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The CLARITY Act text in the committee included provisions on DeFi, stablecoin yield and housing, but did not mention ethics guidelines related to elected officials’ potential ties to the industry.

XRP shows strong bullish signals as spot ETFs record $25.8 million, pushing cumulative net inflows to new all-time highs, signalling rising institutional appetite.

Ether derivatives and institutional demand support a potential rally toward $2,600 despite recent DeFi hacks.

Bitcoin faces spiking US CPI inflation and Fed rate-hike odds as bulls prepare to do battle with the 200-day moving average.

LMAX Group launched a new platform to enable the use of digital assets as trading collateral for its over 600 institutional clients holding crypto on their balance sheet.

Exodus Movement swung to a $32.1 million net loss in Q1 2026, slashed its Bitcoin holdings by 63% to fund the W3C acquisition, and saw revenue fall nearly 37% as user trading volumes slumped.

North Korea-linked hackers stole about 60% of global crypto hack losses in 2025, or $2.06 billion, according to CertiK, with funds assessed to support the country’s nuclear and missile programs.

FalconX expanded its tokenized credit facility to the Monad network, allowing institutional credit vaults to be used as collateral in DeFi markets.

Bearish fractals and key resistance signals suggest Bitcoin could slide toward $71,000, cutting the whale trader’s unrealized losses significantly.

Bitcoin's current slump is a lot milder than the 75%-85% bear-market drawdowns of the past, as ETF inflows and Treasury buying have become a new source of demand.

A Solana memecoin linked to Roaring Kitty’s X account crashed after its developer cashed out $729,000, leaving one trader with a near-$190,000 loss.

Bitcoin’s momentum is expanding as strong onchain activity, recovering stablecoin liquidity and "real" spot demand signal sustained upside.

Wells Fargo increased Ether ETF exposure in Q1 2026 while reshuffling Bitcoin ETF holdings and boosting its stake in Strategy and cutting Galaxy Digital.

Bakkt is pivoting to stablecoin infrastructure following its acquisition of DTR and a new partnership with Zoth targeting $1B in payment volumes.

Bhutan’s Gelephu Mindfulness City is fast‑tracking licences and banking access for regulated crypto firms and offering zero‑tax incentives to attract long‑term operations.

Bitcoin fair value losses accounted for nearly 60% of CleanSpark's $378.3 million quarterly loss, even as the miner grew its BTC holdings and pushed deeper into AI infrastructure.

Binance says it intercepted 22.9 million scam attempts in the first quarter of 2026 alone, saving $1.98 billion, as AI-powered deepfakes and phishing bots increasingly target crypto users.

US authorities have accused three men of a “violent robbery spree” that stole $6.5 million in crypto in Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ethereum hit key Glamsterdam milestones: a 200 million gas limit floor, finalized EIP-8037, and new Ethereum Foundation Protocol leadership.

Elliptic raised $120 million to expand AI-driven blockchain compliance and transaction monitoring tools as crypto firms and banks increase onchain activity.

Broadridge added support for tokenized securities across trading and settlement systems as financial firms expand blockchain-based market infrastructure.

The former CEO of Goliath Ventures, Christopher Delgado, apologized to investors in a TV interview as he faces charges over the platform’s alleged $328 million Ponzi scheme.

Bitmine has slowed its Ether buying pace after weeks of aggressive accumulation but says it remains on track to hold 5% of the Ether supply by the end of 2026.

Google flagged AI-built exploits, state-sponsored vulnerability research, and industrialized LLM abuse as emerging cyberthreats.