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Solana Slumps to Multi-Year Low as $1.6B Crypto Liquidations Hit Market

Solana Drops to Multi-Year Low as _1_6 Billion Liquidations Rock Crypto Market got slammed in the latest crypto wipeout, with SOL tumbling to around $69.97 as Bitcoin’s slide toward $61,300 triggered a brutal round of forced selling across the market. SOL hit about $69.97, a multi-year low Bitcoin’s drop toward $61,300 helped spark the sell-off […]

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Bybit and Western Union Launch USDPT Stablecoin Transfers in Latin America

Bybit has teamed up with Western Union to support USDPT stablecoin transfers through its fiat channels, starting in selected Latin American markets. It’s a practical push to make crypto remittances faster and cheaper — but let’s not kid ourselves, this is a regulated, corporate stack, not some cypherpunk liberation spell. Bybit becomes the first major […]

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DOGEBALL Leads 5 Crypto Presales Promising Utility, Burns and Big Launch Upside

5 Crypto Presales Pushing Hard on Catalysts This Week Five early-stage tokens are being marketed as big opportunities right now, but one presale is getting most of the oxygen: DOGEBALL ($DOGEBALL). The pitch leans on utility, token burns, audits, and a juicy-looking launch-price spread. That may sound like a neat little recipe for upside — […]

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Real Finance and Anchorage Digital Tackle Institutional On-Chain Market Fragmentation

Real Finance is joining forces with Anchorage Digital to clean up one of crypto’s messiest problems: fragmented infrastructure in institutional on-chain capital markets. If blockchain finance is going to handle serious money, the backend can’t look like a junk drawer with a compliance sticker on it. Real Finance + Anchorage Digital Target: fragmented institutional blockchain […]

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Trump Admin Pushes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and CLARITY Act in Crypto Policy Shift

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the Trump administration is still moving ahead with a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, while also pushing Congress to pass the CLARITY Act and finally give U.S. crypto markets a federal rulebook. Translation: Washington wants Bitcoin on the balance sheet, but it wants the paperwork, jurisdiction, and control knobs sorted first. Strategic […]

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US Crypto Policy Advances as Bitcoin Reserve and Clarity Act Gain Momentum

The U.S. is starting to treat Bitcoin and crypto policy like something that might actually matter for the long haul. Treasury officials are signaling faster progress on a strategic Bitcoin reserve, Congress may finally get a real market structure bill this summer, and yet the market is still getting chewed up by leverage, whale flows, […]

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CFTC Ends No-Deny Policy, Easing Crypto Settlement Gag Orders

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has scrapped its decades-old no-deny settlement policy, giving crypto firms more room to publicly reject enforcement claims instead of swallowing the usual “pay up and shut up” routine. No-deny policy gone: The CFTC rescinds a 1998 rule that limited public denials in settlements. Crypto gets breathing room: Firms can […]

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Coinbase Freezes $3M in Crypto Tied to Southeast Asia Scam Networks

Coinbase says it froze more than $3 million in crypto tied to scam networks operating in Southeast Asia, as the DOJ ramps up pressure on romance scams, investment fraud, and the forced-labor compounds powering a lot of this filth. $3M+ frozen by Coinbase DOJ Scam Center Strike Force led the crackdown Meta, Microsoft, and Starlink […]

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Singapore Stops $7M in Crypto Scam Losses With Blockchain Tracing

Singapore has stopped more than $7 million in potential crypto scam losses across two anti-fraud operations, using blockchain analytics, exchange cooperation, and some very unglamorous but effective old-fashioned police work. More than $7 million in potential losses prevented 145+ interventions made by phone and in person Chainalysis and TRM Labs helped trace suspicious wallet activity […]

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Israel Crypto Tax Program Flops as Just 58 Filings Disclose $50M in Gains

Israel’s attempt to pull undeclared crypto profits into the tax net is falling flat, with just 58 filings so far and about $50 million in disclosed crypto capital — nowhere near the $1 billion the tax authority reportedly hoped to collect. 58 filings submitted so far About $50 million in disclosed crypto capital $1 billion […]

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Solana Hits Record Perps Volume as Stablecoin Transfers Surge Despite Weak SOL Price

Solana is under pressure on price, but the network’s activity is telling a very different story. While SOL retested the $75 support level, perpetual futures and stablecoin volume surged to fresh records, showing that traders and users are still piling in even when the chart looks ugly. $76.7 billion in monthly perps volume for May […]

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Cardano Under Pressure as TapTools Shuts Down and Hoskinson Warns of Ecosystem Failures

Cardano is under pressure as TapTools shuts down and Charles Hoskinson warns that weaker market conditions could trigger more Cardano ecosystem failures. TapTools shutdown adds fresh pressure to Cardano builders Hoskinson warns of “a wave of failures” in the ecosystem ADA price remains near $0.20 and deeply underwater Cardano treasury funding resistance is slowing support […]

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Casascius Coin Redeemed After 15 Years, Unlocking $2M in Bitcoin

A rare Casascius coin redeemed after 15 years, unlocking roughly $2 million in Bitcoin and closing another chapter on one of the strangest physical Bitcoin collectibles ever made. Casascius coin redeemed after 15 years About $2 million in BTC unlocked Loaded physical Bitcoin collectible no longer redeemable Old-school self-custody still cuts both ways For people […]

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2011 Casascius Coin Redeemed for $1.78M After 15 Years Dormant

A 25 BTC Casascius coin from 2011 has been redeemed on-chain after nearly 15 years, turning a forgotten physical Bitcoin collectible into roughly $1.78 million. 25 BTC redeemed from a 2011 Casascius coin Untouched since December 2011 Worth less than $100 then, about $1.78 million now Casascius coins remain prized collectibles Dormant Bitcoin wallets are […]

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Mastercard Expands Stablecoin Settlement Network With Ripple RLUSD Support

Mastercard is expanding its settlement network to support regulated stablecoins, and Ripple’s RLUSD is now in the mix, pushing crypto further into the boring-but-important guts of global payments. Regulated stablecoins added to settlement rails RLUSD gets a meaningful institutional nod Intraday, weekend, and holiday settlement are on the table U.S. and Latin America lead the […]

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Revolut Eyes 2026 U.S. Bank Launch With Stablecoin Services and FDIC Insurance

Revolut is reportedly gearing up to launch a U.S. bank in 2026 with stablecoin services and FDIC-insured accounts. That’s a clear sign the wall between crypto, fintech, and old-school banking is getting thinner by the day. Revolut is planning a U.S. bank launch in 2026 The service would include stablecoin support Customer deposits would reportedly […]

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Fed Signals Less Hostile Stance on Crypto Banking as “Reputation Risk” Fades

The Federal Reserve is signaling a less hostile stance toward crypto banking, with supervisors now expected to apply normal risk standards instead of treating digital asset firms like they’re automatically suspect. Fed supervision is getting less anti-crypto “Reputation risk” is losing its favorite abuse case Banking access could improve for legit crypto firms Compliance still […]

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Revolut Eyes U.S. Bank Launch With Stablecoin Services and OCC Charter Push

Revolut plans U_S_ bank push with stablecoin services in focus is moving deeper into U.S. banking, and stablecoins are a central part of the plan. The British fintech wants to launch a U.S. bank next year, pairing traditional banking products with crypto trading, multi-currency accounts, and stablecoin services that could make cross-border money movement a […]

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Defend Developers PAC Pushes Crypto Builder Protections as CLARITY Act Stalls in Senate

Crypto developers are back in Washington’s line of fire, and this time they’re not just asking for mercy — they’ve formed a PAC to fight for it. Defend Developers PAC is backing crypto and DeFi builders CLARITY Act still hinges on developer protections and AML rules Money transmitter liability remains the legal landmine Senate negotiations […]

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Kalshi Launches CFTC-Approved Bitcoin Perpetual Futures for U.S. Traders

Kalshi has launched a CFTC-approved bitcoin perpetual futures contract for U.S. traders, bringing one of crypto’s most heavily used derivatives products onto regulated domestic turf. BTCPERP goes live for U.S. traders CFTC-approved under Regulation 40.3 No expiration date, spot-price tracking, funding rates Offshore competition heats up with Binance and Hyperliquid Kraken, Robinhood, and Gemini are […]

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