Year: 2026

A Shanghai court sentenced five people to prison over an illegal foreign exchange network that used crypto to move more than $29.4 million abroad. Summary Shanghai prosecutors said the group…

Phantom has hired three Ventuals creators after the Hyperliquid-based project shut down its OpenAI and Anthropic perpetual futures markets. Summary Phantom has hired Ventuals creators Alvin Hsia, Emily Hsia and…

Bitcoin traded near $58,700 as ETF selling, weak U.S. demand and a break below long-term support kept pressure on BTC. Summary Bitcoin trades below $59,000 after U.S. spot ETF outflows…

A Florida man has pleaded guilty in a crypto-linked fraud case in which prosecutors said investors sent at least $400 million to Goliath Ventures before millions were spent on luxury…

Anthropic has said it will restore public access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 after U.S. authorities lifted export restrictions that had kept the company’s two most advanced AI…

Ripple-backed Evernorth says RLUSD has become a growth engine for XRP Ledger activity, not a replacement for XRP. Summary RLUSD trading has routed over $2.5 billion through XRP Ledger pairs…

Circle shares fell sharply after CRCL was removed from several Russell Growth indexes and a new stablecoin rival entered the market. Summary Circle left multiple Russell Growth indexes, raising questions…

Nearly 1,700 UK investors have sued Binance and founder Changpeng Zhao in London over alleged losses tied to crypto derivatives. Summary Nearly 1,700 UK investors accuse Binance and CZ of…

New York Life Investment Management has partnered with Centrifuge to launch its first tokenized fund, bringing a U.S. high-yield corporate bond strategy onchain. Summary NYLIM launched its first tokenized offering…

Taiwan has passed its Virtual Asset Service Act, giving crypto exchanges and stablecoin issuers a clear licensing path after years of legal uncertainty. Summary Taiwan’s new crypto law requires exchanges…