Animoca Brands suspends merger deal that would have taken it public
Animoca Chairman Yat Siu says that the 'corporate agility must take precedence' over pursuing the Currenc merger.
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Clarity Act fallout: crypto’s Fairshake PAC commits $30 million against Sherrod Brown
Crypto PAC Fairshake is throwing $30 million into an Ohio race against former Sen. Sherrod Brown, who has been skeptical of crypto.
Strive adds 1,355 bitcoin, picks up pace toward year-end second-place treasury goal
Strive (ASST) remains the fifth-largest public bitcoin holder, behind Strategy, Twenty One, Metaplanet and MARA.
Coinbase opens IPO allocations to US customers, starting with Oura
This expands Coinbase's push beyond secondary-market stock trading into the primary market, following its rollout of pre-IPO derivatives.
‘Crypto bull market is underway,’ Tom Lee says as Bitmine nears 5% Ethereum supply target with 27,562 ETH buy
Bitmine's total investments currently stand at $17.1 billion, and the company owns over 4.9% of Ethereum's circulating supply.
‘A little more orange’: Strategy buys 950 bitcoin for $76 million, bringing total holdings to 846,000 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for around 4% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth roughly $72 billion.
Bitcoin taps $85,000 for first time since January as crypto short liquidations surge
CoinGlass recorded at least $750 million in crypto liquidations over 24 hours, most of them short positions.
X sues UK duo over alleged $277K crypto account payout fraud
X alleges two UK users manipulated crypto-focused accounts to obtain $277,000 through its creator revenue-sharing program.
ZetaChain votes to shut down Layer 1 network and move ZETA to Solana
The team plans to focus instead on Anuma, its private AI app, though the migration will still take one more vote.
Polymarket faced $10 million fraud attempt as its CEO pushed growth over compliance concerns: WSJ
In a separate attack, hackers compromised nearly 500 users' accounts using stolen personal information, according to the report.
Bitcoin ETFs eke out positive week with $433 million Friday inflow as ether funds snap four-week inflow streak
Fidelity's FBTC accounted for $310.7 million of Friday’s overall $433 million net inflow, a notable sum that helped offset earlier withdrawals.
Visa to close Crossmint memecoin rewards loophole following The Block investigation: report
Though the Crossmint-powered memecoin sales are still live on both apps, Visa's grace period is expected to end next week, per the report.