Mastercard has secured a coveted New York BitLicense for a U.S. subsidiary, clearing the way to expand stablecoin and tokenized deposit infrastructure inside one of the world’s toughest regulatory regimes. Summary NYDFS grants Mastercard Transaction Services (U.S.) LLC a New York BitLicense Approval underpins Mastercard’s plans for blockchain-based settlement using stablecoins and tokenized deposits The…
Bitcoin ETF News: On May 26, 2026, BlackRock IBIT, the world’s largest spot Bitcoin ETF, recorded $1.3 Billion in single-day outflows, extending its selling streak to seven consecutive days and marking the fund’s worst outflow event since its January 2024 launch. Bitcoin dipped under pressure during the same window, with BTC price impact visible across…
The burned Bitcoin would have been worth nearly $13.4 million when the OG crypto was at its $126,000 peak in October last year. Yesterday, five Bitcoin (BTC) wallets that had remained untouched for about 11 years came to life, only to send their combined holdings of 107 BTC, worth around $8.3 million, to a…
Tokyo-listed Bitcoin Japan Corporation has invested in SpaceX through a U.S.-based private secondary market transaction tied to digital infrastructure and AI expansion. Summary Bitcoin Japan Corporation has invested in SpaceX through a private secondary market transaction handled by its U.S. subsidiary. The company said the investment fits its long-term focus on AI infrastructure, satellite communications,…
In Bitcoin news today, TeraWulf just made the most candid statement about Bitcoin mining’s future that any publicly traded miner has ever made with a real estate deal. The Maryland-based Bitcoin mining firm announced Tuesday that it has acquired the Muskie Data Campus, a 285-acre site within eastern Kentucky’s EastPark Industrial Park, and plans to…
Chainlink is drawing fresh market attention after Binance outflow data showed a sharp rise in large LINK withdrawals. Summary LINK exchange outflows reached 2025 highs as investors moved tokens off Binance during May trading. Whale wallets holding 100,000 LINK hit a record, adding pressure to the accumulation debate now. LINK price remains below $9.87 midline,…
Bitcoin’s price tumbled to nearly $75,000 earlier, marking a decline of about 2% for the day. The move was sudden, which raised more than a few eyebrows. Analysts have started speculating about what caused the cascading red candles, and many are pointing to the involvement of BlackRock’s spot BTC ETF, IBIT. Source: TradingView Largest Dark…
BitGo and Silence Laboratories completed a post-quantum MPC transaction simulation for institutional digital asset custody. Summary BitGo and Silence Labs tested post-quantum MPC signing inside an institutional custody workflow last Friday. The simulation used ML-DSA, a NIST-standard algorithm, to support quantum-safe institutional crypto transaction signing workflows. Wallet providers, blockchains, and custodians are preparing before quantum-capable…
Some market watchers have argued that current bond yields may compete directly with BTC for institutional capital. Michael Saylor announced this week that Strategy bought back its own convertible bonds rather than adding more Bitcoin, a move that may have seemed puzzling at first but makes sense once you understand the financial logic behind…
Optimism’s OP mainnet has begun a four-week experiment that lets users boost transaction priority by staking at least 100,000 OP, marking the first time its sequencer has deviated from pure gas-fee ordering. Summary OP mainnet is trialing stake-based transaction ordering alongside its existing priority gas auction. Users must stake a minimum of 100,000 OP into…
