Bitcoin funding rate stays negative even as BTC price trades above $75K: What gives?

Key takeaways: Negative Bitcoin futures funding rates signal bear-market losses and forced liquidations rather than a shift in sentiment...

French minister says new measures are coming after crypto kidnappings

Jean-Didier Berger, minister delegate to the interior minister of France, said authorities are taking measures to protect cryptocurrency in...

Crypto PAC Fellowship discloses $11M from Cantor Fitzgerald and Anchorage Digital

The committee, led by Tether’s head of government affairs, reported spending $3 million on advertising through a company co-founded by Tethe...

Bitcoin’s brief rally to $76K may have been a bull trap: Here’s the data

Key takeaways: The US Federal Reserve's shift toward balance sheet expansion may provide the liquidity needed to boost Bitcoin and b...

Visa deepens blockchain push with Tempo validator node launch

Visa has launched a validator node on the Tempo blockchain, taking a direct role in verifying and processing transactions on a network desi...

Bitcoin bears eye $50K bottom as analysts claim final flush still to come

Several crypto analysts still believe that there will be a final flush out that sends Bitcoin prices as low as $50,000 before the cryptocur...

Kraken won‘t negotiate after extortion attempt with client data

The exchange’s head of security said there had been two incidents involving “inappropriate access” to client data, involving about 2,000 use...

Nigel Farage-backed Stack BTC adds $2.7M in Bitcoin to treasury

Stack BTC, an Aquis-listed Bitcoin treasury company chaired by former UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng, purchased 2 million British pounds ($2....

Bitcoin dips to $70.6K, oil rises after US announces Hormuz blockade

US President Donald Trump said Iran did not want to compromise its nuclear weapons program, stating it was the only issue that “really matte...

Banks, corporates in Europe ‘actively selecting partners’ for stablecoin push

Banks and corporates across Europe are moving beyond exploration and are now actively selecting infrastructure partners to support stableco...

Crypto crashed six months ago: Have markets improved, or are bears still in charge?

Key takeaways: Bitcoin orderbook depth has plummeted by 50% since September 2025, signaling a substantial decline in overall market liqu...

Paying Iran in crypto could put shippers at sanctions risk: Chainalysis

Shipping firms that turn to cryptocurrency to pay potential transit fees to Iran could face significant sanctions exposure, according to Ka...

CoreWeave lands multi-year agreement with Anthropic to run AI workloads

CoreWeave, a publicly traded AI cloud infrastructure company, announced on Friday a “multi-year” agreement with AI developer Anthropic, whi...

Aethir halts bridge exploit, promises compensation after $90K loss

Aethir, a decentralized GPU cloud infrastructure designed for artificial intelligence, confirmed an attack on its bridge contracts and said...

Bitcoin rally extends toward $73K despite concerning US economic data

Key takeaways: Bitcoin climbed to $72,000 as rising recession odds and a weak US dollar boosted the appeal of scarce financial assets. ...