Crypto

Trump Media withdrew its bitcoin ETF filing as analysts pointed to fee pressure, weak demand and fierce competition in the crowded spot bitcoin ETF market.

Twenty One Capital holds 43,514 BTC, making it the second-largest public Bitcoin holder, far behind Strategy's massive treasury lead.

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Alec Beckman on why BTC-backed lending is not a crypto story, but a capital efficiency story. Then, Serena Sebastiani on how stablecoins aren’t a crypto product; they’re becoming the settlement infrastructure global finance forgot.

Bitcoin struggles to overcome US selling pressure with markets on edge ahead of Nvidia's Q1 earnings report. Bitcoin (BTC) halted its latest recovery at Wednesday's Wall Street open as US traders sold off. Key points: Read more

After dropping nearly $1 billion on the Bitcoin treasury firm co-founded by Tether, Japanese investment firm SoftBank has been bought out.

The CLARITY Act is moving toward the Senate floor with a promise crypto has spent years asking for: a clearer federal map for digital asset markets. The under-covered risk is that the map runs through the CFTC, making CFTC crypto regulation a capacity test for spot-market oversight after its payroll workforce fell by more than […] The post CLARITY Act will give crypto a new regulator before the CFTC has the staff to run it appeared first on CryptoSlate.

The European Commission is seeking feedback on whether the EU’s landmark crypto regulatory framework remains suitable as digital asset markets and global policies evolve.

Analytics provider Glassnode identified 10% of Bitcoin supply as structurally exposed to a quantum breakthrough, underscoring the need for a quantum-proof implementation such as BIP-360. Nearly 10% of the total Bitcoin supply is considered “structurally unsafe” due to a quantum computing breakthrough, as their output type reveals the public key by design, regardless of address management practices, according to data analytics platform Glassnode. Totaling about 1.92 million Bitcoin (BTC), the group includes BTC from early Satoshi-era Pay-to-Public-Key (P2PK) outputs, legacy multi-sig structures such as Pay-to-Multisig (P2MS) and modern Pay-to-Taproot (P2TR) outputs, which reveal the public key or public key-equivalent by design, wrote Glassnode in a Wednesday X post. Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto’s coins represent about 1.1 million or 5.5% of the vulnerable supply, following another 620,000 Satoshi-era coins or 3.1% of the supply and about 200,000 coins or 1% of the supply in Taproot addresses. Read more

The crypto-friendly legislation was signed into law on Tuesday, granting protections to crypto users, developers, and Bitcoin miners.

The leading industry super PAC claimed a "6-0 sweep" in the primaries in Kentucky, Alabama and Georgia, though one big race awaits a runoff.

Ethereum is flashing a warning of a familiar bearish pattern that preceded a 41% drop in January, raising risks of a fresh breakdown. Market analysts say Ether’s (ETH) price may drop to $1,000 if a breakdown from a bearish chart pattern is confirmed. Key takeaways: Ether’s downtrend could accelerate if the price breaks below the lower trend line of a bear flag at $2,000 on the daily chart, where a similar breakdown in January led to a 41.5% ETH price drop. Read more

A Seoul-based funeral services firm disclosed tens of millions of dollars in unrealized losses tied to leveraged ether ETF investments.

Independent assessment finds AI agents at major companies can cheat, deceive, and work unsupervised—but lack the sophistication for a sustained takeover.

Japan is executing the most consequential crypto pivot in Asia. Once taxing crypto gains at up to 55%, the country has now recognized stablecoins. The post Japan’s Crypto Revolution: 20% Tax Rate and Institutional ETF Gateway appeared first on Cryptonews.

The New York Times has been confidently wrong about the future of airplanes, TV, the iPhone — and very soon it’ll be wrong about crypto too.

EU opens MiCA review as consultation probes stablecoin interest rules, DeFi risks and classification gaps ahead of July's crypto authorization deadline. The European Commission has opened a review of its landmark crypto regulation, signaling that the European Union is considering updates to its landmark digital asset framework just two years after it took effect. The commission on Wednesday launched a public consultation seeking feedback from the crypto industry and the wider public on whether the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) should be updated. The consultation will remain open until Aug. 31. The commission said crypto markets and the global regulatory environment have “continued to evolve” since MiCA took effect in 2024, prompting officials to assess whether the current framework remains “fit for purpose.” Read more

Bitcoin is lower by more than 4% over the past week, but has remained in a very tight range around $77,000 for the last three days.

The Real Vision founder said that humanity is entering an “exponential age” where AI, crypto and tokenization could rewrite finance, labor and culture.

Meme punch is a play-to-earn crypto game built around one of the easiest crypto concepts to understand. Players are able to choose a meme-inspired knight, fight in a medieval arena, climb the leaderboard, and earn MEPU tokens through battle rewards. It’s important to note that the project is not built solely as a passive meme […]

Privacy is widely seen as a necessary feature for the widespread adoption of blockchain technology. Ethereum is taking steps in that direction.