

Coinbase cuts 14% of staff as it navigates downturn, shifts to AI-native operations

Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed the layoffs on X, saying that the company's business remains "volatile" from quarter to quarter.


05/05/2026 01:00 PM

a16z crypto raises $2.2 billion for fifth fund, promotes CTO to general partner

a16z crypto has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth fund as it points to growing use of stablecoins, onchain finance, and improving regulation.


05/05/2026 12:55 PM

FalconX and Sygnum partner to launch tokenized credit offering for institutional clients

FalconX’s facility extends credit through a special-purpose vehicle, backed by overcollateralized loans and monitored in real time.


05/05/2026 12:30 PM

Bullish to acquire Equiniti in $4.2 billion deal combining transfer agent and tokenization stack

Bullish agreed to acquire Equiniti in a $4.2 billion deal combining its tokenization stack with the global transfer agent’s infrastructure.


05/05/2026 12:18 PM

Bank of Italy calls for EU to explore tokenized SEPA payments

Bank of Italy's Chiara Scotti said the EU should explore a tokenized extension of its payments system as tokenization grows more "relevant."


05/05/2026 11:30 AM

Ripple shares North Korea-linked threat data as crypto attacks shift to social engineering

The recent $280 million Drift incident has demonstrated a shift toward more sophisticated social engineering tactics.


05/05/2026 10:54 AM

US spot bitcoin ETFs draw $532 million as inflows extend to a third day, led by BlackRock and Fidelity

U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs drew $532 million on Monday, marking a third straight day of inflows, led by BlackRock and Fidelity.


05/05/2026 09:42 AM

Coinbase Australia launches crypto support for self-directed retirement funds

Coinbase Australia has launched crypto support for self-directed retirement funds, offering investors another avenue to diversify portfolios.


05/05/2026 03:11 AM

Crypto stocks rally amid Clarity Act momentum; Circle jumps nearly 20%

Sens. Alsobrooks and Tillis finalized a compromise Friday on language governing stablecoin yields in the Clarity Act.


05/05/2026 01:40 AM

Bank trade groups say Senate stablecoin reward fix ‘falls short’ amid deposit protection concerns

Major banking trade groups said a proposed fix to a key sticking point in passing crypto market structure legislation 'falls short.'


05/05/2026 12:00 AM

SC Ventures named first external shareholder of GSR following strategic investment

The move deepens a relationship between the firms struck when GSR invested in the SC Ventures-backed tokenization platform Libeara.


05/04/2026 10:02 PM

Exodus payments pivot hits ‘critical threshold,’ opens new revenue streams: Benchmark

Payments infrastructure from Exodus' W3C deal could see revenue move from crypto swaps into more recurring income streams.


05/04/2026 07:24 PM

Aave fights court-ordered $73 million ETH freeze, argues ‘a thief does not own what he steals’

Aave LLC filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to lift an order that froze ether tied to last month's Kelp DAO exploit.


05/04/2026 07:18 PM

South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit launches Ethereum blockchain with Optimism Foundation support

Upbit is the Optimism Foundation's first client on its "self-managed" enterprise tier, giving it control over its core rollup architecture.



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