Crypto
JAPANMetaplanet’s executive stock pool sparks shareholder backlashJapanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet’s executive stock pool continues to draw shareholder backlash over stock dilution concerns. Multiple shareholders objected across social media to Metaplanet’s 10th Series executive option pool,…
1. Copy Fail: The Linux vulnerability affecting crypto infrastructure securityA recently uncovered security flaw in Linux is drawing concern from cybersecurity specialists, government agencies and the cryptocurrency sector. Codenamed “Copy Fail,” the vulnerability affects many popular Linux distributions released since…
Bitcoin miner TeraWulf posted a net loss of $427 million in the first quarter of 2026, up from the $61.4 million loss recorded in the same period a year earlier.Total revenue for the quarter came in at $34 million, with…
Mantle tokenholders backed a proposal authorizing a credit facility of up to 30,000 Ether (ETH), worth about $68 million, for Aave DAO, advancing remediation tied to bad debt from the April rsETH exploit.The proposal, MIP-34, passed in a seven-day Snapshot…
Revolut users reported that the app briefly displayed Bitcoin prices plunging to around $39,900 on Friday, while some traders also received notifications suggesting extreme price moves, including that BTC had reached a 52-week low of 2 cents.Users further reported on…
Coinbase became the latest crypto company to cut its workforce on Tuesday, as a wave of layoffs sweeps through an industry navigating a down market and the pressure to embrace AI.CEO Brian Armstrong said the company is using AI to…
A Manhattan federal judge has allowed Arbitrum DAO to move $71 million in frozen Ether to Aave, clearing the path for the DeFi protocol’s recovery effort following a North Korea-linked exploit.Judge Margaret Garnett of the Southern District of New York…
Cybercrime detectives in Australia seized 52 Bitcoin valued at 5.7 million Australian dollars ($4.1 million) in what they said is one of Australia’s largest crackdowns on an illegal darknet marketplace using cryptocurrency. Strike Force Andalusia, a division of the State Crime…
US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have recorded a sixth consecutive week of net inflows, marking the longest such streak since August 2025.The current six-week run stretches from the week of April 2 through Friday, pulling in a combined $3.4…
Bitcoin payments application Strike CEO Jack Mallers said that Wall Street’s growing involvement in Bitcoin poses no threat or conflict to the asset itself.“My one-word answer to that is no,” Mallers told Danny Knowles on the What Bitcoin Did podcast…
Alex Mashinsky will be representing himself as Celsius executive prepares for sentencingOn Wednesday, lawyers representing Alex Mashinsky moved to withdraw as attorneys in the case, saying that the former Celsius CEO would be “proceeding pro se” — representing himself in…
Bitcoin (BTC) struggled with an $80,000 reclaim at Friday’s Wall Street open as strong US jobs data added to headwinds.Key points:Bitcoin crisscrosses $80,000 as US jobs data notionally reduces the odds of US interest-rate cuts.US jobs vastly outpace expectations, adding…
Institutional capital is flowing back into digital assets, but this cycle looks very different from the last one.Prediction markets are beginning to attract serious attention from Wall Street, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are once again seeing large inflows and venture…
Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren called on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to answer questions about the company’s stablecoin integration in 2026, signaling concerns about guardrails.In a Wednesday letter to Zuckerberg, Warren said Meta’s lack of transparency regarding its stablecoin was “deeply…
The US CLARITY Act, which aims to provide the US crypto industry with greater regulatory clarity, is set to be voted on by the Senate Banking Committee on Thursday.On Friday, Senate Banking Committee chair Tim Scott confirmed the legislation will…
A campaign to require the Swiss National Bank to hold Bitcoin is set to lapse after failing to gather enough signatures to trigger a national referendum, Reuters reported.The initiative sought to amend Switzerland’s constitution to require the central bank to…
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