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Murad's $60M Memecoin Bet: Why the "Messiah" Still Won't Fold
Trader Murad Mahmudov may lose another $1. 56 million if his top bet, SPX6900, drops another 20% in the coming weeks.
Former Fidelity Team Launches Onchain Gold Arbitrage Play Targeting 20% Yields for Retail Traders
Altura, a DeFi protocol founded by former Fidelity and PwC veterans, is making a calculated move to democratize institutional commodities trading by p...
Telegram's Wallet Integrates Perpetual Futures: Leveraged Trading Hits Mainstream Messaging
Wallet in Telegram is bringing perpetual futures directly into one of crypto's most accessible platforms. The integration with Lighter DEX, launching...
Bitcoin Miners Hit Liquidity Wall: 500 BTC Riot Outflow Signals Broader Selling Pressure
## The Selloff Continues Arkham Intelligence flagged a significant 500 BTC outflow from Riot Platforms' wallet on Wednesday, valued at approximately ...
Canada's Proposed Crypto Donation Ban Exposes Election Transparency Gap
Regulators are moving to close a loophole that could allow foreign interference in Canadian elections. A new bill would prohibit political parties an...
Why Blockchain's Real Value Lies in Tokenizing Assets People Already Trade
Written by Sebastián Serrano, Founder and CEO of Ripio The crypto industry has spent years chasing tokenization's glitzy applications—rare digital as...
Metaplanet Joins Elite Bitcoin Hoarders After Massive Q1 Accumulation
Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed company, has catapulted into the ranks of major Bitcoin treasury holders by acquiring 5,075 BTC during Q1—positioning its...
Coinbase's Legal Chief Says Stablecoin Clarity Deal is Almost Done—Banks' Flight Risk Claims Don't Hold Up
Coinbase's Chief Legal Officer is signaling that lawmakers are zeroing in on a deal around stablecoin yield provisions in the long-debated Clarity Act...
Polymarket's Fee Hike Drives Revenue Surge, But Regulatory Headwinds Cloud the Outlook
Polymarket just pulled off a significant monetization move—and the numbers are speaking for themselves. Following a March 30 fee restructuring, the p...
Drift's $280M Solana Exploit Exposes Durable Nonce Vulnerability—And Circle's Freeze Dilemma
Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized exchange, confirmed Thursday it fell victim to a roughly $280 million exploit leveraging a sophisticated ...
Tokyo Fintech Giant Metaplanet Vaults Into Bitcoin's Top 3 With $400M Q1 Splurge
Metaplanet just made a power move in the institutional crypto arena. The Tokyo-listed company acquired 5,075 Bitcoin during Q1 2026 for approximately...
Geopolitical Tension Triggers Flight to Safety as Bitcoin, Gold, and Equities Sell Off
Markets are eating crow this week. Bitcoin tanked, gold rallied, and U.
Senate CLARITY Act Closer to Markup as Stablecoin Yield Dispute Narrows
Coinbase's legal chief Paul Grewal signaled Wednesday that US lawmakers are edging toward a Senate Banking Committee markup on the Digital Asset Marke...
XRP Breaks Down 30% in 2026: Technical Setup Screams $1 Warning
XRP is flashing red across every timeframe. The altcoin has shed nearly 30% year-to-date in 2026, now trading 64% below its multi-year peak of $3.
Dollar's Resurge Threatens Bitcoin Breakdown as Geopolitical Tensions Rattle Markets
Bitcoin faced fresh rejection at $69,000 on Thursday as geopolitical tensions and a strengthening US dollar created a dual headwind for crypto and bro...
FTX Engineer Singh Settles CFTC Case With $3.7M Fine, Avoids Prison Through Cooperation
Nishad Singh, former head of engineering at FTX, has resolved his enforcement action with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) by agreei...
Alabama Joins Wyoming in Legitimizing DAOs—What This Means for Crypto's Regulatory Future
Alabama has officially become the second U. S.
Paradigm Enters Prediction Markets Race with Professional Trading Terminal
Crypto VC heavyweight Paradigm is building institutional infrastructure for prediction markets, signaling serious conviction in a sector Wall Street i...
Genius Group Dumps Bitcoin Holdings to Clear $8.5M Debt as Corporate Treasury Liquidations Accelerate
Genius Group has joined a widening wave of companies selling off Bitcoin treasuries in 2026, liquidating its remaining holdings in Q1 to service debt ...
Major Crypto Crime Figure Extradited: Huione Chair Li Xiong Faces Fraud Charges in China
Li Xiong, a key architect of one of Asia's largest crypto money laundering operations, has been extradited to China to face fraud and money laundering...