Hyperliquid seeks US foothold through Kraken parent Payward in crypto perpetuals deal: Bloomberg
Payward has reportedly presented the CFTC with an outline of the proposed structure, though regulatory approval is still pending.
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OpenSea adds Solana NFT trading more than four years after initial beta
OpenSea has added support for Solana NFTs, allowing users to buy, sell, and trade the blockchain's digital collectibles on its platform.
Strive becomes fifth-largest public bitcoin treasury after 1,800 BTC buy, TD Cowen lifts ASST price target
TD Cowen expects Strive (ASST) to end 2026 with 27,156 BTC, nearly 4,300 more bitcoin than previously forecast.
Kalshi issues first permanent ban to former Rep. George Santos over State of the Union trading
Former U.S. Rep. George Santos has been permanently banned from trading on Kalshi, marking the platform’s first-ever permanent ban.
NYSE parent ICE partners with tZERO on infrastructure for tokenized securities
tZERO will be a design partner for ICE’s upcoming tokenized securities platform, and ICE will also invest in tZERO’s latest financing round.
Tom Lee says ether is ‘best performing macro asset’ as Bitmine adds 53,501 ETH
Tom Lee's Bitmine acquired 53,501 ETH over the past week, expanding its corporate treasury to 5.9 million ether tokens.
‘We’re back’: Strategy buys another 4,603 bitcoin for $369.7 million as holdings hit 845,050 BTC
Strategy bought 4,603 BTC for $369.7 million, raising total holdings to 845,050 BTC worth over $66 billion.
Russia’s largest bank forecasts $46 billion in first-year crypto exchange trading under new rules: report
Sberbank's forecast comes as the country's new crypto regulations are set to take effect on Sept. 1, 2026.
Kalshi becomes exclusive prediction market partner of US Open: report
As part of the agreement, rival prediction market platforms are reportedly barred from advertising at the tournament and on its ESPN broadcasts.
Crypto.com-linked Cronos network halts after Tectonic exploit estimated at $75 million
Li says the attacker manipulated the price of Tectonic's illiquid TONIC token before borrowing against the inflated collateral, a Mango Markets-style hack.
Chainalysis accuses ICE of unfairly steering $95 million blockchain contract to TRM Labs
The lawsuit asks a federal court to block the $95 million TRM contract and require ICE to conduct a full and open competition.
Layer 1 blockchain Fogo halts mainnet after attacker receives 400 million FOGO tokens, 10% of circulating supply
The affected tokens make up about 4% of FOGO's genesis supply and were worth about $3 million at the time of the incident.