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Security researchers warn that deprecated smart contracts can remain vulnerable long after projects stop maintaining them.

Grayscale and CoinShares are applying traditional valuation techniques to crypto assets as institutions explore revenue-generating DeFi protocols.

A federal judge has denied a bid from Michelle Bond, the wife of former FTX executive Ryan Salame, to have campaign finance charges against her dismissed.

Rodney “Bitcoin Rodney” Burton faces a maximum sentence of five years in federal prison for conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

Builderbot is the “missing layer between AI coding tools and how engineering actually works at scale,” said Brad Axen, head of AI capabilities at Block.

France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with full adoption targeted for 2030.

Kentucky has sued Polymarket, Kalshi and Kalshi’s partners Coinbase, Robinhood and Webull, over offering sports event contracts in the state.

Tether is focusing on stronger user demand, deeper liquidity, and broader long-term market opportunity for its leading products.

Markets wobbled after mixed comments from President Trump on the Iran peace deal and Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaling a new direction from the Federal Reserve.

Gambling industry groups want the US Senate to step in to clarify that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission does not have the authority to oversee prediction markets.

Several more US states are scheduled to hold primaries next week after one Republican candidate won in Alabama on Tuesday after a crypto company-backed PAC used what it called its “biggest spend of the cycle.”

Bitcoin’s realized losses fell by 46% as increasing bid-side liquidity points to easing sell pressure. Can bulls push BTC price back above $70,000?

Crypto exchange Bybit has been added to Singapore’s MAS Investor Alert List, which flags entities that may be mistakenly perceived as licensed or regulated.

The rollout in collaboration with Ondo Finance broadens access to tokenized traditional assets as demand for onchain stocks and ETFs continues to grow.

Altcoin spot demand fell to its weakest level in six years while the stablecoin market cap, stocks and AI industry continued to capture investors’ attention.

The collaboration comes as US state regulators and the CFTC battle over oversight of event-based contracts.

The former FTX CEO is currently serving a 25-year sentence after being found guilty on seven felony charges related to the misuse of customer funds.

The raise comes as stablecoin regulation advances globally and financial firms invest in infrastructure connecting blockchain payments with traditional banking systems.

Bitcoin circled $65,000 after downside BTC price pressure into the FOMC meeting as analysis warned over the impact of Strategy potentially selling more BTC in the future.

Users reported losing access to Ready’s USDC card outside the EEA after a card provider change triggered rapid deactivation notices.

CoinMENA will use Standard Chartered to strengthen fiat payment rails in the UAE, while Revolut reportedly secured central bank licenses ahead of a planned local launch.

The Polymarket insider trading case and a retrial of Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm are expected to move forward in late 2026 while former Celsius CEO Alex Mashinsky awaits a response to his motion to vacate his sentence.

Inveniam announced plans to acquire Mantra, a blockchain project that spent the past year recovering from the collapse of its OM token and prolonged market pressure.

A senior PBOC official called for closer monitoring, stronger regulation and international coordination as stablecoins gain importance in global payments.

Bitcoin’s $60,000–$70,000 cost-basis cluster hints at a bottom, but a bearish daily flag keeps BTC exposed to a deeper selloff toward $50,000.

ASTER sees two-way volatility as bullish protocol-specific news meets hawkish Fed.

While the Federal Reserve held interest rates, Chair Kevin Warsh made it clear the U.S. central bank is more worried about inflation than growth.

The MFSA is seeking feedback on whether decentralization should be assessed as a spectrum rather than a binary concept.

The bond market is sending a signal that complicates prospects of a near-term bitcoin bull run.

Total crypto market value has held steady near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed killed rate-cut hopes and spot ETFs swung back to outflows.

The slide has paused the above-par share sales Strategy uses to fund bitcoin purchases, and it is the same stock whose dividends forced the company's first BTC sale this month.

Heavy selling pushed XRP back through a closely watched support level, though buyers stepped in above $1.17 to prevent a deeper pullback.

Bitcoin briefly slipped below its 200-week moving average twice in the past two weeks, a rare event that Kraken says has historically marked strong entry points for buyers.

The Fed held rates but signaled it is more worried about inflation than growth in Chair Kevin Warsh's first meeting.

Long-time bitcoin bull Matt Hougan told CoinDesk that during this bear market and with ‘doubts swirling’, investors have found ‘it easier to reach for something more tangible:’ stablecoins and tokenization.

Kalshi's perpetual futures product did not meet the Dodd-Frank Act's definition of a "swap" and should not have been approved, Terrence Duffy said.

President Donald Trump has taken the stance that states have no business with firms like Kalshi and Polymarket, and now a staunch GOP state is defying that view.

Following State Street, Fidelity is targeting reserve assets that underpin the expanding stablecoin market.

Analysts say the exchange's push into derivatives, payments and infrastructure broadens its growth story beyond crypto trading.

Botanix's shutdown has raised an uncomfortable question for Bitcoin builders: Does the market actually want programmable BTC, or just a better way to borrow, lend and earn yield on it?

In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at how FIFA is using the Avalanche blockchain to test out a new ticketing system.

The accompanying policy statement and updated economic projections, however, took a hawkish turn.

The 0.2% tax on any business activity involving digital assets was added last-minute, and is unlikely to change, two people familiar with the matter said.

In this week's Crypto Long & Short, trusted indexes turn fragmented digital assets into a mature market that big institutions can confidently invest in, writes Kirsten Wegner. Then, the division between traditional finance (TradFi) and crypto is disappearing, says Dave LaValle, President of CoinDesk Data & Indices.

The ratings giant is embedding credit scores directly into blockchain-based securities, a move aimed at boosting institutional adoption.

A new APA survey found that more than a third of psychologists have patients using AI as an additional mental health professional, even as clinicians warn that the technology can reinforce delusions.

The judge said Polymarket is not likely to succeed on the merits of its case against Michigan state regulators.

Defunct crypto exchange FTX gained exposure to SpaceX in 2022, and the rocket-maker’s post-IPO rally has lifted hopes among creditors.

Nvidia's ENPIRE hands an entire robot fleet to coding agents like Codex and Claude Code, letting them write training code, test it on real hardware, and improve without a human watching.

Stablecoin infrastructure firm Trace Finance said Wednesday that it raised a $32 million Series A round to help expand its reach.

Prime Minister Kristen Michal backed a proposal to issue AI agents a personal identification code separate from the people who own them.

Perps DEX Satori Finance is the latest in a string of crypto firms forced to shut their doors amid an extended market downturn.

The first FOMC meeting under new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh produced the expected result, yet Bitcoin and other assets dipped.

GLAAD's report argues AI systems can amplify anti-LGBTQ bias, misinformation, discrimination, and privacy harms.

Critics say the Illinois transaction-level tax could deal severe consequences to the crypto industry and consumers in the state.

Hyperliquid’s decentralized exchange has rapidly grown to become one of the biggest projects in crypto. Here’s how it works.

Allbirds, meet Smartbird: The shoe brand has completed its AI pivot, rebranding while hiring a new president and CEO to lead the charge.

A Miami-based man who went by the name “Bitcoin Rodney” pleaded guilty for his role in what prosecutors said was a massive global fraud.

Benchmark-StoneX reiterated a $270 price target for COIN—60% higher than Coinbase’s current share price—following an array of product announcements.

Senators Gallego and Lummis want the chamber on record that the FTX fraudster should get no clemency under any circumstances.

The wall between crypto and TradFi continues to break down as Coinbase ushers in non-crypto products.

The DeFi token is up 20% in a day, with a Standard Chartered note and Uniswap's tokenized-stock launch fueling fresh demand.

A bicameral deal on the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act revives a provision barring the Fed from issuing a digital dollar until 2030.

The Chinese company is doubling down on its "embodied AI" bet.

Binance said it believes it is compliant as a regulatory deadline in the European Union nears—and a report says it's likely to lose access.

Sensor Tower's State of AI 2026 report shows ChatGPT's audience share slipping below 50% for the first time, as Gemini's default-app advantage and Claude's Pentagon-fueled rally eat into OpenAI's lead.

Federal prosecutors allege five men planned to use explosive-laden drones and sniper teams to take out "high-value targets" at the UFC event.

Publicly traded crypto exchange Coinbase added to its feature set Tuesday as it seeks to become the "everything exchange."

Japan's central bank lifted rates to a level unseen in decades, a move that once shook crypto markets—yet prices barely stirred.

The all-stock deal would make Cursor a wholly owned SpaceX subsidiary and deepen the company's push into AI following its blockbuster IPO.

Real-world case studies show how the best crypto swap APIs help wallets, aggregators, and protocols improve onboarding and retention.

Robinhood is letting go of 10% of its employees, attempting to streamline operations amid a downturn in crypto-related revenue.

Efforts to suppress stablecoin use are “likely to be only partly effective,” the International Monetary Fund’s researchers said.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have shed nearly $5.6 billion since Hyperliquid ETFs launched, highlighting market divergence.

SPCX jumped 20%+ in after hours trading last night with all eyes on its Hyperliquid perp, leading to a 12% spike in HYPE.

BlackRock launched an ETF that limits Bitcoin gains in exchange for double-digit payouts by selling call options on its holdings.

South Korea has arrested dozens accused of moving $11.1 million in crypto for a Cambodia-based phishing group.

AKT faced intense selling pressure as traders stayed bullish and key support remained intact.

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DEXE dropped 15%, falling from $19 to a low of $15.3, as traders flipped bearish.

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ASTER's rally on Wednesday squeezed leveraged short positions before undergoing a bearish price reaction.

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