A broad risk-off move driven by Iranian tanker attacks and surging oil prices wiped over $100 billion from crypto market cap, hitting BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL and DOG

The CFTC's commodity designation adds regulatory clarity for XRP and XLM but leaves open questions about how the label interacts with existing securities determ

Regulatory scope remains contested, with Rep. French Hill criticizing SEC and CFTC rules and Better Markets arguing the CFTC is the wrong agency for retail cryp

The investment from stablecoin issuer Circle, Ripple and Standard Chartered's venture arm deepens ties between the exchange and major payments players.

The consumer-focused Ethereum layer-2's closure adds to a string of L2 wind-downs as rollup economics and user demand come under strain.

The purchase extends Robinhood's crypto expansion beyond brokerage into corporate treasury holdings.

A second Zcash ETF filing signals growing institutional interest in privacy coins, which have sharply outperformed bitcoin over the past year.

The agreement extends Tether's push into state-level partnerships for tokenized finance and digital currency infrastructure.

Unannounced transfers from government-controlled wallets often precede auctions or custody changes, drawing market attention.

The DOJ's reliance on the Bitcoin Fog precedent could shape the outcome of the Tornado Cash developer's retrial efforts.

The lawsuit challenges issuer discretion over freezing funds, a core feature of centralized stablecoin contracts.

The self-custody lender product targets holders seeking liquidity while retaining control of keys.

The chairman's comments mark a potential slowdown for one of the largest corporate ETH accumulation strategies.

The warning highlights exposed public keys in wallet infrastructure as a nearer-term concern than AI-driven encryption breaks.

Santiment calls privacy a defining trend of the cycle, though the sector's run has far outpaced broader market returns.

State-issued CBDC usage is expanding as Russia deepens its push for payments infrastructure outside Western systems.

The German exchange's setback illustrates tightening MiCA compliance hurdles for smaller EU crypto platforms.

The testnet milestone moves Ethereum's next major upgrade closer to mainnet, with L1-to-L2 atomic transaction tests underway.