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Bitcoin selling intensifies across all wallet sizes despite price holding near $70,000

Glassnode’s Accumulation Trend Score drops to 0.04 as smaller wallet cohorts offload BTC while macro headwinds intensify.
Lido launches stablecoin yield product to expand beyond ether

The goal is to make it easier for users to earn returns on crypto without having to choose or manage strategies themselves.
Crypto for Advisors: Crypto accounting; comparing the US and Europe

Crypto assets defy traditional accounting rules, posing huge risks for auditors and fund managers. Ganna Vitko breaks down U.S. vs EU trends.
Circle’s outperformance highlights USDC’s staying power, says bullish Wall Street analyst

William Blair said Circle’s recent rally reflects more than macro factors, pointing to USDC resilience and growing recognition of the firm’s stablecoin infrastructure advantage.
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Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum should be used as a simple digital bulletin board

Ethereum’s co-founder wants developers to stop forcing blockchain into every problem and start treating it as a reliable, shared memory for the digital world.
Prediction markets get tailored U.S. guidance from former foe CFTC

The agency that once fought the events contracts platforms in court has now issued a new policy stance and is proposing permanent rules for oversight.
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest says quantum computing is a long-term risk for bitcoin, not an imminent threat

Today’s quantum computers are far from breaking Bitcoin’s cryptography and any real threat would likely emerge gradually, giving the network time to adapt.
Bitcoin holds $70,000 level as surging oil prices and credit issues have stocks tumbling

U.S. President Trump said stopping Iran is more of a concern than oil prices, as crude climbed 10% on Thursday.
Alleged Ponzi scheme victims sue JPMorgan for banking supposed $328 million scam

The proposed class action suit said Chase provided “the essential banking infrastructure” for Goliath Ventures’ alleged fraud, despite red flags it claims made the scheme “obvious.”
Here is what $100 oil means for Bitcoin network

Research shows that only 8% to 10% of global Bitcoin hashrate runs in oil-sensitive power markets, suggesting that geopolitical shocks may affect BTC prices more than mining costs.
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Ethereum layer-2 developer OP Labs cuts roles to 'narrow focus'

The firm plays a central role in the development of Optimism, an Ethereum layer-2 scaling network designed to make transactions faster and cheaper by processing activity off the Ethereum main chain.
U.S. Senate votes to ban CBDCs in housing bill that may face trouble in the House

A bipartisan housing bill was approved in the Senate, carrying an unrelated ban on U.S. central bank digital currencies, but its future remains uncertain.
The Emperor has no wallet

Why crypto still hasn’t solved a single everyday problem, argues VerifiedX’s Pollak.
Donald Trump to hold another Mar-a-Lago lunch for his token holders

The U.S. President will be the keynote speaker at a "gala luncheon" for the top 297 holders of the $TRUMP token.
SEC's advisory group backs tokenized securities push, outlines how to keep it safe

The committee that steers the U.S. securities regulator on investor issues voted to support a new effort to regulate stock transactions on blockchains.
Crypto investor turns $50 million into $36,000 in one botched move

Aave founder Stani Kulechov said the interface displayed multiple slippage warnings, which the user manually accepted on a mobile device.
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Stricter MiCA rules could thin crypto industry across the EU, says Swiss wealth manager

Crypto wealth manager Swissborg gets MiCA approval and prepares to move its European operations to France while targeting growth in markets including Germany, Italy and Spain.
Bitcoin climbs to near $72,000 after Treasury Secretary Bessent attempts to calm oil fears

Bessent said the U.S. Treasury Department will provide temporary authorization to allow countries to purchase Russian oil currently in transit.
Bitcoin above $71,000, ETH, SOL, ADA zoom higher as cryptos shrugs off stock weakness

Majors posted modest gains Friday with BTC hovering near the top of its month-long range even as equities struggle under rising energy prices and geopolitical stress.
XRP jumps 3% as breakout above $1.39 ends early-2026 downtrend

Volume surged more than 300% during the move, per CoinDesk analytics data, with traders watching whether the token can hold the former resistance as support.
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Pi rallies more than 30% after Kraken announces listing

Bybit previously declined to list the mobile crypto mining platform, with CEO Ben Zhou citing warnings from Chinese police that the project is a scam.