Year: 2026

Visa, Mastercard, Coinbase, and more than 140 businesses have launched Open Standard, a new stablecoin consortium that plans to issue a U.S. dollar pegged token called Open USD later this…

Citi cut its 12-month Bitcoin and Ether forecasts as negative ETF flows and slow U.S. crypto legislation weighed on market sentiment. Summary Citi cut Bitcoin’s 12-month target to $82,000 as…

XRP is trading near $1.04 as buyers defend the $1 level while ETF flows, whale withdrawals and weak monthly momentum shape the next move. Summary XRP holds near $1 as…

SoftBank Group has executed a $10 billion second tranche investment in OpenAI, bringing the Japanese investment group another step closer to completing its previously announced $30 billion follow-on commitment to…

Binance said affected EU users can still access key account options as MiCA-related service changes take effect across the bloc. Summary Binance said affected EU users’ assets remain safe and…

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…