The Block

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Peckshield flagged that the Verus-Ethereum bridge has been drained for 103.6 tBTC, 1,625 ETH, and 147,000 USDC.

The alleged mastermind behind Forsage, co-defendant Vladimir Okhotnikov, resurfaced in a film with disgraced actor Kevin Spacey last year.

The push comes after Japan's cabinet approved a bill last month that would reclassify crypto under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.

Chair Michael Selig has been the agency's sole commissioner since December, with four seats sitting empty, as Trump has not nominated replacements.

Canary Capital, meanwhile, continues to push forward on its first-of-its-kind staked TRX ETF, also filing an amendment on Friday.

Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala added over $90 million to its already sizeable position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.

TD Cowen raised the probability of the bill passing to 40% from 33% while Benchmark said the Clarity Act will need more Democratic support.

Jito founder Lucas Bruder told The Block that there's a new class of users coming onchain who "want to trade anything and everything."

Bloomberg reported that ICE and CME are pressing for Hyperliquid to register with the CFTC, raising concerns about market stability.

OpenSea's Adam Hollander sees advancements in AI making it easier for people to make innovative tokenized assets.

Polish lawmakers adopted MiCA as prosecutors probe $96 million in losses from collapsed exchange Zondacrypto.

The newly-launched ETF “had its best day yet" on Thursday with $8.1 million trading volume and net inflows of roughly $4.9 million.

Strategy is buying back $1.5 billion of its 2029 convertible notes for $1.38 billion, potentially selling bitcoin to fund the deal.

Dogecoin is evolving beyond its dependence on the at-times controversial billionaire, says DogeOS founder and CEO Jordan Jefferson.

A Myanmar bill proposes the death penalty for scam coercion and life imprisonment for crypto-related offenses.

IREN closed $3 billion in convertible notes at a 1% coupon due 2033 to fund AI cloud expansion following its Nvidia and Microsoft deals.

THORChain halted trading after security researchers flagged a suspected exploit spanning Bitcoin, Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain and Base.

U.S. terrorism judgment creditors seek a court order forcing Tether to turn over $344 million in frozen IRGC-linked USDT.

The Solana treasury firm generated $13 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 31, up 319% year over year.

If approved, OKX would become the second global exchange to own a majority stake in a South Korean crypto platform, following Binance.

Bit Digital generated $27.9 million in total revenue in the first quarter of this year, down 13.6% from Q4 2025.

The license allows B2C2 to extend OTC spot trading services across all EU member states and three EEA countries.

The acquisition of 2.28 million shares will give Hana Bank a 6.55% stake in Dunamu, making it the fourth-largest shareholder.