Tether Backs Bitcoin Conglomerate Plan, Uniting Treasury, Mining, and Finance Tether Investments voted Wednesday to merge Twenty-One Capital with Strike and Elektron Energy, creating a vertically integrated bitcoin platform that combines treasury holdings, mining operations, and financial services under a single public company.[1][2]…
Crypto Hackers Snatch Over $1B in 2026 Amid Rising Incidents Hackers stole $1.08 billion across 68 crypto incidents in 2026 so far, with April alone seeing 30 attacks averaging more than one per day.[1] The surge underscores persistent vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols and…
Stablecoin Payouts Surge Globally as US Regulation Stalls Global stablecoin transaction volumes hit $33 trillion in 2025, outpacing credit card networks, while US lawmakers remain gridlocked on oversight.[4][5] Payouts using USDC and similar tokens now power instant cross-border payments to over 100 countries,…
Pump.fun Burns $370M in Tokens Amid Muted Social Buzz Pump.fun permanently burned $370 million worth of its PUMP tokens, equivalent to 36% of circulating supply, in a move announced Tuesday to address community concerns over buybacks and platform longevity.[1][4][6] The Solana-based memecoin launchpad,…
Prediction Markets Hit $25.7B Volume in March Amid Iran Tensions Prediction markets logged $25.7 billion in notional volume last month, their second-highest monthly total on record, as Polymarket and Kalshi captured over 90% of activity.[1][3][4] The surge coincided with U.S.-Iran tensions that fueled…
Coinbase Premium Turns Negative with $6B in Realized Losses Bitcoin’s Coinbase Premium index flipped negative on April 24 as realized losses hit $5.97 billion, marking a sharp pullback in U.S. demand just as the cryptocurrency tested $78,000.[1][3] The shift signals fading retail and…
Whale Sell-Off Contrasts ETF Inflows, Signals Rotation Bitcoin whales offloaded significant holdings this week, even as U.S. spot ETFs recorded $2.43 billion in April inflows, highlighting a supply rotation from early holders to institutions rather than broad market capitulation.[3][4] On-chain data shows old-guard…
White House Crypto Tax Overhaul Advances Amid Tokenized Treasury Boom The White House Working Group on Digital Asset Markets released a report on July 30, 2025, calling for comprehensive tax reforms on cryptocurrencies, including extension of wash sale rules and recognition of digital…
DOGE Surges 10% as Open Interest Hits Yearly Peak Amid BTC Dominance Dogecoin jumped 10% over the past week, pushing above $0.10, while futures open interest climbed to a 2026 yearly high of 15.36 billion tokens.[3][1] The rally decoupled from bitcoin, which stalled…
