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a16z Crypto Raises $2.2B

Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto arm has raised $2.2 billion for its fifth fund, bringing total commitments across all funds to $9.8…

May 5, 2026

Kraken Partners With MoneyGram for Global Crypto Cashouts

Kraken has teamed up with MoneyGram to let users cash out crypto at nearly 500,000 locations in over 100 countries.…

May 5, 2026

Coinbase to Cut 14% of its Jobs

Coinbase is laying off about 700 employees, or 14 percent of its workforce, as it adjusts to crypto market cycles…

May 5, 2026

Bullish Acquires Equiniti in $4.2B Deal

Bullish has agreed to acquire Equiniti in a 4.2 billion dollar deal that brings together a crypto exchange and a…

May 5, 2026

Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures Invests in Crypto Firm GSR

Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures has invested in crypto market maker GSR, becoming its first external strategic investor since the firm…

May 5, 2026

Polygon Introduces Private Stablecoin Payments

Polygon Labs has introduced shielded payments for USDC and USDT in its wallet, enabling users to send funds privately through…

May 5, 2026

Ondo Joins DTCC Tokenization Push

Ondo Finance has joined the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation Industry Working Group to help design a U.S. tokenization platform.…

May 4, 2026

Tom Lee’s Bitmine Buys Additional 101,745 ETH

Bitmine Immersion Technologies added 101,745 ETH last week, pushing its total holdings to about 5.18 million ETH alongside smaller Bitcoin…

May 4, 2026

Is World Liberty Fi Suing Justin Sun Over WLFI Allegations?

World Liberty Fi has filed a lawsuit against Justin Sun, accusing him of defamation and coordinated market manipulation targeting its…

May 4, 2026

Solana News: Western Union Launches USDPT Stablecoin for Global Payments

Western Union has launched USDPT, a regulated U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoin issued by Anchorage Digital Bank on the Solana blockchain. This…

May 4, 2026

US Firm Seeks to Freeze Arbitrum’s $73M ETH in Kelp Case

U.S. law firm Gerstein Harrow has filed a restraining notice seeking to prevent Arbitrum DAO from returning 30,766 ETH, worth…

May 4, 2026

Pi Network Shifts Toward AI Tasks as KYC Validation Rewards Decline

Pi Network is signaling a transition for validators, with KYC validation tasks expected to decline as most users have already…

May 4, 2026

Cardano Integrated Into Scorechain for Enhanced Compliance Monitoring

Cardano has been fully integrated into Scorechain’s compliance and investigation platform, enabling institutions to monitor and analyze ADA and native…

May 4, 2026

ZachXBT Accuses Tokenlon of Handling Illicit Funds

On-chain investigator ZachXBT has alleged that a significant share of trading activity on Tokenlon is linked to illicit sources, including…

May 4, 2026

Kraken Parent Completes $550M Bitnomial Deal to Expand U.S. Crypto Derivatives

Payward, the parent of Kraken, has completed its acquisition of Bitnomial for up to $550 million. The deal secures key…

May 4, 2026

Ripple Claims 13,000 Bank Connections and $12.5T Payment Scale

Ripple says its treasury platform now connects 13,000 banks and supports $12.5 trillion in payment volume, highlighting its growing role…

May 4, 2026

Tether Mints $1B USDT on Tron, Boosting Crypto Market Liquidity

Tether minted $1 billion worth of Tether USDt on the Tron network, increasing total supply to nearly $189.6 billion. The…

May 4, 2026

Hyperliquid HIP-4 Launch Hits $6M Volume

Hyperliquid’s HIP-4 event contract launched with early interest, recording about 6.05 million contracts on its first day, equal to roughly…

May 4, 2026

LUNC Price Jumps 9% as Token Burns Boost Rally

Terra Classic surged 9% in the past 24 hours, extending a strong uptrend that has seen the token rise over…

May 4, 2026

BlackRock Urges OCC to Drop 20% Cap Under GENIUS Act

BlackRock has urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to eliminate a proposed 20% cap on tokenized reserve…

May 4, 2026