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05/03/2026 07:39 PM North Korea terrorism creditors move to seize Arbitrum-frozen Kelp DAO ETH ahead of DeFi United vote
The plaintiffs are not Kelp DAO hack victims but families holding three unsatisfied terrorism judgments against North Korea looking to collect on debts.
05/02/2026 11:19 PM BlackRock urges OCC to drop tokenized reserve cap idea, expand eligible assets in GENIUS Act comment letter
The world's largest asset manager opposed a potential 20% cap on tokenized reserve assets, a constraint that would limit products like its BUIDL fund.
05/02/2026 09:33 PM CryptoQuant says bitcoin’s April price surge was ‘speculative’ as spot demand remains weak, warns of correction risk
Bitcoin's price rose about 20% in April, but the rally was driven by speculative perpetual futures demand while spot demand remained weak, CryptoQuant said.
05/02/2026 07:57 PM Leading Iranian crypto exchange Nobitex was founded by sons of elite political family tied to supreme leaders: Reuters
Reuters found that hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions tied to sanctioned Iranian state entities have moved through Nobitex since 2018.
05/02/2026 04:40 PM Coinbase says deal reached on Clarity Act stablecoin yield, clearing path to long-stalled Senate markup
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong urged the Senate Banking Committee to "mark it up" as a months-long stalemate appears to be at an end.
05/01/2026 09:53 PM A16z backs CFTC, says state-by-state rules on prediction markets create ‘barrier to impartial access’
Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz argued that state prediction market restrictions could drain liquidity and limit market access.
05/01/2026 09:15 PM JPMorgan says rising stablecoin use may not lead to similar market cap growth
Stablecoin transaction volume is rising fast, but higher velocity may limit how much total market cap grows, JPMorgan analysts said.
05/01/2026 08:40 PM Polymarket and Kalshi’s combined lifetime volumes hit $150 billion in April
Polymarket and Kalshi remain the leading betting markets in a sector that is beginning to gain widespread attention and scrutiny.
05/01/2026 07:58 PM Ethereum Foundation’s recent ETH sales to Tom Lee’s Bitmine hit $47 million after latest deal
EF said the funds will go towards operations, activities, protocol R&D, ecosystem development, community grant funding and more.
05/01/2026 06:44 PM Paradigm researcher proposes timestamp ‘escape hatch’ to protect Satoshi-era bitcoin from quantum threats
PACTs would let long-term bitcoin holders prepare for a worst-case quantum scenario without moving funds or signaling activity onchain.
05/01/2026 05:43 PM European crypto asset manager CoinShares records $7.4 billion AUM in first annual filing since Nasdaq listing
CoinShare saw revenue of $126.4 million on its asset management business in 2025, up 13% from the $111.7 million the year prior.
05/01/2026 03:35 PM WisdomTree’s crypto ETPs reported net inflows of $137 million in Q1
Cumulatively, assets under management for the firm's crypto ETPs rose to roughly $1.8 billion during Q1 of this year.
05/01/2026 03:12 PM Crypto onramping solution Fun raises $72 million Series A co-led by Multicoin Capital and SignalFire
Fun powers deposits, withdrawals, and settlement flows for some of crypto’s leading apps, including Polymarket, Lighter, and Aave.
05/01/2026 01:59 PM Tether posts over $1 billion Q1 profit as reserve buffer reaches record $8.2 billion
Tether's approximate $141 billion exposure to U.S. Treasurys positions it as one of the largest holders globally.
05/01/2026 01:11 PM MoonPay launches stablecoin debit card for AI agents on Mastercard network
MoonPay has launched "MoonAgents Card," a stablecoin debit card for AI agents and users to spend directly from onchain wallets.
05/01/2026 12:42 PM Brazil central bank prohibits crypto use in regulated cross-border payments under new FX rules
The rule forms part of the central bank's broader effort to bring cross-border payments fully inside the regulated FX system.
05/01/2026 11:34 AM SBI Holdings in talks to acquire stake in crypto exchange Bitbank, eyes subsidiary status
The talks are at an early stage, pending due diligence and internal procedures, with more details on the acquisition timing to come.
05/01/2026 10:32 AM South Korean court grants stay on Bithumb’s six-month suspension pending final ruling: reports
South Korea's financial watchdog issued the suspension in March, alongside a 36.8 billion won ($25 million) fine.
05/01/2026 09:31 AM Riot reports $33 million in first data center revenue as AMD doubles contracted capacity
Most of Riot Platforms' data center revenue came from lower-margin fit-out work, while recurring leases played a smaller role.
04/30/2026 10:08 PM Crypto market structure bill nears May push as ethics disputes and Trump ties cloud path forward
Crypto legislation is gaining momentum, with lawmakers eyeing a potential mid-May markup—even as key disputes remain unresolved.
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