Buying your first crypto is simpler than the jargon makes it sound. This guide walks through every step, from choosing an exchange to securing what you bought, and the mistakes that cost beginners money along the way. Buying cryptocurrency for…

This article was updated with video coverage of a recent press conference and additional information regarding the previous legislation. Hungary has moved to remove prison penalties tied to cryptocurrency trading after restrictions introduced in 2025 led to a slump in…

A House tax package for digital assets has drawn questions from lawmakers during an early committee hearing. The Ways and Means Committee reviewed bills meant to reduce crypto tax filing burdens. Democrats raised concerns about proposed treatment for mining, staking,…

The Crypto Fear and Greed Index, the most widely watched gauge of market sentiment, has collapsed to 13. That reading sits deep in “extreme fear” territory, the zone where panic, capitulation, and despair dominate the market’s mood. Bitcoin is hovering…

Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party has raised $9.4 million from two cryptocurrency billionaires in the first quarter of 2026, helping it collect more donations than either Labour or the Conservative Party. According to newly released UK political donation records, crypto…

Three senior Democratic lawmakers have called on the U.S. Labor Department to withdraw a proposal that could open the country’s roughly $10.1 trillion 401(k) retirement market to cryptocurrencies and other alternative investments. According to a letter sent Tuesday by Senator…

Neobanks and digital asset businesses have emerged as key growth engines for fintech firms, which have delivered record profitability with average EBITDA margins of 20%, and 74% of major public players reporting profits in 2025, according to a new report.…

Brian Armstrong fired back at Jamie Dimon on Friday with a meme, after the JPMorgan CEO attacked him on live TV. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted a hockey-themed rivalry meme on X on Friday, hours after JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie…

Coinkite launched the Coldcard MK5, its first hardware upgrade to the flagship Bitcoin wallet since 2022.

CryptoQuant CEO Ki Young Ju warns the Bitcoin bear market could extend into early 2027, based on on-chain PnL data.

Senator Cynthia Lummis says the Clarity Act must pass this Congress or the next legislative window opens in 2030.

The SEC has charged Texas resident Nathan Fuller over an alleged $12.3 million AI crypto arbitrage scheme that promised triple digit returns in weeks. U.S. securities regulators have charged Texas resident Nathan Fuller with orchestrating a fraudulent cryptocurrency trading scheme…

Anthropic is set to tap a $36 billion private credit deal led by Blackstone and Apollo to finance Google AI chips backed by Broadcom, in one of history’s largest debt financings. Private equity giants Apollo Global Management and Blackstone are…

Groq is raising up to $650 million from existing investors to fund a new “Groq2” entity, just months after inking a $20 billion licensing and asset deal with Nvidia that effectively rewired the AI chipmaker’s future. Groq Inc. is raising…

Standard Chartered is telling clients to treat Ethereum’s latest price slump the way Jeff Bezos told Amazon shareholders to treat the dot‑com crash, arguing that the token’s “stock is not the company” and that fundamentals will force price to catch…

Coinbase now runs nearly 10% of all staked SOL with a newly upgraded, multi client validator architecture it says can update with “near zero downtime.” Coinbase has disclosed that it is now staking roughly 40.48 million SOL (SOL) on Solana,…

Banca Sella crypto services gain Bank of Italy approval under MiCA, with custody and transfer tools planned for institutions by 2026. Banca Sella crypto services are moving closer to launch after the Italian lender received authorization from the Bank of…

Grand Theft Auto VI is already set up to be the cultural release of 2026; whether it becomes the first truly “crypto native” blockbuster game is still mostly a Rorschach test for the internet’s hopes and delusions. Rockstar Games has…

Falcon Finance has launched a new institutional payment stablecoin, fUSD, with Anchorage Digital Bank and Ceffu, pitching it as a compliant, non-yielding dollar token backed by U.S. Treasuries for regulated clients. Falcon Finance has announced the joint launch of fUSD,…

A Hyperliquid powered, pre IPO style SpaceX perpetual contract on Trade.xyz is letting traders lever up on an implied $1.78 trillion valuation with no equity, no authorization and no clear regulatory home. Decentralized derivatives venue Hyperliquid has listed a pre…

Kraken has launched Bitcoin Vault, an on-chain yield product on Kraken Earn that lets users keep spot exposure to bitcoin while earning BTC‑denominated returns sourced from DeFi strategies. According toreports, Kraken has unveiled a new Bitcoin Vault product that sits…

India’s market regulator has moved ahead with a pilot project for tokenized corporate bonds, testing whether distributed ledger technology can improve liquidity and settlement efficiency in the country’s debt markets. Speaking on the sidelines of the CareEdge Debt Market Summit…

Former New York Fed chief Bill Dudley has warned that the Federal Reserve risks losing its credibility as an inflation fighter after more than five years of missing its 2% target, just as new Fed Chair Christopher Waller is trying…

On-chain sleuths say a memecoin promoted alongside Ghana’s former president has all the hallmarks of a slow-motion rug: insiders have already sold hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of tokens while still controlling nearly the entire supply. According to on-chain…

Leading crypto trade groups are rallying behind the U.S. banking regulator in a bid to blunt Senator Elizabeth Warren’s claim that national trust charters for firms like Coinbase, Ripple, and Circle are illegal under federal banking law. According to reporting…

BNB Plus has raised $4.1 million in new convertible preferred stock to bulk up its digital-asset treasury and “explore” AI infrastructure, effectively asking public investors to fund a levered bet that the on‑chain plus AI narrative still has legs. BNB…

Coinhouse has secured Crypto Asset Service Provider accreditation from the French AMF under MiCA, giving the Paris based firm an EU wide passport for brokerage, custody, transfers and advisory on digital assets as France’s national PSAN regime sunsets. In a…

Gold fell below $4,500 per ounce on Friday as both spot prices and New York futures dropped about 0.94 percent, extending a sharp pullback from this year’s record highs. Early on May 22, gold slipped below $4,500 as spot and…

Strive’s Bitcoin linked preferred stock SATA is emerging as a key credit market instrument while its common equity ASST gains traction in public markets, reshaping how institutions finance large Bitcoin treasuries through yield bearing securities rather than straight spot purchases.…

Ondo Finance’s native token $ONDO has broken above $0.46 and is trading near $0.466 with a 24 hour gain above 15 percent, according to data from Gate. Spot market shows ONDO (ONDO) testing the $0.46 level and printing around $0.466…