Inside stablecoin firm BVNK’s journey to a $1.8B acquisition by Mastercard
Early BVNK investor Concentric shares a fascinating inside view on the stablecoin startup’s journey and the eventual Mastercard deal. Source：CoinDesk
Robinhood brings crypto trading to UK in AI-powered all-in-one app
The trading firm is also introducing “Robinhood Cortex Digests for Crypto,” a generative AIpowered widget that analyses breaking news and other data.…
This bitcoin miner rejected BIP-110 despite mining through a pool that supported it
Ocean, a bitcoin mining pool, had been backing BIP110 by default. Simple Mining, a company that runs mining machines through Ocean, used software from the pool…
Is Clarity's delay a blessing in disguise?: State of Crypto
The crypto industry is angry and disappointed that the Senate is not holding a procedural vote on the Clarity Act this month, but that isn't the worst possible…
Hyperliquid’s RWA perps boom is eating into the revenue that backs HYPE
Revenue has fallen four quarters running while open interest hit a record high. The gap is a feesharing program that hands half the platform's volume to…
Bitcoin investors pour $853 million into spot ETFs. BlackRock’s IBIT claims the bulk
Bitcoin ETFs recorded $853.54 million in net inflows last week, the strongest since midApril, with BlackRock’s IBIT taking the bulk. Source：CoinDesk
Crypto is going through a massive dot-com style shakeout as over 100 projects fold in 2026
An industrywide reckoning is weeding out unsustainable startups, leaving behind only the protocols with real cash flow and actual users. Source：CoinDesk
Controversial Bitcoin fork BIP-110 mines two blocks, then stops
The breakaway chain inherited bitcoin’s mining difficulty with only a tiny share of hashpower, leaving blocks hours apart while both chains still accept the…
Bitcoin hits block 961,632 as the controversial BIP-110 soft fork attempt begins
The proposal has scant support from bitcoin miners and influential commentators have also voiced their opposition. Source：CoinDesk
Hardware wallet sales in Russia more than double as new crypto rules near
Wildberries’ average price for hardware wallets fell 13% to 7,900 rubles, and M.Video broadened its range of products, though neither retailer identified the…
Brazil's central bank orders exchanges to delay large crypto transfers abroad
The rule applies to transfers above $10,000 and smaller transactions flagged as risky by exchanges. Source：CoinDesk
Trillions in institutional money to flow into bitcoin, says Bitwise's Matt Hougan
The digital asset manager's CIO says large capital pools control up to $200 trillion globally, and just a 1% shift toward bitcoin could unlock massive longterm…