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Massive Bitcoin Theft Case Draws Guilty Plea in Violent Kidnapping Plot

Federal prosecutors detailed a guilty plea in a violent kidnapping plot tied to an attempted bitcoin robbery. Authorities said the scheme sought to steal read more: Massive Bitcoin Theft Case Draws Guilty Plea in Violent Kidnapping Plot

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Bitcoin Bottom Is in: Standard Chartered Declares End of Crypto Winter

Bitcoin Bottom Is in: Standard Chartered Declares End of Crypto Winter

Bitcoin Climbs to $64,349 After Trump Signals Iran Deal Despite Tehran Pushback

Bitcoin Climbs to $64,349 After Trump Signals Iran Deal Despite Tehran Pushback

Bitcoin ETF Outflows Slow to $19 Million as Blackrock and Morgan Stanley Buy

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XRP Eyes $2 as Binance Data Shows No Aggressive Whale Selling

XRP Eyes $2 as Binance Data Shows No Aggressive Whale Selling

Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Lose $249 Million While HYPE Funds Extend Inflow Run

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Iran Tensions Flare and Cool as Bitcoin Reclaims $63K and Keeps Bulls Engaged

Iran Tensions Flare and Cool as Bitcoin Reclaims $63K and Keeps Bulls Engaged

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Wadoozie Activates its Ethereum Powered Signal Network on May 27, 2026

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REAL Finance Signs First Securities Tokenization Agreement, Activating Institutional Pipeline of More Than $100 Million

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BiggerZ Crypto iGaming Platform: Exploring Fast Payouts, Sports Markets, and Flexible Access in 2026

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ChangeNOW Launches Free Fast-Track Program

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Binance Sees Pre-IPO Boom as $225B IPO Wave Drives Demand for On-Chain Access

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SpaceX IPO Puts 18,712 Bitcoin Treasury on Wall Street’s Radar

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Saylor Says 25% of Mag8 Now Holds Bitcoin After Musk’s Historic SpaceX IPO

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Sui Blockchain Registers $65 Billion in Stablecoin Volume Following Major Fee Removal Protocol

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Blackrock's IBIT Leads $86 Million Bitcoin ETF Inflow as Ethereum Funds Extend Outflow Streak

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Finance

Coinbase Bets on Proshares ETF as Stablecoin Reserve Standards Evolve

Coinbase Bets on Proshares ETF as Stablecoin Reserve Standards Evolve

21shares Debuts US HYPE ETF With $1.8M Day-One Volume on Nasdaq

21shares Debuts US HYPE ETF With $1.8M Day-One Volume on Nasdaq

SBI Group, Visa Launch Crypto Card With up to 10% BTC, ETH, XRP Promo Rewards

SBI Group, Visa Launch Crypto Card With up to 10% BTC, ETH, XRP Promo Rewards

Coinbase Introduces CUSHY Strategy to Bring Institutional Credit Onchain

Coinbase Introduces CUSHY Strategy to Bring Institutional Credit Onchain

Morgan Stanley Adds Stablecoin Fund After Bitcoin ETF Launch

Morgan Stanley Adds Stablecoin Fund After Bitcoin ETF Launch

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Turn Fully Positive Across Key Timeframes, Led by Blackrock’s IBIT

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Turn Fully Positive Across Key Timeframes, Led by Blackrock’s IBIT

Latam Seen as Opportunity Land by Investors Navigating War

Latam Seen as Opportunity Land by Investors Navigating War

Canary Capital Files PEPE ETF as Wall Street Tests Institutional Demand for Meme Coins

Canary Capital Files PEPE ETF as Wall Street Tests Institutional Demand for Meme Coins

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Regulation

Zimbabwe Pushes Crypto Firms to Register as New Law Tightens AML Compliance Controls

Zimbabwe Pushes Crypto Firms to Register as New Law Tightens AML Compliance Controls

Brazil Proposes Rigid Guardrails to Stop Government Abuse of Central Bank Digital Currency

Brazil Proposes Rigid Guardrails to Stop Government Abuse of Central Bank Digital Currency

CLARITY Act Gets New Push as Senator Ties Crypto Rules to US Dollar Power

CLARITY Act Gets New Push as Senator Ties Crypto Rules to US Dollar Power

Brazil Introduces Bill 2946 to Turn Central Bank Crypto Rules Into Federal Law

Brazil Introduces Bill 2946 to Turn Central Bank Crypto Rules Into Federal Law

Luno CEO James Lanigan Warns $33T Stablecoin Boom Could Bypass South Africa

Luno CEO James Lanigan Warns $33T Stablecoin Boom Could Bypass South Africa

Nigeria Senate Pushes Crypto Bill to Committee, Setting Up 4-Week Review Phase

Nigeria Senate Pushes Crypto Bill to Committee, Setting Up 4-Week Review Phase

CFTC Chairman Selig Backs Prediction Markets With New Case-by-Case Framework

CFTC Chairman Selig Backs Prediction Markets With New Case-by-Case Framework

61 Crypto Leaders Urge Senate to Pass CLARITY Act With Developer Protections

61 Crypto Leaders Urge Senate to Pass CLARITY Act With Developer Protections

Coinbase, Ripple Join 200+ Organizations Pressing Senate for CLARITY Act Floor Vote

Coinbase, Ripple Join 200+ Organizations Pressing Senate for CLARITY Act Floor Vote

Crypto Oversight in the Spotlight After Warren Questions Federal Regulation

Crypto Oversight in the Spotlight After Warren Questions Federal Regulation

6 Senators Challenge 1,250% Bitcoin Capital Rule They Say Blocks Banks From Crypto

6 Senators Challenge 1,250% Bitcoin Capital Rule They Say Blocks Banks From Crypto

CLARITY Act Push Gains Momentum as Lawmakers Race to Lock in US Crypto Rules

CLARITY Act Push Gains Momentum as Lawmakers Race to Lock in US Crypto Rules

Economics

The End of SWIFT's Monopoly? China Tees up Commercial Launch of Rival Digital Network

The End of SWIFT's Monopoly? China Tees up Commercial Launch of Rival Digital Network

Bank of China Survey Reveals 95% of Overseas Businesses Will Sustain or Increase Yuan Use

Bank of China Survey Reveals 95% of Overseas Businesses Will Sustain or Increase Yuan Use

Robert Kiyosaki Renews Dollar Alarm as Bitcoin Becomes His Cash Escape

Robert Kiyosaki Renews Dollar Alarm as Bitcoin Becomes His Cash Escape

JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Praises the Mexican Economy in High-Stakes Meeting With President Sheinbaum

JPMorgan's Jamie Dimon Praises the Mexican Economy in High-Stakes Meeting With President Sheinbaum

The Zero-Sum Game: Scott Bessent Threatens Unprecedented Economic Payback Against Iran

The Zero-Sum Game: Scott Bessent Threatens Unprecedented Economic Payback Against Iran

Switzerland Considers Historic Move to Constitutionally Cap Its Population at 10 Million

Switzerland Considers Historic Move to Constitutionally Cap Its Population at 10 Million

Bank of Israel Buys $801 Million in Rare Market Intervention to Halt the Shekel’s Surge

Bank of Israel Buys $801 Million in Rare Market Intervention to Halt the Shekel’s Surge

Robert Kiyosaki Asks How Government Taking 40% of Your Money Still Ends up Trillions in Debt

Robert Kiyosaki Asks How Government Taking 40% of Your Money Still Ends up Trillions in Debt

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Mining

Bitcoin Difficulty Drops 10% to Lowest Level Since July 2025 as Hashrate Cools

Bitcoin Difficulty Drops 10% to Lowest Level Since July 2025 as Hashrate Cools

Expert Flags Bitcoin's First Hashrate Bear Market as Network Sheds 145 EH/s

Expert Flags Bitcoin's First Hashrate Bear Market as Network Sheds 145 EH/s

Solo Bitcoin Miners Keep Pocketing Full Block Rewards in 2026: Here's How

Solo Bitcoin Miners Keep Pocketing Full Block Rewards in 2026: Here's How

Bitdeer Breaks Ground on 100 MW Alberta Site With on-Site Gas Power

Bitdeer Breaks Ground on 100 MW Alberta Site With on-Site Gas Power

Bitcoin Miners Hit $1.08B in May Revenue, Then Prices Pull the Floor Away

Bitcoin Miners Hit $1.08B in May Revenue, Then Prices Pull the Floor Away

Solo Home Miner Wins $232K Bitcoin Block With a $300 Machine at 149 Million-to-1 Odds

Solo Home Miner Wins $232K Bitcoin Block With a $300 Machine at 149 Million-to-1 Odds

The Future of Bitcoin Mining Is Bigger Than Bitcoin

The Future of Bitcoin Mining Is Bigger Than Bitcoin

Soluna Buys out Dorothy 1B as Bitcoin-to-AI Campus Conversion Advances

Soluna Buys out Dorothy 1B as Bitcoin-to-AI Campus Conversion Advances

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Legal

Massive Bitcoin Theft Case Draws Guilty Plea in Violent Kidnapping Plot

Massive Bitcoin Theft Case Draws Guilty Plea in Violent Kidnapping Plot

Armed Intruders Demand Crypto Access in Fake Food Delivery Home Invasion Case

Armed Intruders Demand Crypto Access in Fake Food Delivery Home Invasion Case

Global Takedown Cripples Dark Web Bitcoin Service After 10,333 BTC Hit Wallets

Global Takedown Cripples Dark Web Bitcoin Service After 10,333 BTC Hit Wallets

Millions Recovered in Crypto as $100M Fraud Scheme Falls Apart

Millions Recovered in Crypto as $100M Fraud Scheme Falls Apart

1,878 BTC Moves Onchain as Noah Doe's Declaratory Judgment Bid Unravels

1,878 BTC Moves Onchain as Noah Doe's Declaratory Judgment Bid Unravels

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DeFi

Anchorage Digital Powers Custody for New Real Finance Assets as Tokenization Grows

Anchorage Digital Powers Custody for New Real Finance Assets as Tokenization Grows

Aave Says Operations Back to Normal as $300M Backstop Replaces Drained Assets

Aave Says Operations Back to Normal as $300M Backstop Replaces Drained Assets

Orbs Rolls out V5 on Ethereum and Arbitrum, Cutting Costs Across 10+ Chains

Orbs Rolls out V5 on Ethereum and Arbitrum, Cutting Costs Across 10+ Chains

Americanfortress Links Stealth Addresses to Arbitrum as DeFi Firms Watch Compliance

Americanfortress Links Stealth Addresses to Arbitrum as DeFi Firms Watch Compliance

Grayscale Says Hyperliquid Could Become a DeFi Juggernaut

Grayscale Says Hyperliquid Could Become a DeFi Juggernaut

Streamex and Orca Build 24/7 Compliant Trading Pool for Gold-Backed Token GLDY on Solana

Streamex and Orca Build 24/7 Compliant Trading Pool for Gold-Backed Token GLDY on Solana

Base Launches MCP Gateway Letting Claude and ChatGPT Execute Onchain DeFi Actions

Base Launches MCP Gateway Letting Claude and ChatGPT Execute Onchain DeFi Actions

DeFi Confidence Cracks After KelpDAO Exploit as Aave Suffers 44% Monthly Drop

DeFi Confidence Cracks After KelpDAO Exploit as Aave Suffers 44% Monthly Drop

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