Bitcoin and ether ETFs draw $2.6 billion in strongest inflow week since October, tripling volume
Combined ETF weekly trading volume more than tripled to $29 billion as bitcoin and ether prices rallied.
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Zcash hits eight-year high near $850 with futures volume near $10 billion amid Grayscale ETF push
Grayscale filed another amended SEC filing for a Zcash ETF, while ZEC surged on massive derivatives volume.
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XRP leads broad altcoin rally as bitcoin posts biggest weekly gain in two years
HYPE rose nearly 40%, while XRP, ZEC and LINK all gained over 30% amid the broader market surge.
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Bitcoin breaks through $75,500 while analyst calls current rally 'premature'
MEXC Research's chief analyst said the crypto market is giving Treasury's intervention more credit than it deserves.
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Solana cuts mainnet slot time to 350 milliseconds in first step toward 200ms goal
The change should lead to faster transaction confirmations but is not designed to increase overall network throughput.
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Bernstein says bitcoin surge toward $80K points to liquidity-driven momentum shift as ETF flows rebound
U.S. spot bitcoin ETF flows have rebounded while Strategy's bitcoin holdings are back above their average purchase price.
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BounceBit to sunset blockchain, migrate to BNB Chain after $3 million exploit
An attacker transferred approximately 286.5 million BB from nine wallets before block production was halted.
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Strategy shares hit two-month high as STRC rebounds toward $100 alongside bitcoin
Strategy shares (MSTR) rallied alongside bitcoin despite a two-month pause on BTC buys, with STRC recovering toward its $100 target.
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South Korea's Shinhan partners with Solana Foundation, Etherfuse, Orca for tokenized fund issuance
The agreement covers a proof-of-concept for issuance and distribution of a Korean won-denominated tokenized fund on Solana.
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AI adoption in crypto crime rose 40% over the past year, TRM Labs says
Crypto hackers are using AI to discover overlooked vulnerabilities and infiltrate IT firms, according to a TRM Labs report.
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Upbit trading volume spikes 273% as South Korean investors re-enter crypto
One analyst said South Korean capital is slowly moving back to crypto, with investors 'return-chasing' rather than 'asset-loyal.'
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MANTRA freezes all transactions and network following incident
MANTRA Chain halted all network activity after discovering an incident related to its Cosmos EVM module.
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CME CEO Terrence Duffy trades barbs with CFTC's Selig and Kalshi's COO over prediction market oversight
A CFTC committee meeting exposed a sharp divide between traditional finance and prediction market platforms over regulation.
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Anchorage CEO says AI agents need bank accounts for 'The Jetsons'-like future
The firm built an agentic banking platform with a 'know-your-agent' setup to facilitate AI-driven transactions.
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Crypto is still in 'winter' price-wise but it's an 'institutional summer,' STS Digital CEO says
STS Digital CEO Maxime Seiler says token prices have lagged institutional adoption as bitcoin futures basis converges toward risk-free rates.
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Avalanche's Nahas says token prices are down but 'I've never seen more opportunities' in crypto
Ava Labs CBO John Nahas says real-world adoption is creating more opportunities despite lower token prices.
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