SIREN has plummeted by over 35% in the past 24 hours. Many altcoins follow suit. Perhaps driven by the escalating tension in the Middle East, bitcoin’s price was rejected at $64,000 and tumbled to just under $61,000 in the past 12 hours or so. The altcoins have taken an even bigger beating, with XRP,…
Ant International has weighed a $1 billion fundraising round at a valuation of at least $10 billion as the Singapore-based fintech unit posts eight straight quarters of profitability and expands its cross-border payments business. Summary Ant International is considering a $1 billion fundraising round that could value the business at more than $10 billion. The…
A security researcher used AI-assited auditing to uncover a major flaw in the Zcash protocol that could have allowed undetectable counterfeit ZEC inside the network’s Orchard shielded pool. Taylor Hornby, a security researcher who works with Shielded Labs, discovered a bug on May 29, 2026 – just one day after Anthropic released Opus 4.8-…
Kalshi has introduced mandatory employer disclosures for certain traders and expanded its market surveillance program after reporting more than 150 investigations, over 100 blocked insider-trading attempts, and 20 law-enforcement referrals during the first quarter of 2026. Summary Kalshi now requires employer disclosures for traders in higher-risk markets and has introduced a new risk scoring system…
Data indicates that a significant portion of XRP holders remain under pressure, while transaction demand continues to sit well below previous cycle highs. On-chain analytics firm Glassnode has reported a sharp deterioration in key XRP network metrics, pointing to weakening activity and mounting pressure on holders. Recent data shows both transaction demand and realized…
BitGo has opened access to Aave, Spark and Tesseract for eligible institutional clients through its integration with Narval. Summary BitGo lets eligible institutions access Aave, Spark and Tesseract while assets remain in qualified custody. Narval checks transaction details, approved contracts and policy rules before BitGo authorizes wallet signing requests. The launch expands regulated DeFi access…
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. Summary House lawmakers reviewed crypto tax bills meant to reduce filing burdens for digital asset users, investors, and brokers. Democrats raised concerns that proposed…
The team said that investor and treasury allocations have not been touched, sharing on-chain records for community verification. Sahara AI’s SAHARA token crashed by roughly 60% on June 9, triggering over $23 million in liquidations. The incident caused speculation across crypto markets, especially since it happened right around the time another protocol, Humanity, reported…
Bitcoin price extended its decline on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a military response against Iran, triggering a broader risk-off move across global markets and adding fresh pressure to an already fragile crypto sector. Summary Bitcoin price fell to an intraday low of $60,892 after Trump ordered a military response against Iran. More…
Token approvals often accumulate unnoticed over time, creating potential exposure if previously trusted contracts become compromised. Anthropic is reportedly set to release a public version of its Mythos AI model, and crypto analyst The DeFi Investor is urging decentralized finance users to act before that happens. The concern is based on how good Mythos…
