Top trending stories this week were centered on politics, market stress, geopolitics, memecoin chatter, and yield-focused positioning. Summary David Sacks moved to a broader advisory role as crypto traders tracked shifting Washington influence. Risk-off selling, Circle worries and oil gains kept traders focused on market positioning this week. Memescope Monday and cash-yield strategies showed traders…
Nexo has expanded its private client division, scaling services for high-net-worth individuals and family offices as demand for tailored crypto strategies accelerates. The move follows a 136 percent increase in Nexo Private clients since 2025, reflecting a broader shift among wealthy investors toward more active digital asset management. The expansion comes as crypto’s integration into…
Garlinghouse said the company is still mainly focused on making XRP more useful and trusted. Speaking to Fox Business at a recent conference in Miami, Ripple’s CEO praised the company’s progress over the past year, especially some of the high-end acquisitions, such as Hidden Road. He also spoke about the growing role of stablecoins…
Senator Elizabeth Warren has asked the US Commerce Department to explain how it is handling reported security concerns tied to Bitmain, the Chinese company that makes much of the world’s Bitcoin mining equipment. Summary Warren asked Commerce for records on Bitmain as federal security scrutiny of mining hardware continues. Earlier probes examined whether Bitmain machines…
Binance Australia Derivatives, operated by Oztures Trading, has been fined $6.9 million after a court found it incorrectly classified over 85% of its clients as wholesale investors between July 2022 and April 2023, according to a Friday press release published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The misclassification exposed 524 retail investors to…
Goods offered on Xinbi included stolen personal data, money laundering tools, and satellite equipment to contact fraud victims. Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has sanctioned the Chinese-language crypto marketplace Xinbi, which blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis says processed nearly $20 billion in volume between 2021 and 2025. The designation means that the UK…
Ethereum (ETH) is drawing fresh market attention as stablecoin activity, whale accumulation, and derivatives data point in different directions. Summary Whales added 466,500 ETH to accumulation addresses as Ethereum traded near $2,000 during the pullback. Coinbase said stablecoin balances and tokenized asset values on Ethereum moved back toward record highs. Record leverage in Ethereum futures…
World Foundation, the non-profit entity behind the biometric identity verification protocol formerly known as Worldcoin, disclosed today that its subsidiary completed the sale of around $65 million in WLD tokens through a series of over-the-counter deals with four counterparties over the past week. Based on the disclosed average price, World Assets, Ltd., the unit responsible…
Measured in ETH rather than dollars, Lido’s total value locked fell from 9.63 million ETH to 8.81 million ETH. Lido, the largest liquid staking protocol on Ethereum, closed 2025 with total revenue of $40.5 million, down 23% from $52.4 million the year before, according to an execution report published by the Lido Foundation….
Bitcoin (BTC) moved lower this week after another failed attempt to break above $72,000. The decline pulled the wider crypto market down, while a few smaller tokens moved against the broader trend. Summary Bitcoin fell from $72,000 to $65,500 in 48 hours as sellers regained control across exchanges. Ethereum slipped below $2,000, BNB held near…
