Nigeria’s Senate has advanced a bill that could create formal rules for crypto firms and virtual asset operators. The Virtual Asset Service Providers Regulation Bill, 2026, passed second reading on Tuesday and moved to committee review. The proposal seeks licensing,…
Nigeria Senate advances bill to regulate crypto exchanges
Brad Garlinghouse has endorsed claims that Wall Street firms are increasingly pursuing the same institutional finance strategy that XRP was once criticized for supporting. According to comments shared on X, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse responded with a one-word endorsement after…
Brad Garlinghouse endorses claim that Wall Street is copying XRP
Curve Finance has launched Llamalend v2 on Optimism with support for isolated lending markets and non-crvUSD borrowing pairs, opening the first phase of a lending system upgrade ahead of a planned Ethereum mainnet rollout later this year. According to Curve…
Curve changes DeFi lending model with Llamalend v2 upgrade
Visa has introduced new AI, stablecoin, and token capabilities at Visa Payments Forum 2026. The company said the tools will help clients support faster and more automated commerce. The updates cover agentic payments, token assurance, stablecoin settlement, and tokenized deposits.…
Visa brings OpenAI into AI commerce push with stablecoin upgrades
CME Group has launched Nasdaq CME Crypto Index futures, giving investors a regulated way to trade and hedge broad exposure to major digital assets. The contracts settle against a Nasdaq-CME benchmark covering some of the largest and most actively traded cryptocurrencies. Nasdaq and CME Launch Crypto Index Futures Tied to 8 Leading Tokens CME Group […]
CME Group Launches Crypto Index Futures Tracking Bitcoin, Solana and XRP
Coinbase has urged U.S. lawmakers to remove capital gains tax requirements on stablecoin payments and exempt small crypto transactions from burdensome reporting rules. According to testimony delivered by Coinbase vice president of tax Lawrence Zlatkin before the House Ways and…
Coinbase urges Congress to scrap taxes on stablecoin spending
Bitcoin fell to its lowest weekly close since the second half of 2024 last week, capping a stretch that has now stripped more than 8% of its value in seven days and pulled the broader crypto market to levels not seen since early in the year. A Pattern Worth Watching The weekly relative strength index is holding higher lows even as price prints lower ones — a divergence that last a
Bitcoin Obituaries Keep Coming—CZ Isn’t Buying It
The proposed rules would preserve election markets and allow many sports-based prediction contracts while limiting bets that could encourage manipulation.
CFTC proposes framework favoring sports event contracts over gambling
Amazon has expanded its trucking service to businesses beyond its own logistics network. The move sent shares of several major freight carriers lower on Wednesday. The company will now offer less-than-truckload shipping to businesses across the United States. Amazon opens…
Amazon trucking push sends freight carrier stocks lower
Stand With Crypto UK has launched a campaign against bank-imposed crypto transfer restrictions after a report found that 40% of cryptocurrency transactions in the country are being blocked or limited. According to Stand With Crypto UK, the organization is calling…
Stand With Crypto targets UK banks over crypto transfer curbs
Traders who once bet on crypto have not stopped gambling on the next big market story — they just are not finding that story in crypto itself.
Bitcoin bulls are still around. These charts show they just moved on to hotter markets.
Onchain records show yet another Casascius physical bitcoin has been redeemed, this time from an address originally created on Nov. 1, 2011. The plot thickens, however, because the spend traces back to another dormant wallet tied to the sprawling New York Supreme Court case Noah Doe v. John Does 1–39,069, adding one more chapter to […]
Noah Doe-Linked Bitcoin Awakens Again as Another 2011 Casascius Coin Cashes Out
Bill Gates has told a House panel that he regrets meeting Jeffrey Epstein while seeking support for global health work. The Microsoft co-founder denied witnessing criminal conduct and denied victimizing anyone in his prepared statement. His closed-door testimony came as…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates regrets Epstein ties in House testimony
Bitcoin remained under pressure near $61,750 as analysts warned that the upcoming SpaceX IPO could divert capital away from the crypto market at a time when ETF outflows and weak sentiment are already weighing on the market. According to market…