OKX launches EU stablecoin payment card via regulated issuer Monavate

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX is rolling out a payment card in Europe, allowing users to spend stablecoins at merchants accepting Mastercard....

USDCx appears on Aleo as privacy-focused blockchains seek stablecoin access

Circle has introduced a privacy-focused version of its USDC stablecoin on Aleo, highlighting a broader push by privacy-oriented blockchains...

Bitmine’s staked Ether holdings point to $164M in annual staking revenue

Bitmine Immersion Technologies’ growing Ethereum staking position may translate into more than $160 million in annual staking revenue at cu...

XRP price ‘liftoff’ to $10 will take time, traders say

XRP ( XRP ) may see another sharp rise to a double-digit price, but similar market setups in 2022 and 2017 pointed to an extended consolida...

Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 2,932 Bitcoin amid market sell-off

Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public Bitcoin holder, disclosed fresh BTC purchases as prices slid during a broader market ...

Crypto shaves $100B as geopolitical turmoil mounts

Around $100 billion was wiped from the crypto market late on Sunday, as uncertainty around another potential partial US government shutdown...

Foundry USA hashrate down 60% since Friday amid deadly storm: Report

The hashrate of Foundry USA, a digital asset advisory firm with the world’s largest Bitcoin ( BTC ) mining pool, has curtailed its hashrate...

Colombia’s second-largest pension fund to offer Bitcoin exposure

Colombia’s second-largest private pension and severance fund manager, AFP Protección, is preparing to launch an investment fund with exposu...

PENGUIN memecoin surges 564% following White House social media post

The Nietzschean Penguin (PENGUIN) token, a memecoin launched on the Solana layer-1 blockchain network, surged by about 564% following a soc...

Ethereum prepares for quantum era with new security team and funding

The Ethereum Foundation has made post-quantum security a central focus of the network’s long-term roadmap, announcing the formation of a de...

CertiK keeps IPO on the table as valuation hits $2B, CEO says

Speaking from Davos on Thursday, co-founder and CEO Ronghui Gu said a CertiK public listing would represent a significant advancement for co...

Buterin calls 2026 the year to reclaim self-sovereign computing

Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin declared 2026 to be the “year we take back lost ground in computing self-sovereignty,” starting with his...

Trump sues JPMorgan in Florida court for $5B over debanking claims: Report

The lawsuit was filed days after the president threatened on social media to sue the banking giant for debanking him weeks after his support...

Bitcoin analysts predict ‘prolonged consolidation’ for BTC price

Bitcoin ( BTC ) price could be in for another prolonged period of consolidation if key support levels are not reclaimed, a new analysis rev...

ETH whales bought the dip, but will accumulators prevent a drop to $2.7K?

Ether ( ETH ) price saw a daily candle close below $3,000 on Tuesday, but a positive is that data showed large holders were buying througho...