ESMA adds 14 new CASPs to MiCA register as licensing slows
ESMA adds 14 CASPs to its MiCA register, with banks and Ripple Payments Europe among the new entries as total providers reach 294.
Crypto
Bitcoin ETFs add $368M in three-day buying streak
US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted $79.2 million on Thursday, lifting their three-day inflow total to about $368 million as Bitcoin attempted a price recovery.
UK sentences 2 hackers tied to $115M crypto ransom scheme
The United Kingdom National Crime Agency (NCA) and City of London Police said two men associated with the “Scattered Spider” hacking group were sentenced to five years and six months in prison.
US indicts crypto investor over alleged $20M fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors allege the South Dakota investor used false promises to raise money, repaid earlier investors with new funds and laundered proceeds through crypto exchanges.
Ordinals advocate Leonidas proposes new Bitcoin client: ‘$DOG Mode’
“Over time the economic incentives will drive $DOG Mode’s adoption and force Bitcoin Core to stop gatekeeping and allow these completely valid transactions,” said Leonidas.
Ether falls twice as hard as bitcoin and HYPE drops 10% as the chip trade unwinds
Ether (ETH) fell twice as hard as bitcoin on Friday and hyperliquid's HYPE fell more than five times as hard, as a selloff in Asian semiconductor shares dragged every major cryptocurrency lower.
Crypto exchange Bybit launches in Indonesia after NOBI acquisition
The launch gives Bybit a locally operated platform in one of Asia’s largest crypto markets, home to more than 21 million crypto exchange users.
Bitcoin’s anti-spam fight gets a 'DOG Mode' reply
Five days after CoinDesk reported that a proposal to purge non-financial data from Bitcoin was approaching deadline with effectively zero miner backing, some developers in the community have a different plan that skips …
Bitcoin under $64,000 after new U.S. strike on Iran. Trump's China comment adds to uncertainty
BTC, the leading cryptocurrency by market value, slipped to $63,600, extending Thursday’s nearly 1.4% slide from $65,000, according to CoinDesk data. As of this writing, the cryptocurrency traded just below its 50-day s…
Balaji seeks Malaysia deal, threatens exit after Network School probe
“If we are not welcome, there are many other countries that would welcome us,” said Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan in a message to the Malaysian prime minister.
Bitcoin liquidity clusters determine BTC’s price direction as futures flow fuels price
Bitcoin futures traders are propping up the current market move, while liquidation heatmap data provides hints on where BTC price may go next.
Trump Media sells Wall Street low-latency access to Trump posts
The paid Truth API is aimed at high-frequency trading firms seeking “the fastest” access to market-moving Truth Social posts, including those from US President Donald Trump.
$1.9 trillion asset manager T. Rowe Price bets on active management with first multi-token crypto ETF
T. Rowe Price has brought what it said is the industry's first actively managed multi-token spot crypto exchange-traded fund (ETF) to the market.
Citadel Securities invests $400M in Crypto.com at $20B valuation
Crypto exchanges have increasingly positioned themselves as bridges between digital asset markets and traditional finance.
1inch co-founder says he was fired, announces new venture
Anton Bukov said that he no longer took an active role at 1inch and had been “fired” in 2025 after pushing for changes to the company’s management and operations.
Polygon CEO announces job cuts amid Coinme acquisition
The round of layoffs was part of Polygon transitioning operations to payments following a $250 million deal to acquire Coinme and Sequence in January.
Leaks Reveal Suno Fed Thousands of Hours of Deezer, YouTube and Pond5 Data Into Its AI
A hacker broke into AI music platform Suno and walked out with source code that documents, in precise detail, exactly where the company's training data came from.
BitPay secures Dutch licensing under MiCA, plans to expand stablecoin payments
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets approved BitPay’s application as a crypto-asset service provider under the Markets in Crypto-Assets requirements.
Bitcoin outlook improves amid 6% weekly gain: Can BTC bulls push higher?
Bitcoin buyers have returned to spot, futures and ETF markets but geopolitical headwinds could quickly unravel the progress of the past two weeks.
Morgan Stanley Launches Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana Trading on E*Trade
Morgan Stanley has launched spot cryptocurrency trading on its E*TRADE platform, allowing eligible customers to buy, sell, and hold Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana through a partnership with digital asset infrastructure p…
Tradable’s $1B Stellar deal adds to institutional tokenization boom
Tradable will bring up to $1 billion in private credit assets to Stellar, extending the blockchain’s push into institutional finance and tokenized real-world assets.
Trump teleprompter operator made $100K betting on Kalshi markets tied to speeches: ABC
According to ABC News, federal regulators are investigating whether the longtime White House staffer used nonpublic information to profit from event contracts tied to President Donald Trump’s speeches.
Injective files for SEC transfer agent registration to bring securities ownership records onchain
Injective said Thursday it has filed a transfer agent registration with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, seeking to bring one of the core record-keeping functions of securities markets onto blockchain infrastr…
Bitcoin price dips on US stocks sell-off as Micron losses pass 30%
Bitcoin fell 1.5% from local highs amid a reversal in US stocks as markets moved from bullish US inflation cues to retail profit-taking.