Citrini Research, the company that sparked massive fears of an AI bubble in February and triggered a brief market collapse, has listed crypto exchange Hyperliquid and its token as a “compelling” new idea. The research firm said in its report on Monday that “unlike the memetic majority of crypto (bitcoin included), HYPE generates legitimate cash […]
Decentralized finance (DeFi) is recovering from a series of sophisticated exploits that have sparked intense debate over whether public blockchain protocols can actually manage systemic risk. The crisis peaked in April 2026, with the $292 million mining of KelpDAO’s LayerZero-powered bridge sparking a devastating $8.45 billion deposit run on Aave, the world’s largest decentralized lending
The financial trap of Bitcoin (BTC) Holder Strategy (MSTR) is tightening, according to Ilan Solot, senior global markets strategist at Marex Solutions, a division of global financial services company Marex. The company relies on a massive hoard of bitcoin, accumulated through aggressive buying and stock dilution. Common shareholders bought into Saylor’s vision, making the company
Bitcoin Falls Below $63,000 as Strategy Adds $100M BTC Read More »
The European Union’s (EU) regulatory framework has redefined the competitive landscape for Web3, unintentionally shifting the advantage of crypto startups into the hands of traditional financial institutions, according to Charles Guillemet, chief technology officer (CTO) at wallet maker Ledger. While the EU’s Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation was designed to establish a unified and
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Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, formally requested a presidential pardon from President Donald Trump while serving a 25-year prison sentence for fraud and conspiracy. The pardon request appeared Monday in records maintained by the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of the Pardon Attorney. The case is listed as pending, meaning
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Bitmine (BMNR), the largest Ethereum treasury company, stepped up its ether (ETH) purchases last week, making its largest weekly purchase in 2026 as cryptocurrency prices fell. The company purchased 126,971 ETH over the past week, worth about $214 million at current prices, Bitmine said Monday, up from 26,497 tokens the week before and nearly 120,000
Tom Lee’s Bitmine (BMNR) bought the dip, acquiring 126,971 ETH as prices fell Read More »
Bitcoin BTC$63,712.70 A slide below $60,000 may have less to do with Michael Saylor’s (MSTR) strategy and more to do with rising inflation, one analyst argued. In a report released Monday, Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, wrote to clients that investors had largely misinterpreted the factors behind the sharp decline in cryptocurrencies in recent
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MetaMask has launched a new self-custodial wallet designed for AI agents, enabling autonomous software to transact through decentralized finance while keeping users in control of their funds, the Consensys-owned wallet provider said on Monday. The new MetaMask Agent Wallet allows AI agents to access swaps, perpetual futures, prediction markets, and liquidity provisioning on Ethereum-enabled blockchains.
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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of the leaders and laggards of the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1715.91, up 6.7% (+107.11) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. Nineteen out of 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: NEAR (+12.3%) and TAO (+12.0%). Lagging behind: BCH (-3.2%)
NEAR gains 12.3% as almost all CoinDesk 20 assets trade higher Read More »
Strategy acquires 1,550 bitcoins
Strategy acquires 1,550 bitcoins Read More »
