x402 emerged as a bridge between blockchain and autonomous AI agents, promising automated on-chain payments that could kickstart an Agent Economy. On-chain data from Artemis, however, shows a steep decline: average daily x402 transactions fell from about 731,000 in December 2025 to roughly 57,000 by February 2026, a

A Forbes investigation found Binance and its users control about 87% of USD1’s circulating supply—roughly $4.7 billion of $5.4 billion—with Arkham Intelligence analytics corroborating the figures. The concentration is the highest single-exchange share recorded among major stablecoins and has reignited debate over centralization and systemic

Nancy Guthrie’s alleged abductor may have revealed a critical clue by giving a real bitcoin address in the ransom note, Bezalel Eithan Raviv, CEO and founder of Lionsgate Network, said. "He showed his Achilles to everyone who understands blockchain forensics," Raviv said. The ransom note demanded $6

South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service has opened an investigation into Bithumb after the exchange mistakenly credited hundreds of thousands of Bitcoin that it did not actually hold to user accounts. The probe targets alleged platform violations related to the erroneous crediting of billions of dollars in non-existent BTC. Bithumb

On October 10, 2025, more than $19 billion in leveraged positions were wiped out, nearly $17 billion of them long. The collapse followed weeks of structural stress: a rapid price extension from roughly $109,000 to tests of $126,000, open interest climbing from about $38 billion to over $47

Daren Li, 42, has been sentenced to the statutory maximum of 20 years in prison and three years of supervised release for his role in an international cryptocurrency investment conspiracy carried out from scam centers in the Kingdom of Cambodia. He is accused, alongside co-conspirators, of stealing at least $73.

Ethereum is preparing a shift that could replace transaction re-execution with zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs for block verification. The change centers on EIP-8025 (Optional Execution Proofs), which enables certain validators, called zkAttesters, to confirm blocks using cryptographic proofs rather than re-running every transaction. Ladislaus.eth described the upgrade as "arguably

Markets have modernized in almost every way, yet most traditional venues still close on nights, weekends and holidays. That gap is narrowing as crypto-native infrastructure brings TradFi futures—price-tracking contracts tied to assets such as gold and silver—onto systems built for continuous trading. Platforms like Phemex are listing these

Bitcoin has tried to recover in recent sessions but upward momentum has stalled, leaving the price range-bound after a sharp correction. Profitable supply fell to around 50% — a threshold last seen during the 2022 bear market — meaning roughly half of circulating BTC is now underwater and suggesting a bottom may

Crypto market capitalization has fallen more than 20% year-to-date, and investors are split on whether prices are nearing a local bottom or if the broader bear market still has room to run. Analytics platform Santiment outlined five sentiment and on-chain signals intended to help traders decide when to buy the

A U.S. federal court sentenced a key figure behind a global cryptocurrency investment scam to 20 years in prison, capping one of the largest prosecutions tied to so-called “pig butchering” schemes. The operation defrauded victims of more than $73 million, largely through fake trading platforms and online deception. Daren

A dual national of China and St. Kitts and Nevis was sentenced to 20 years in US federal prison for orchestrating a global cryptocurrency scam that stole more than $73 million from victims, many of them American investors. Forty-two-year-old Daren Li received the statutory maximum in the Central District of

Monero is down about 2% over the past 24 hours and nearly 31% over the past month. Since peaking near $799 in mid-January, XMR has already fallen more than 65%, plunging to $276 before rebounding toward the $327–$330 area. On the daily chart, XMR is trading inside a bear

BitMine Immersion Technologies bought more than 40,000 Ethereum in a single day as unrealized losses topped $7 billion, continuing an aggressive accumulation strategy even while ETH sits roughly 62% below 2025 highs. The company disclosed acquiring 40,613 ETH last week, bringing total holdings to 4.325 million as

Kaiko Research says Bitcoin's recent correction fits the four-year halving cycle. The price fell from a cycle peak near $126,000 to roughly $60,000–$70,000 in early February, a drawdown of about 52% that mirrors prior post-halving bear markets. The 2024 halving occurred in April, with

The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index, which measures the price gap between bitcoin on Coinbase and the global market average, has climbed sharply from deeply negative territory — moving from about -0.22% at the height of the selloff to roughly -0.05% by Tuesday. While the index remains below zero, the

New data from Artemis shows Hyperliquid recorded roughly $2.6 trillion in notional trading volume, nearly double Coinbase’s $1.4 trillion. The figures mark a clear sign that high-performance on-chain derivatives platforms are capturing a growing share of global derivatives flows and are prompting a reassessment of where serious

XRP rebounded more than 30% from an early February low near $1.12, briefly pushing toward the $1.50 zone and improving momentum as a breakout pattern formed. On the surface the move looked constructive, but on-chain metrics suggest many holders used the rally to exit losing positions rather than

Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller said the crypto hype that followed US President Donald Trump’s election victory has begun to wane as the market becomes more entwined with traditional finance. Speaking at a conference on Monday, he said 'some of that's kind of fading' and

Ripple partnered with Figment and Securosys to expand the capabilities of Ripple Custody, its institutional digital asset custody solution. The additions aim to simplify procurement and support faster deployment of custody services for regulated institutions, following Ripple’s earlier Palisade acquisition and Chainalysis integration. Through the Figment tie-up, Ripple will

Chainlink co-founder Sergey Nazarov said the current crypto market downturn feels different from past bear markets. He noted market cycles are normal but reveal industry progress, with crypto market capitalization down 44% from its October all-time high of $4.4 trillion and nearly $2 trillion leaving the space in four

The Ethereum Foundation is sponsoring crypto security nonprofit Security Alliance (SEAL) to "track and neutralize" crypto drainers and other social engineering attackers targeting Ethereum users. SEAL launched the "Trillion Dollar Security" initiative with EF after reaching out late last year about funding security engineers to track

Backpack, a crypto exchange founded by former FTX employees, plans to launch a token with a total supply of 1 billion. The rollout will begin with 25% of the supply—250 million tokens—becoming available on a launch date that has not been disclosed. A further 375 million pre-IPO tokens

American billionaire and hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has warned that central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are coming and will offer benefits while potentially allowing governments to exert more control over people’s finances. “I think it will be done,” he said in a wide-ranging interview on the Tucker Carlson

Coinbase’s Base App is winding down its Creator Rewards program and its Farcaster-powered social feed as it shifts to concentrate on tradable assets. Launched in July to make Ethereum layer 2 Base more social, the Creator Rewards program paid roughly $450,000 to 17,000 creators over seven months,