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Sam Altman-backed Bitcoin life insurer, Meanwhile, raises more funds
The round follows increased international demand for Meanwhile’s Bitcoin life insurance policies amid broader macro instability.
Bitcoin's volatility has plunged, but extreme price swings are more frequent than in 2018
Bitcoin has recorded 10 three-sigma trading days in 2026, exceeding the eight seen during the 2018 bear market.
Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%
This story follows the reported development: Robinhood Chain slowdown spreads from fees to trading as transactions fall more than 40%.
XRP Ledger patched decade-old bug that could create billions of dollars in XRP from nothing
Researchers demonstrated how a payment could create spendable XRP without the sender funding it.
Visa survey says nearly half of APAC consumers open to using stablecoins by 2031
Visa’s survey of 14,250 people found interest in stablecoin payments is growing.
U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages
This story follows the reported development: U.S. CFTC moves to fold event contracts into swaps regulations as legal fight rages.
US plans to seize $1B in crypto linked to Iran this week: Scott Bessent
The Treasury Department has announced several digital asset seizures related to sanctions on Iran as part of US sanctions.
New York permanently bars Celsius founder Mashinsky in $35M fraud settlement
The agreement resolves a 2023 civil fraud lawsuit against the Celsius founder.
THORChain exec accuses Tether of temporarily freezing USDT vaults
Chad Barraford, technical co-founder of the network, said that the funds were frozen.
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Today in crypto, Metaplanet revealed a revised capital allocation framework, OKX.
Robinhood Chain considers technology that gives paying traders priority
Arbitrum recently replaced its Timeboost transaction-ordering system with a new model called Priority Gas Auctions.
HSBC, Ant Digital test AI-agent payments using tokenized deposits
The technical trial showed how AI agents could discover services and make micropayments using HSBC’s tokenized deposits.
Ledger investigates fund losses linked to Southeast Asian reseller, warns users
This story follows the reported development: Ledger investigates fund losses linked to Southeast Asian reseller, warns users.
Blockchain.com pursues CFTC approval for prediction markets
The crypto company has reportedly applied for two licenses with the US commodities regulatory as the courts weigh prediction markets cases.
Crypto Biz: Wealthy investors are buying crypto, but their advisers aren’t sold
Wealthy investors are embracing crypto faster than their advisers.
Bitcoin consolidates near $82.5K as crypto weathers Ledger theft reports
Bitcoin and crypto markets eyed a recovery from Thursday’s drop despite concerns of another hardware wallet exploit.
New York AG secures up to $35 million and lifetime crypto ban from Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky
This story follows the reported development: New York AG secures up to $35 million and lifetime crypto ban from Celsius’ Alex Mashinsky.