US Treasury Sanctions Sinaloa Cartel Over Crypto-Fueled Fentanyl Trafficking

In recent developments, members linked to the Sinaloa Cartel responsible for turning cash from drug proceeds into crypto were added to the sanctions list. Looking closer, market participants highlight key…

Artificial Womb for Growing Mammals Is at ‘One-Yard Line’, Says Colossal CEO

In recent developments, de-extinction startup Colossal claims it has built an artificial womb capable of supporting mammal development—and it’s nearly complete. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers such as…

ZEC Hits $686 Amid $28M Liquidations as Analyst Warn of Coordinated Squeeze

In recent developments, the privacy coin Zcash jumped over 17% in six hours, hitting a new year-to-date high on May 20. The rally pushed its monthly gains past 90% and…

Qivalis Adds 25 Banks as Europe Pushes Euro Stablecoin Infrastructure

In recent developments, 25 additional banks have joined Qivalis, a European stablecoin initiative now backed by 37 financial institutions across 15 countries. The project reflects growing efforts by European lenders…

OSL Strengthens Asia’s Digital Asset Ecosystem with Listing of State-Superv…

In recent developments, oSL Group (863.HK) (OSL), a global stablecoin payment and trading platform, today announced that its Hong Kong-licensed digital asset exchange OSL HK has officially listed USDKG, the…

Soluna Buys out Dorothy 1B as Bitcoin-to-AI Campus Conversion Advances

In recent developments, soluna (NASDAQ: SLNH) Holdings has acquired full ownership of another portion of its flagship Texas campus, continuing a broader effort to transform a bitcoin mining complex into…

Community Is King: Why Wadoozie Is Ditching Online Hype for Real-World Partic…

In recent developments, wadoozie is a narrative-driven, on-chain attention network built on Ethereum, pairing a native ERC-20 token ($WADZ) with a real-world 48-state U.S. tour, 576 Signal Fragments redeemable for…

Syndicate Labs winds down after 5 years, citing shrinking rollup market

In recent developments, the Ethereum rollup market is dominated by Arbitrum and Base, which have a combined 68% market share, according to L2Beat. Looking closer, market participants highlight key drivers…

Tax evaders are trying ‘novel digital assets’ to dodge authorities: Chain…

In recent developments, italian authorities uncovered a tax evasion scheme in which an individual allegedly used Bitcoin Ordinals and the BRC-20 token standard to generate and conceal $1.1 million. Looking…

Silvergate’s Fraher breaks silence on settlement with Gensler’s SEC

In recent developments, former Silvergate executive Kate Fraher said the rule that prevented her from sharing her side of the story was unconstitutional. It was finally lifted by the SEC…