Year: 2026

Summary ECB staff paper finds top 100 holders in Aave, MakerDAO, Ampleforth and Uniswap control over 80% of governance tokens. Concentrated voting blocs threaten DeFi protocols’ claims to “fully decentralized”…

Intercontinental Exchange has expanded its bet on prediction markets with a new $600 million investment in Polymarket.  Summary ICE invested $600 million more in Polymarket as part of its $2…

Two Chinese container ships linked to Cosco briefly moved toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday before turning back near Iranian waters, adding to market concern over shipping access in…

Ripple’s native token (XRP) stayed under pressure on Friday as traders watched a key chart level and fresh signals from the Ripple ecosystem.  Summary XRP trades near $1.34 after recent…

Bitcoin (BTC) remained under pressure on Friday as on-chain data showed large holders were still adding to their positions.  Summary Santiment said wallets holding 10 to 10,000 BTC added 61,568…

Vietnamese authorities have opened a wide fraud case tied to the ONUS crypto ecosystem after detaining several suspects and accusing them of using token promotions and controlled trading to take…

Binance Australia Derivatives has been ordered to pay a A$10 million civil penalty after Australia’s Federal Court found failures in how the platform classified clients for crypto derivatives trading.  Summary…

Worldcoin price has dropped over 30% this month as market sentiment remains risk-off amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. Summary Worldcoin price declined sharply amid risk-off sentiment driven by…

GameStop said it did not sell the 4,709 Bitcoin tied to its January balance sheet change.  Summary GameStop pledged 4,709 BTC with Coinbase Credit and kept economic exposure instead of…

US spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds posted their largest daily outflows in weeks on Thursday, as Bitcoin fell below $70,000 and market risk stayed elevated.  Summary US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded…