Month: May 2026

The crypto market turned sharply lower on Friday, with total market capitalization falling nearly 3.8% to around $2.61 trillion as renewed military tensions between the United States and Iran triggered…

Polygon has reduced its average block time to 1.75 seconds as the network expands infrastructure built around stablecoin payments and institutional settlement tools. Summary Polygon reduced its average block time…

U.S. prosecutors secured two more sentences against people who helped North Korean IT workers pose as U.S.-based employees.  Summary Two U.S. men received 18-month prison terms for helping North Korean…

Kraken parent Payward has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies for up to $600 million, adding card issuance and cross-border stablecoin payment infrastructure to its expanding business services platform.…

Germany has prepared plans to tighten cryptocurrency taxation from 2027, putting the country’s long-standing tax-free holding benefit for Bitcoin and other digital assets under renewed scrutiny. Summary Germany is considering…

Aptos Foundation and Aptos Labs have committed more than $50 million to grow the Aptos ecosystem.  Summary Aptos Foundation and Labs committed $50 million to support trading, AI agents, research,…

Arbitrum DAO’s proposal to release nearly $71 million in frozen Ether tied to the Kelp DAO exploit has secured overwhelming support ahead of its final on-chain governance vote. Summary More…

Tether froze about $515 million in USDT across Ethereum and Tron over the past 30 days, according to BlockSec’s USDT Freeze Tracker.  Summary Tether blacklisted 371 Ethereum and Tron addresses,…

Chaos Labs has said its oracle infrastructure remained secure after what the company described as a possible nation-state cyberattack that triggered emergency security measures over the weekend. Summary Chaos Labs…

Coinbase shares fell after the U.S. crypto exchange posted a $394.1 million net loss for Q1 2026.  Summary Coinbase posted a $394.1 million Q1 loss as transaction revenue fell sharply…