Prediction marketplace Kalshi has reached a $22 billion valuation after closing a $1 billion Series F funding round, underscoring growing venture capital appetite for prediction markets amid surging retail adoption.The new valuation doubles Kalshi’s worth from just five months ago.…

Palm Beach, Florida, May 7, 2026 – Hosted by Luna PR, the fourth edition of the Crypto Polo Cup (CPC) will take place on May 9, 2026, at the Santa Clara Polo Club, alongside Consensus Miami. The invite-only event will…

Zug, Switzerland, May 7, 2026 – After years of research, engineering, and community collaboration, Panther Protocol Foundation announced that Panther Protocol is now live on Polygon.The deployment introduces what the team describes as “programmable privacy” for decentralized finance — infrastructure…

Kraken parent Payward agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies for up to $600 million, expanding its push into stablecoin payments and business-to-business (B2B) financial infrastructure.Payward has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Reap for up to $600 million,…

South Korea’s Finance Ministry has confirmed that a long-delayed tax on crypto gains will take effect as scheduled in January 2027.Moon Kyung-ho, director of the ministry’s income tax division, announced at an emergency parliamentary forum on virtual asset taxation held…

Matthew Sigel, head of digital assets research at investment manager VanEck, said he sees Bitcoin (BTC) reaching seven figures within the next five years.“Bitcoin going up for us is the base case. We think this asset is going to reach…

Bitcoin (BTC) is attempting its first Bollinger Bands breakout in months, while creator John Bollinger is more bullish than some traders.Key points:Bitcoin faces stiff resistance as it attempts daily candle closes above the upper Bollinger Band.Volatility comes on cue after…

A 20-year-old California man has been sentenced to six and a half years in federal prison for his role in a crypto theft ring that defrauded victims of more than $250 million.Marlon Ferro, of Santa Ana, known online as “GothFerrari,”…

TrustedVolumes, an independent market maker and resolver used by 1inch Fusion, confirmed it was exploited and said about $6.7 million in stolen funds are being held across three Ethereum addresses.In a Thursday X post, the market maker said the stolen…

Hong Kong, May 7, 2026 — Luffa, the global leader in intelligent ecosystem platforms, today officially announced a major brand upgrade, repositioning itself as the AI × Web3 Super Connector. Powered by AI agents as its core engine, Luffa delivers…

Blockchain protocols preparing for the quantum computing threat should also consider how to quickly verify ownership on the blockchain if funds are stolen, the development and research team behind the layer-1 NEAR Protocol said.Concerns that quantum computers could eventually break…

Keonne Rodriguez, one of the developers behind the crypto-mixing protocol Samourai Wallet, is appealing to the crypto community for donations to help cover legal bills and fines tied to his trial over money laundering. Samourai Wallet co-founders Rodriguez and William…

Stablecoins are more likely to go mainstream if adopted by major technology companies, a shift Bitwise says could help push the market closer to a projected $4 trillion by the end of the decade.Bitwise chief investment officer Matt Hougan said…

Aave Labs has liquidated the Kelp DAO attacker’s remaining rsETH positions on Ethereum and Arbitrum, moving one step closer to fully restoring rsETH backing and compensating affected users. This marks a “critical step” in the “DeFi United” recovery plan, Aave posted…

Some of the world’s largest remittance providers are accelerating their digital asset strategies as they look for faster settlement alternatives to traditional banking rails.Western Union’s new stablecoin USDPT is the latest example of the growing overlap between traditional payments firms…