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Lighter launches iOS and Android app with full support for perps, spot, and RWAs

Lighter launches iOS and Android app with full sup...

2 hours ago 6

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI scheduled for April 27 trial

Elon Musk’s lawsuit against OpenAI scheduled for A...

3 hours ago 12

Prediction markets see over 65% odds of Iran’s Supreme Leader being ousted in 2026

Prediction markets see over 65% odds of Iran’s Sup...

4 hours ago 12

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive to add over 5,000 Bitcoin in approved Semler Scientific deal

Vivek Ramaswamy’s Strive to add over 5,000 Bitcoin...

4 hours ago 8

AlphaTON stock surges 100% after closing $46M AI compute deal

AlphaTON stock surges 100% after closing $46M AI c...

5 hours ago 8

Polygon Labs buys Coinme, Sequence for $250M to advance stablecoin payments

Polygon Labs buys Coinme, Sequence for $250M to ad...

5 hours ago 8

Bitcoin rebounds to $93.5K after CPI release, reversing Monday’s dip

Bitcoin rebounds to $93.5K after CPI release, reve...

5 hours ago 8

CoinGecko eyes potential sale valued at $500M

CoinGecko eyes potential sale valued at $500M

7 hours ago 9

Upexi inks $36M deal with Hivemind Capital to boost Solana holdings

Upexi inks $36M deal with Hivemind Capital to boos...

7 hours ago 8

CME to launch 100-Ounce Silver futures as metal hits $88 all-time high

CME to launch 100-Ounce Silver futures as metal hi...

7 hours ago 8

Core CPI undershoots forecasts in December, easing pressure on the Fed

Core CPI undershoots forecasts in December, easing...

8 hours ago 10

Monero hits record high of $686 after Dubai bans privacy tokens on exchanges

Monero hits record high of $686 after Dubai bans p...

9 hours ago 8

BlackRock moves $303M in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime

BlackRock moves $303M in Bitcoin to Coinbase Prime...

10 hours ago 8

CZ warns traders against chasing meme coins tied to his tweets

CZ warns traders against chasing meme coins tied t...

11 hours ago 9

Vitalik Buterin sells tokens for $29,000 in Ethereum

Vitalik Buterin sells tokens for $29,000 in Ethere...

11 hours ago 8

Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ NYC Token tanks over 80% as team allegedly manipulates trading activity

Ex-NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ NYC Token tanks over 80% ...

18 hours ago 8

Court temporarily blocks Tennessee regulators’ action against Kalshi

Court temporarily blocks Tennessee regulators’ act...

19 hours ago 10

Senators Lummis and Wyden push bill to exempt non-custodial blockchain developers from money transmitter laws

Senators Lummis and Wyden push bill to exempt non-...

20 hours ago 27

NVIDIA and Lilly launch $1B AI lab to transform drug discovery and manufacturing

NVIDIA and Lilly launch $1B AI lab to transform dr...

1 day ago 17

Mitsui to offer retail access to digital securities tied to aircraft and ships

Mitsui to offer retail access to digital securitie...

1 day ago 14

BTQ launches Bitcoin Quantum testnet with first quantum-safe fork of Bitcoin

BTQ launches Bitcoin Quantum testnet with first qu...

1 day ago 11

Apple picks Google’s Gemini to power new Siri upgrade, deepens AI push

Apple picks Google’s Gemini to power new Siri upgr...

1 day ago 10

Bakkt to acquire stablecoin payments company DTR, stock rises 10%

Bakkt to acquire stablecoin payments company DTR, ...

1 day ago 12

Trump-backed World Liberty debuts WLFI Markets, a new lending and borrowing platform

Trump-backed World Liberty debuts WLFI Markets, a ...

1 day ago 6

Tom Lee’s Bitmine stakes $3.9 billion in Ethereum, hits nearly 70% of accumulation goal

Tom Lee’s Bitmine stakes $3.9 billion in Ethereum,...

1 day ago 14

BitGo seeks up to $1.9B valuation in planned NYSE debut

BitGo seeks up to $1.9B valuation in planned NYSE ...

1 day ago 9

Strategy acquires $1.2B worth in Bitcoin at $91,500

Strategy acquires $1.2B worth in Bitcoin at $91,50...

1 day ago 8

Coinbase and Sharps Technology launch institutional-grade validator on Solana network

Coinbase and Sharps Technology launch institutiona...

1 day ago 9

XRP, Solana funds buck trend as crypto ETPs shed $454M

XRP, Solana funds buck trend as crypto ETPs shed $...

1 day ago 10

Standard Chartered plans to launch crypto prime brokerage under its VC unit

Standard Chartered plans to launch crypto prime br...

1 day ago 7

Silver hits fresh high above $84, gold breaks record after Trump flags possible action on Iran

Silver hits fresh high above $84, gold breaks reco...

1 day ago 12

Powell says rate policy under threat after DOJ action against the Fed

Powell says rate policy under threat after DOJ act...

1 day ago 8

Elon Musk’s X to launch Smart Cashtags for accurate asset tracking and live pricing

Elon Musk’s X to launch Smart Cashtags for accurat...

2 days ago 12

Truebit hacker launders $26 million in ETH via Tornado Cash

Truebit hacker launders $26 million in ETH via Tor...

2 days ago 12

Tennessee targets Kalshi, Polymarket, and Crypto.com over sports betting

Tennessee targets Kalshi, Polymarket, and Crypto.c...

3 days ago 17

Trump issues executive order to reinforce control over Venezuelan oil proceeds

Trump issues executive order to reinforce control ...

3 days ago 13

Exodus trims Bitcoin holdings but clears debt to enter 2026

Exodus trims Bitcoin holdings but clears debt to e...

3 days ago 11

WisdomTree scraps plan to launch XRP ETF in the US

WisdomTree scraps plan to launch XRP ETF in the US...

3 days ago 11

Nasdaq and CME relaunch crypto index to meet rising demand for trusted benchmarks

Nasdaq and CME relaunch crypto index to meet risin...

4 days ago 15

Metaplanet jumps 5% today, pushing 2026 gains to 35%

Metaplanet jumps 5% today, pushing 2026 gains to 3...

4 days ago 13

Pump.fun founder returns to X, promises creator fee overhaul as $PUMP jumps 10%

Pump.fun founder returns to X, promises creator fe...

4 days ago 20

Bitcoin soars past $93K on regulatory optimism, Fed rate cut hopes

Bitcoin soars past $93K on regulatory optimism, Fe...

4 days ago 13

OKX reduces its workforce in global restructuring effort

OKX reduces its workforce in global restructuring ...

4 days ago 13

Bitcoin shorts face $1.5B liquidation risk if BTC hits $95K

Bitcoin shorts face $1.5B liquidation risk if BTC ...

4 days ago 12

BNY rolls out tokenized deposits to enhance real-time payments and settlement

BNY rolls out tokenized deposits to enhance real-t...

4 days ago 14

Tim Scott’s crypto balancing act

Tim Scott’s crypto balancing act

4 days ago 12

Cloudforce secures $10 million to expand AI platform across education and healthcare

Cloudforce secures $10 million to expand AI platfo...

4 days ago 16

Tether partners with UN’s drug control agency to boost cybersecurity in Africa

Tether partners with UN’s drug control agency to b...

4 days ago 19

Ripple wins FCA approval to offer compliant payment services in UK

Ripple wins FCA approval to offer compliant paymen...

4 days ago 15

Crypto whale opens $325M long positions in BTC, ETH, XRP, and SOL

Crypto whale opens $325M long positions in BTC, ET...

4 days ago 13