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The raise underscores venture investors’ selective return to infrastructure-heavy crypto bets as DePIN struggles to move beyond early token launches.

The Series B extension values the New York–based crypto infrastructure company at about $1.5 billion and includes backing from institutional investors.

Futures market liquidations, a sharp sell-off in US stocks and limited progress on talks to fund the US government are taking a toll on Bitcoin price Thursday. Is $80,000 the next stop for BTC?

The chairs of the CFTC and SEC appeared together at a joint agency event Thursday to discuss a unified approach to crypto regulation.

Bitcoin suddenly dropped nearly 6% to see its lowest levels in two months as gold and silver endured a snap retracement from all-time highs.

SEC Chair Paul Atkins and CFTC Chair Mike Selig spoke on CNBC on Thursday as debate continues over stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act.

Lawmakers begin debating amendments to a sweeping digital asset market structure proposal as Congress looks to clarify oversight of crypto markets.

DePIN’s “death” narrative hides a market that’s quietly compounding revenues, as Messari’s new report pegs the sector at $10 billion with growing real‑world usage and cash flow.

The platform enables enterprises to use programmable stablecoins for payments and treasury while outsourcing custody, compliance and settlement.

The parliamentary inquiry comes as regulators warn stablecoins could drain bank deposits and reshape payments.

Bitcoin order-book analysis said that BTC price action was being held back by just one trading entity, while risking a trip to "Bearadise."

Citrea’s Bitcoin rollup has become a live experiment in whether BTC can support a full DeFi and stablecoin stack, and how much complexity Bitcoin should anchor at the base layer.

Current blockchain infrastructure has inadequate throughput and systematic front-running. Real-world finance demands sub-second finality and fair transaction ordering.

Bitcoin has been called "digital gold," and some of its key properties may help BTC rally more than the precious metal in percentage terms.

Heavy outflows from Bitcoin ETFs have diminished, putting BTC price in a better position to overcome the next hurdle at $93,000.

Hong Kong-listed OSL Group plans acquisitions and global expansion after securing fresh capital to scale its stablecoin and digital payments business.

Solana’s validator count has dropped 68% since 2023 as rising costs and zero-fee competition push smaller node operators offline.

Metaplanet said proceeds will be used for Bitcoin purchases, its Bitcoin income business and partial debt repayment as it executes its capital strategy.

Regulators gain wider discretion to vet shareholders, finances and controls as South Korea tightens crypto market access.

Crypto exchange Bybit said its new “My Bank” accounts will give users personal IBANs, instant fiat access, multi-currency transfers and crypto trading under their own name.

Hang Seng plans to offer tokenized gold fund units recorded on public blockchains, though the product remains subject to regulatory approval and will not trade on secondary markets.

ETH price charts confirmed a triangle breakdown, shifting the near-term bias lower and putting $2,250 in focus if sellers stay in control.

Abu Dhabi’s Universal Digital has launched USDU, the first US dollar‑backed stablecoin registered by the UAE central bank under its Payment Token Services Regulation.

Sygnum says its market-neutral BTC Alpha Fund posted 8.9% annualized returns in Q4 and raised more than 750 Bitcoin from professional and institutional investors.

The validator entry queue for the Ethereum network is heavily congested, with 3.6 million ETH lined up to be staked with a forecasted 63-day wait.

Cere Network is facing a second lawsuit this month that accuses its co-founder and board of fraud in relation to a public token launch for the platform in 2021.

The rise in XRP wallets holding more than 1 million tokens comes despite a weakening of broader crypto market sentiment, with a popular crypto indicator sitting in “fear” territory.

Gold is now also outperforming Bitcoin over the last five years, having risen over185%, while Bitcoin is up only 164% over the same period.

Bitcoin price breakouts fail to hold due to insufficient bid-side liquidity. Glassnode analysis identifies the key metrics that are likely to mark the next phase of BTC price expansion.

The US regulator defines tokenized securities as issuer- or third-party-sponsored, stressing that blockchain issuance does not bypass federal securities laws.