Latest updates, press releases, and insights from the volatile world of digital assets.
Chainalysis data shows the tournament drove massive on-chain betting volume, global participation and limited illicit flows alongside growing use of digital collectibles
Asset manager applies earnings-per-token model placing HYPE at a 15x-18x multiple versus higher-valued fintech peers, even as large holders reduce exposure and the token trades near $54
Brian Armstrong rejects calls for crypto firms to abandon blockchain work, stating autonomous software needs programmable money and pointing to rising machine-to-machine activity on the company's network
Gemini Trust Company, founded by the Winklevoss brothers, transferred more than $10 million in Bitcoin to MAGA Inc. Super PAC shortly after a joint filing with regulators seeking to reverse a prior enforcement action
The US Treasury Department, working with Tether, froze approximately $131 million in USDT held in four Tron network wallets connected to Iran’s Central Bank amid escalating regional tensions
The U.S. government transferred nearly 4,000 BTC and 30,000 ETH to Coinbase Prime on July 13, drawing attention to asset management practices amid the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve policy
A long-inactive Bitcoin address tied to a major New York ownership dispute transferred 30 BTC worth nearly $1.9 million, as more dormant wallets linked to the case show signs of activity
Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs has traced substantial crypto transactions between CoinEx and sanctioned Iranian entities, prompting the exchange to issue a strong denial and highlight its compliance efforts
Senate Democrats are pressing for investigations into a reported $500 million investment by UAE-linked entities in World Liberty Financial, citing potential conflicts of interest and national security implications following subsequent U.S. policy decisions favoring the Gulf nation
Metaplanet has agreed to buy licensed securities firm Siiibo for $13 million, marking its first major acquisition and a key step to offer Bitcoin-linked investment products to Japanese retail investors
