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The Block features breaking Crypto news about Bitcoin, Blockchain, Web3, and DeFi from the web's most reliable source.


05/13/2026 07:56 PM

Senate votes to confirm Trump-pick Kevin Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell as Fed Chair

On Wednesday, the Senate voted to confirm President Donald Trump's pick for Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh.


05/13/2026 07:38 PM

Hyperliquid dominates weekly blockchain fee revenue as vertical chains gain ground

Looking at last week's fee distribution across major chains, the rankings tell a different story than raw activity metrics might suggest.


05/13/2026 06:41 PM

Jupiter taps Bitwise to curate institutional-grade Solana-based USDe lending market

Jupiter Lend, together with Fluid and Bitwise, will provide an avenue to earn yield on the USDe synthetic stablecoin.


05/13/2026 05:23 PM

Immunefi to absorb Code4rena bug bounty customers after shutdown decision

Immunefi said it will help migrate Code4rena’s bounty programs, rewards and researchers onto its platform.


05/13/2026 04:32 PM

More than 100 amendments filed targeting stablecoins, ethics and DeFi ahead of Senate Banking Committee Clarity Act vote

U.S. Senate Banking Committee is scheduled to hold a markup on Thursday to amend and vote on the Clarity Act.


05/13/2026 03:51 PM

Bitcoin pinned near critical support as hot PPI spike compounds rate hike fears: analysts

Bitcoin floats around $80,000 after April core PPI surges 1% MoM — hottest since 2022 — as crypto ETFs bleed and rate-hike odds climb.


05/13/2026 03:00 PM

Anchorage and Mexican billionaire’s Grupo Salinas ink cross-border payments partnership

Grupo Salinas is set to integrate Anchorage Digital's stablecoin infrastructure into its cross-border payment flows.


05/13/2026 02:27 PM

Strategy’s STRC may be fueling recurring mid-month bitcoin rallies, K33 says

March and April saw strong bitcoin returns during the middle of the month, a pattern K33 suggests is linked to Strategy's STRC.


05/13/2026 02:06 PM

Ethereum closes gap with Solana as DEX volumes converge near $45 billion

The current near-parity gives both chains another chance to position themselves to capture volume when onchain activity rotates back.


05/13/2026 01:03 PM

Metaplanet posts $725 million Q1 net loss as bitcoin markdowns outweigh operating gains

Metaplanet posted a $725.6 million net loss driven by bitcoin mark-to-market valuation markdowns even as operating profit rose 283%.


05/13/2026 12:05 PM

Stork promises ‘true’ 24/7 price discovery for stocks and gold tapping Binance and other perps markets

Stork launches the first 24/7 oracle that switches to perpetual futures markets for 'true' price discovery.


05/13/2026 11:29 AM

Solana treasury firm Upexi posts $109 million quarterly net loss amid crypto markdowns

The Nasdaq-listed firm said the net loss was mainly driven by $92.3 million of unrealized losses on digital assets.


05/13/2026 11:14 AM

Bitwise CIO says GENIUS Act helped unlock crypto fundraising as tokenization now eyes Clarity Act boost

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan drew three lessons from Arc, Canton, and Tempo's billion-dollar blockchain raises.


05/13/2026 10:38 AM

Anthropic, OpenAI tokenized PreStocks on Solana plunge after unauthorized equity transfer warnings

Tokenized Anthropic and OpenAI PreStocks on Solana fell sharply after both companies warned that unauthorized equity transfers may be void.


05/13/2026 09:44 AM

Korean won stablecoin KRWQ expands to Solana following March EDX Markets listing

Korean won-denominated stablecoin KRWQ is expanding to Solana to support Korean won liquidity onchain.


05/13/2026 07:47 AM

Japan’s enterprise-led blockchain to issue yen stablecoin for B2B settlements

The stablecoin is designed to be issued on Ethereum and Layer 1 public blockchain Japan Open Chain, which local enterprises operate.


05/13/2026 05:45 AM

Charles Schwab launches spot BTC, ETH trading to select retail clients

Charles Schwab said it has made 'Schwab Crypto' available to the first wave of eligible retail clients starting Tuesday.


05/13/2026 03:24 AM

Kelp DAO, Aave to resume rsETH operations as recovery from $292 million exploit progresses

Kelp was exploited on April 18 for $292 million from attackers suspected to be part of North Korea's Lazarus Group.


05/12/2026 11:08 PM

First-ever Hyperliquid ETF launches, posts ‘very solid’ first day of trading: analyst

Investors buying shares in the instrument gain exposure to the HYPE token without having to own the cryptocurrency.


05/12/2026 09:56 PM

Benchmark joins others in reiterating Buy rating on Coinbase stock despite lackluster Q1 earnings

Benchmark equities analysts have reiterated their Buy rating for Coinbase's stock, raising their price target for COIN to $270 from $260.



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