Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, is working with crypto-friendly tradfi firm Franklin Templeton to offer an institutional off-exchange collateral program, making digital markets more secure and capital-efficient. The new service allows eligible clients to use tokenized money market fund shares issued through Franklin Templeton’s… Read More
Crypto’s $193 million campaign-finance force, the Fairshake political action committee, is launching into congressional midterm season with a massive $5 million injection into the Republican primary campaign of Barry Moore, a U.S. congressman now running for Senate. One of Fairshake’s affiliates, Defend American Jobs, is… Read More
The crypto market downturn has been particularly hard on leading American exchange Coinbase (COIN), which has seen its stock plunge more than 50% since bitcoin’s early October record above $126,000, including a 27% decline in 2026 alone. Attempting to catch up to that fast tumble,… Read More
A federal judge in California sentenced in absentia a dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis to 20 years in prison for his role in a $73 million international crypto scam. Daren Li, who is a fugitive after removing an ankle electronic monitoring… Read More
Bitcoin’s BTC$69.680,85 sharp rebound from last week’s plunge toward $60,000 has been accompanied by a subtle but important shift in one closely watched indicator of U.S. demand. The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index — which tracks the price gap between bitcoin traded on Coinbase and the… Read More
Farcaster co-founders Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan said Monday they are joining stablecoin-focused startup Tempo, signaling a pivot away from crypto-native social media and toward blockchain-based payments. The move follows last month’s acquisition of Farcaster by Neynar, a long-time infrastructure provider for the protocol that… Read More
