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Morgan Stanley continues crypto push, plans wallet in the second half of 2026

Morgan Stanley continues crypto push, plans wallet...

2 months ago 33

Cryptographers who mass exited Electric Coin Company debut new Zcash wallet

Cryptographers who mass exited Electric Coin Compa...

2 months ago 28

The Daily: ZEC drops as Zcash developer team at ECC quits, spot XRP ETFs see first net outflows since launch, and more

The Daily: ZEC drops as Zcash developer team at EC...

2 months ago 41

Privacy debate flares in crypto community days after Europe’s DAC8 tax regime takes effect

Privacy debate flares in crypto community days aft...

2 months ago 25

Optimism Foundation proposes monthly OP token buybacks

Optimism Foundation proposes monthly OP token buyb...

2 months ago 37

Monero retakes privacy crown as Zcash turmoil rattles rally

Monero retakes privacy crown as Zcash turmoil ratt...

2 months ago 41

Coincheck signs $112 million stock purchase agreement for majority stake in digital asset manager 3iQ

Coincheck signs $112 million stock purchase agreem...

2 months ago 38

Crypto crime topped $150 billion in 2025 as state-backed actors scaled onchain: Chainalysis

Crypto crime topped $150 billion in 2025 as state-...

2 months ago 45

Bitcoin slips back below $90,000 after early-2026 rally fades

Bitcoin slips back below $90,000 after early-2026 ...

2 months ago 29

Binance launches regulated TradFi perpetual contracts settled in USDT, starting with gold and silver

Binance launches regulated TradFi perpetual contra...

2 months ago 36

Zcash developers quit, form new company after board clash

Zcash developers quit, form new company after boar...

2 months ago 46

Spot XRP ETFs see first net outflows since debut, worth $41 million

Spot XRP ETFs see first net outflows since debut, ...

2 months ago 34

Kalshi CEO endorses bill banning insider trading on prediction markets

Kalshi CEO endorses bill banning insider trading o...

2 months ago 42

Sei warns USDC.n token holders to swap for ‘native’ stablecoin ahead of planned upgrade

Sei warns USDC.n token holders to swap for ‘native...

2 months ago 45

Ethereum rolls out final planned Blob Parameters Only fork as final step in Fusaka upgrade

Ethereum rolls out final planned Blob Parameters O...

2 months ago 45

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial seeks US bank charter to bring USD1 stablecoin fully onshore

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial seeks US bank...

2 months ago 41

Nike sells RTFKT digital collectibles unit to unnamed buyer: reports

Nike sells RTFKT digital collectibles unit to unna...

2 months ago 23

Two Senate committees set Jan. 15 hearings to vote on sweeping crypto market structure legislation

Two Senate committees set Jan. 15 hearings to vote...

2 months ago 32

The Daily: Ripple confirms no IPO plans, Flare unlocks XRP spot exposure on Hyperliquid, and more

The Daily: Ripple confirms no IPO plans, Flare unl...

2 months ago 28

‘A milestone in financial innovation’: Wyoming issues first state-backed stablecoin on Solana

‘A milestone in financial innovation’: Wyoming iss...

2 months ago 21

Alleged crypto scam boss linked to $15 billion bitcoin haul deported to China after Cambodia arrest

Alleged crypto scam boss linked to $15 billion bit...

2 months ago 22

Flare launches first XRP spot exposure on Hyperliquid via FXRP

Flare launches first XRP spot exposure on Hyperliq...

2 months ago 30

Upexi targets higher-yield Solana treasury strategy for 2026 as holdings near 2.2 million SOL

Upexi targets higher-yield Solana treasury strateg...

2 months ago 39

Polymarket to provide prediction data to Wall Street Journal, Barron’s in Dow Jones deal

Polymarket to provide prediction data to Wall Stre...

2 months ago 21

Fireblocks buys crypto accounting platform TRES to become the ‘first complete operating system’ onchain

Fireblocks buys crypto accounting platform TRES to...

2 months ago 41

FINRA taps crypto policy figures Rostin Behnam and Dan Gallagher for its board

FINRA taps crypto policy figures Rostin Behnam and...

2 months ago 31

A16z Crypto buys $15 million in BABY tokens to fund Babylon’s buildout of new BTCVaults

A16z Crypto buys $15 million in BABY tokens to fun...

2 months ago 26

Tether-backed Rumble launches crypto wallet, letting fans tip creators in bitcoin and USDT

Tether-backed Rumble launches crypto wallet, letti...

2 months ago 33

JPMorgan brings JPM Coin to Canton, its second extension after launching on Base

JPMorgan brings JPM Coin to Canton, its second ext...

2 months ago 31

Riot sells $162 million in bitcoin as mining hashprice slumps back toward lows

Riot sells $162 million in bitcoin as mining hashp...

2 months ago 26

Bitwise CIO flags three hurdles crypto must clear for a sustained 2026 rally

Bitwise CIO flags three hurdles crypto must clear ...

2 months ago 39

Morgan Stanley widens crypto bet with proposed spot Ethereum ETF after Bitcoin and Solana filings

Morgan Stanley widens crypto bet with proposed spo...

2 months ago 27

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm says privacy will prove the key competitive moat in 2026

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm says privacy will...

2 months ago 25

YZi Labs criticizes CEA Industries’ poison pill in deepening boardroom conflict

YZi Labs criticizes CEA Industries’ poison pill in...

2 months ago 35

Barclays buys stake in Ubyx as it explores regulated ‘tokenized money’: Reuters

Barclays buys stake in Ubyx as it explores regulat...

2 months ago 27

Spot bitcoin ETFs shift to negative flows, posting $243 million in outflows

Spot bitcoin ETFs shift to negative flows, posting...

2 months ago 36

Ripple reaffirms no IPO plans, citing strong balance sheet and growth focus: Bloomberg

Ripple reaffirms no IPO plans, citing strong balan...

2 months ago 33

Strategy’s stock rallies 5% after MSCI says will not bar DATs ‘for the time being’

Strategy’s stock rallies 5% after MSCI says will n...

2 months ago 37

Coinbase and Gemini face divided outlook as analysts weigh exchange expansions beyond crypto

Coinbase and Gemini face divided outlook as analys...

2 months ago 33

‘The year of revenue, assets, and trading’: Ethereum and Solana boast growth in 2025

‘The year of revenue, assets, and trading’: Ethere...

2 months ago 36

Sweeping crypto bill heads for Senate Banking Committee hearing amid murky path forward

Sweeping crypto bill heads for Senate Banking Comm...

2 months ago 26

‘Shocker’: Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin and Solana ETF filings signal deep institutional commitment to crypto

‘Shocker’: Morgan Stanley’s Bitcoin and Solana ETF...

2 months ago 42

The Daily: Morgan Stanley files for spot Bitcoin and Solana ETFs as inflows enter 2026 ‘like a lion,’ and more

The Daily: Morgan Stanley files for spot Bitcoin a...

2 months ago 33

Community banks sound alarm on yield-bearing stablecoin loophole in GENIUS

Community banks sound alarm on yield-bearing stabl...

2 months ago 29

Dominant onchain perps exchange Lighter rolls out 24/5 equity perps trading

Dominant onchain perps exchange Lighter rolls out ...

2 months ago 20

Tether rolls out satoshi-style Scudo unit for its gold-backed XAUT token

Tether rolls out satoshi-style Scudo unit for its ...

2 months ago 19

Brian Quintenz joins SUI Group board following failed CFTC chair bid

Brian Quintenz joins SUI Group board following fai...

2 months ago 20

Canaan’s new initiative plans to help grow tomatoes with heat from Bitcoin mining

Canaan’s new initiative plans to help grow tomatoe...

2 months ago 37

Polymarket adds taker fees to 15-minute crypto markets to fund liquidity rebates

Polymarket adds taker fees to 15-minute crypto mar...

2 months ago 30

Stablecoin-focused fintech Kontigo reimburses over 1,000 users after hack

Stablecoin-focused fintech Kontigo reimburses over...

2 months ago 40