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Today so far 2026-10-17 · 00:00 UTC

Major institutional adoption is accelerating, with Visa moving its stablecoin payments pilot into production and Circle planning expansion into 40 emerging markets as stablecoins move toward mainstream use. Meanwhile, the crypto market faces mixed signals with Bitcoin mining difficulty jumping 5.92% in its third-largest hike of 2026 while traders await Federal Reserve policy decisions and monitor altcoin sentiment for potential reversals. Technical developments continue on the infrastructure side, including Vitalik Buterin's AI agent security setup and the claiming of the NIST Elliptic Curves Seeds bounty.

Algorand DeFi Tops $95M TVL as Analyst Outlines ALGO Price Scenarios

Algorand’s DeFi ecosystem expanded after access reached approximately 30 million users globally.

2026-05-07 · 20:11 UTC
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Bitcoin falls under $80K but four-month high in weekly BTC ETF inflows may curb selling

2026-05-07 · 20:05

Bitcoin hit resistance at $82,800, triggering a drop below $80,000, but a $1.105 billion weekly inflow into spot BTC…

CLARITY Act Draft Circulates Ahead of Potential Senate Vote, Report

2026-05-07 · 19:52

Senate Banking Committee action on the CLARITY Act is reportedly moving closer, with draft text circulated to select…

Market Calm Masks Rising Risks as Bitcoin Eyes $84K Breakout Zone

2026-05-07 · 19:35

Bitcoin climbed back above the $80,000 level this week as traders embraced improving market sentiment.

BNB Holds $617 as ETF Momentum and Burns Tighten Supply

2026-05-07 · 19:30

Key Insights: BNB trades near $617 while ETF developments and token burns tighten supply, signaling rising…

Security Heavyweights Once Tried To Break XRP Ledger — And Failed

2026-05-07 · 19:29

Ripple's David Schwartz once hired legendary security guard Dan Kaminsky - famous for exposing a big flaw in the…

XRP Price: Time to Buy, Sell, or HODL Near Critical Support?

2026-05-07 · 19:23

Market attention has shifted to XRP as the token trades near a key technical zone after failing to clear its upper…

Eric Trump at Consensus 2026: Why Big Finance’s Crypto Shift is Just the Beginning

2026-05-07 · 19:05

Eric Trump has hyped the future of the crypto market, stressing that cryptocurrency is being adopted by large Wall…

Analysts Eye Possible XRP Move Toward 12 Dollars

2026-05-07 · 19:05

While the crypto market focuses its attention on bitcoin and ETFs, XRP quietly begins to attract technical analysts…

21Shares Debuts First ETF Focused on Canton Network Crypto Token

2026-05-07 · 18:45

The Nasdaq-listed fund offers exposure to Canton Coin, native token of the privacy-focused institutional blockchain…

KuCoin Wallet Boosts RWA Swaps With 1inch Integration

2026-05-07 · 18:30

In order to improve its wallet-native swap infrastructure for supported cryptocurrency assets and tokenized real-world…

XRP Price Struggles Below Key Resistance as Selling Pressure Builds

2026-05-07 · 18:30

Key Insights: XRP maintains a bearish structure with consistent lower highs, while resistance zones between $1.41…

Bitcoin Drops Below $80K as Iran Rejects Trump Deal and Traders Dump $91M in Longs

2026-05-07 · 18:29

Bitcoin reversed its weekly gains, dropping from a multi-month high of $82,833 to an intraday low of $79,500.

Bitcoin Dips Below $80K as Analysts Say Profit-Taking Is on the Rise

2026-05-07 · 18:22

Bitcoin briefly fell below $80,000 on Thursday as analysts say profit taking has increased among crypto traders.

South Korean Academics Push Back Against 2026 Crypto Tax Plan

2026-05-07 · 18:03

South Korea’s planned cryptocurrency tax has triggered fresh opposition from tax academics and digital asset advocates…

Ripple CEO: This $4.2B Power Play Is Crypto’s Turning Point

2026-05-07 · 18:00

Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse singles out the $4.2B Equiniti deal as “the biggest in crypto ever made”.

Bitcoin Eyes $88.8K Breakout as Key Sell Walls Stack Up

2026-05-07 · 17:48

Bitcoin faces another major test as analysts watch whether the cryptocurrency can break above $88,880 and hold the level.

Kalshi see valuation double to $22B after $1B raise as prediction markets boom

2026-05-07 · 17:43

Fresh capital from top Wall Street and Silicon Valley firms signals increasing confidence in regulated event trading and…

Trusted Volumes Exploit Drains $6.7M as 1inch Denies Protocol Impact

2026-05-07 · 17:37

TrustedVolumes, a liquidity provider used across DeFi markets, said it was recently exploited and identified three…

Trump-Backed American Bitcoin Shares Fall After $82 Million Q1 Loss

2026-05-07 · 17:35

Shares in Eric Trump's mining firm American Bitcoin have fallen more than 9% after reporting a quarterly loss of nearly…

Samson Mow defends Strategy selling portions of its Bitcoin treasury

2026-05-07 · 17:32

The Bitcoin advocate spoke up after Michael Saylor signaled that the company might sell some BTC, a major departure from…

Coinbase Gives Amazon Bedrock Agents Wallet Tools With USDC Settlement

2026-05-07 · 17:22

Coinbase added x402 and wallet infrastructure to Amazon Bedrock Agentcore Payments, expanding payment tools for AI…

Kraken Hits a Milestone: TradFi Futures Arrive in Europe

2026-05-07 · 17:05

Kraken disrupts the rules of crypto trading.

South Korea Pushes 22% Crypto Tax on Gains Above $1,850 Starting in January

2026-05-07 · 16:40

The Ministry of Economy and Finance has officially confirmed that South Korea will begin taxing virtual assets starting…

Amazon Teams With Coinbase and Stripe to Let AI Agents Pay With Stablecoins

2026-05-07 · 16:32

The new Amazon Web Services system lets AI agents use the USDC stablecoin to pay for APIs, data, and online services.

Crypto Polo Cup returns for its fourth edition in Palm Beach during Consensus Miami week

2026-05-07 · 16:30

Hosted by Luna PR, the fourth edition of the Crypto Polo Cup (CPC) will take place on May 9, 2026, at the Santa Clara…

Bitwise CEO Calls Old Cycle Dead as Stablecoin Supply Tops $300B 

2026-05-07 · 16:02

Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley said the four-year crypto market cycle is over as institutional participation reshapes the…

Multicoin Is Buying Zcash, but the Team That Built ZEC Is Gone

2026-05-07 · 16:00

ZEC hit a six-month high after Multicoin Capital revealed a major stake — but Zcash's core dev team quit in January.

21shares Launches First US Canton Network ETF on Nasdaq

2026-05-07 · 15:48

21shares launched the 21shares Canton Network ETF on Nasdaq, giving U.S.

Wall Street Firms Post Crypto Jobs in an Emerging Domain Overlap

2026-05-07 · 15:45

The crypto industry is gaining increased recognition in the mainstream sector, with Wall Street firms scouting for…

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