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Tennessee Republicans erase last Black majority district

Tennessee Republicans have erased the state’s last Black majority congressional district, splitting Memphis into three GOP-leaning seats. Tennessee Republicans have

Germany weighs ending Bitcoin’s tax-free holding rule by 2027

Germany has prepared plans to tighten cryptocurrency taxation from 2027, putting the country’s long-standing tax-free holding benefit for Bitcoin and

Coinbase stock falls as Q1 loss hits nearly $400M

Coinbase shares fell after a $394M Q1 loss and revenue miss, as trading slowed and the exchange pushed beyond spot

Chaos Labs locks down systems after suspected nation-state attack

Chaos Labs has said its oracle infrastructure remained secure after what the company described as a possible nation-state cyberattack that

U.S. scrutiny grows as Binance defends compliance work

U.S. Treasury reportedly pressed Binance over its 2023 monitoring deal after claims of Iran-linked flows, as Binance says it is

AWS outage knocks Coinbase Exchange offline for two hours

Coinbase Exchange faced an AWS-linked outage for over two hours, leaving some users unable to trade while saying users’ funds

Bakkt and Zoth partner to target the South Asia remittance market with stablecoins

Bakkt and Zoth have entered into a strategic partnership framework to build a compliant stablecoin payment infrastructure across remittance corridors

TrustedVolumes loses nearly $6M in fresh 1inch-linked exploit

TrustedVolumes lost nearly $6M in an exploit tied to its RFQ swap proxy, as Blockaid linked the attacker to a

Aave completes liquidation of Kelp DAO attacker’s final rsETH positions

Aave Labs has completed the liquidation of the Kelp DAO attacker’s remaining rsETH-backed positions on Ethereum and Arbitrum, moving the

Crypto PAC-backed Baird wins Indiana primary after $514K ad push

Crypto-backed Republican James Baird won Indiana’s primary after $514K in PAC support, as Fairshake expands its 2026 election push.

Samsung SDS to build South Korea’s tokenized securities system

Samsung SDS will build KSD’s token securities platform as South Korea prepares blockchain-based securities rules for February 2027 rollout.

Coinbase sued by anonymous whale over frozen DAI from $55M scam

A crypto whale sued Coinbase, claiming it froze DAI tied to a 2024 phishing theft but refused to return traceable

Celsius executive Cohen Pavon may get a lighter sentence for cooperation

Federal prosecutors have urged a U.S. court to grant a reduced sentence to former Celsius executive Roni Cohen-Pavon, citing his

Petro pitches Bitcoin mining boom for Colombia’s Caribbean coast

Colombia’s Petro says Caribbean coast could host Bitcoin mining using clean energy, with Wayúu co-ownership still uncertain after elections.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says CLARITY Act could stall before midterms

Brad Garlinghouse has warned that recent Senate progress on the CLARITY Act still leaves a narrow window for the bill

Michael Saylor’s Strategy may sell Bitcoin after $12.5B Q1 loss

Strategy may sell Bitcoin to fund dividends after a $12.54B Q1 loss, testing Saylor’s never-sell stance as MSTR shares fall.

Bank groups challenge Senator Thom Tillis over stablecoin proposal

U.S. banking groups have pushed back against the latest CLARITY Act language on stablecoin rewards, arguing it does not sufficiently

Upbit takes control of its own Ethereum chain with Optimism

South Korea’s Upbit has partnered with Optimism to develop a dedicated Ethereum Layer 2 blockchain using the OP Stack. According

GSR gains SC Ventures backing for institutional crypto market push

GSR secured SC Ventures backing to expand tokenization, liquidity and institutional digital asset market infrastructure.

K Wave stock sinks after $485M Bitcoin-to-AI pivot

K Wave Media redirects $485M from Bitcoin treasury plans to AI infrastructure as KWM shares fall and debt reduction plans