SEC’s ‘Crypto Mom’ to join law school, signaling end of time at regulator

In recent developments, hester Peirce will become an associate professor at a Virginia law school some 18 months after her term at the SEC expired, leaving another empty seat in…

Bitcoin at Risk as Capriole Warns 3.8% Inflation Has Historically Preceded 30…

In recent developments, crypto investment firm Capriole Investments is sounding the alarm on elevated inflation, warning that every historical instance of inflation reaching current levels has been followed by an…

Wintermute Launches Armitage as $10B Trading Network Expands Into DeFi Lending

In recent developments, wintermute has introduced Armitage, a new DeFi vault curation platform designed to apply institutional-grade trading and risk management to decentralized lending markets. The first USDC-denominated vaults are…

Bitcoin Adds $20B to Crypto Economy as Traders Defend $77,000 Support

In recent developments, bitcoin experienced volatile, range-bound trading, repeatedly struggling to sustain a breakout above $77,000. After a midnight surge from $76,700 to $77,200, it hit an intraday high of…

Tether buys SoftBank’s stake in Bitcoin company Twenty One Capital

In recent developments, the stablecoin issuer bought SoftBank’s 26% stake, expanding its control over the public Bitcoin holder as it moves into lending, mining and capital markets. Looking closer, market…

Fairshake PAC’s $20M backing pays off in three US state primaries

In recent developments, five Republicans and one Democrat won or went to runoffs following primaries in Georgia, Alabama and Kentucky after a crypto-backed PAC and its affiliates spent a combined…

Twenty One Capital Ownership Shifts as Tether Buys Out Softbank’s XXI Position

In recent developments, tether International has acquired Softbank’s equity stake in Twenty One Capital, the NYSE-listed bitcoin treasury company holding approximately 43,514 BTC, giving the stablecoin issuer greater control over…

Zcash Foundation Patches 2 Critical Zebra Flaws, Reports $817K in Q1 Spending

In recent developments, the Zcash Foundation closed the first quarter of 2026 with $36.7 million in net liquid assets and a clean bill of health from U.S. regulators, according to…

MoneyGram deepens blockchain payments push via Tempo partnership

In recent developments, the remittance company partnered with Stripe-incubated blockchain Tempo to support stablecoin settlement and help validate transactions across its global payments network. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…

Nearly 10% of Bitcoin supply is ‘structurally unsafe’ from quantum breakt…

In recent developments, analytics provider Glassnode identified 10% of Bitcoin supply as structurally exposed to a quantum breakthrough, underscoring the need for a quantum-proof implementation such as BIP-360. Looking closer,…