Crypto News — page 11

Telegram plans to roll out a native non-custodial Gram wallet this summer to enable self-custody crypto transactions for its more than one-billion-user base, with Gram previously rising on the prospect of instant, zero-fee transfers.

Reports indicate the White House and lawmakers are nearing an ethics-related agreement on the CLARITY Act, with Bitcoin briefly topping $66,000 as markets priced in the deal

Cryptocurrency markets rose following a Clarity progress report, with gains helped by speculation over a framework for crypto market structure, as Asian chip stocks recovered and broader equities remained mixed on regional tensions.

Grayscale filed an S-1 for a spot Worldcoin ETF, marking the first US listing linked to Sam Altman’s biometric crypto project, with Worldcoin’s token rising on the news

A cross-party UK parliamentary group is examining why banks block crypto firms' accounts and payments, and whether this banking chokepoint hinders the sector's development.

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted a fifth straight day of inflows, with roughly $727 million accumulated in the run, including a $227 million day, as bitcoin traded above $65,000

Cardano has implemented its first major protocol upgrade delivered entirely by community voting, moving the network to version 11 in a historic governance milestone.

Bitmine, led by Tom Lee, reduced its pace of Ether acquisitions while completing an $86 million stock repurchase and pursuing a stake near 5% of Ethereum’s supply

Strategy boosted its cash reserves to about $3.2 billion after selling MicroStrategy shares, while continuing to hold its Bitcoin, according to multiple outlets reporting on the same development.

Hut 8 signs a long-term AI data-center lease worth $9.8 billion, prompting renewed investor interest in AI compute capacity and sending related equity higher as the Texas campus moves to full commercialization.

The Strategy's cash pile reaches $3.225 billion while bitcoin holdings remain unchanged, with funds earmarked for preferred-dividend payments; a separate critique targets Bitcoin's BIP-110.

Hyperliquid plans to roll out decentralized, permissionless prediction markets beginning on testnet and advancing to mainnet with the HIP-4 upgrade

The Bank of Korea plans a September phase of its CBDC pilot, expanding participation to nine banks and testing tokenized won for retail and government subsidy payments within a broader blockchain network.

Cross-chain protocol Allbridge suspended operations following a $1.65 million flash loan exploitation intended to tilt pool ratios and stablecoin prices, according to multiple crypto outlets.

Michael Saylor argues that a proposed temporary fork to curb blockchain spam through BIP-110 risks neutrality and sets a dangerous censorship precedent

France’s gambling regulator has directed internet service providers to block Polymarket, citing illegal gambling, potential market manipulation, and risky user mechanics.

Galaxy Digital secures a 15-year deal to rename Texas Tech’s football stadium, signaling a broader crypto-market push into West Texas with favorable energy and land conditions.

Morgan Stanley-backed E*TRADE now offers spot trading and custody of Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana through a partnership with Zero Hash, expanding the bank's cryptocurrency access for eligible retail customers.

Citadel Securities commits $400 million in a funding round valuing Crypto.com at $20 billion, enabling expansion into tokenized securities and derivatives.

Visa debuts a stablecoin platform enabling banks and fintechs to issue, manage, and settle digital dollars within its payments network, expanding competition for Circle's Open USD

Alpaca secures $135 million in funding to scale its tokenized stock infrastructure, with extensive custody of underlying assets and expansion into tokenized markets and AI-native finance.

Tether has placed a $20 million investment into Argentine neobank Ualá, joining a funding round that was disclosed earlier and highlighting a regional expansion strategy while regulatory constraints prevent immediate USDT use

A nonbinding Senate resolution voiced unanimous opposition to clemency for Sam Bankman-Fried, coming after reports that he had sought presidential clemency and in the broader context of clemency discussions involving other crypto figures.

Bitcoin climbs toward $65,000 on softer inflation data, while on-chain indicators point to selling by two investor groups into the rally, with Ether and Solana also higher.

Jesse Pollak steps back from leading the Base app, handing control to Coinbase’s Cobie-famed leader while refocusing on Base’s broader blockchain vision after admitting the on-chain social push did not land as intended.

An attacker manipulated Ostium's price feeds by compromising an oracle signer key, triggering an $18 million payout on the Arbitrum-based perpetuals exchange

DTCC conducts live production trades of tokenized securities, signaling progress in tokenization of real-world assets within Wall Street’s infrastructure

Cantor Fitzgerald and Securitize are building infrastructure to support blockchain-based IPOs and tokenized securities within the U.S. public markets framework.

Japan reclassifies crypto as a financial asset, introducing investment-style rules, insider-trading protections, and new oversight for crypto businesses as lawmakers aim to align digital assets with trading and tax structures.

The U.S. CFTC has intervened to prevent Kalshi from canceling trades that a Michigan court had ordered to be reversed, stating concerns over the appropriateness of the court’s coercive action against the exchange