Cryptocurrency

Coinbase activated Trade at Settlement for XRP futures on May 1, making XRP TAS the first altcoin to receive the same institutional block-trade execution mechanism already available for Bitcoin, Ethereum,…

Bitcoin price rose nearly 3% to $78,700 on May 1 as Iran submitted a new peace proposal through Pakistani mediators to the United States, easing oil pressure and improving risk…

Major US banking trade groups have asked the Treasury Department and the FDIC to pause three GENIUS Act rulemaking comment periods until the OCC finalises its primary stablecoin framework, while…

Coinbase Asset Management announced CUSHY on April 30, a tokenised stablecoin credit fund for qualified institutional investors running on Ethereum, Solana, and Base, with Apollo handling private credit origination, Superstate…

The crypto market opened May with a stronger tone as traders reacted to short liquidations, Bitcoin ETF demand, and wider risk appetite.  Summary Bitcoin traded near $77,000 as short liquidations…

Fun raises $72m to power unified fiat and crypto rails for apps like Polymarket and Aave, after quietly processing over $18b in annual payment volume. Summary Payment infrastructure startup Fun…

Seoul’s Administrative Court has stayed a six‑month partial suspension against Bithumb, halting Korea FIU’s harshest crypto penalty while the exchange fights it in court. Summary The Seoul Administrative Court has…

A Chinese court has ruled that companies cannot legally dismiss employees solely to replace them with cost-saving artificial intelligence tools, setting a clear boundary on how far firms can go…

Bitcoin futures open interest has climbed 5.92% to $57.621b, signaling traders are re‑levering into BTC derivatives as open positions concentrate on a few major exchanges. Summary Coinglass data show Bitcoin’s…

Curve Finance is turning CRV‑linked bad debt into tradable onchain claims via crvUSD–debt pools, shifting bailouts from socialized rescues to market pricing of losses. Summary Curve Finance has introduced a…