Nine leading financial and crypto firms, including BlackRock, Coinbase, and Strategy, have launched the Bitcoin Security Consortium with a combined $15 million commitment over three years. The initiative will fund Bitcoin security research and open source development while preparing for future quantum computing risks.
Trump's 2025 ethics filing shows crypto ventures, led by World Liberty Financial and his TRUMP meme coin, generated more than $1.4 billion, outpacing his real estate income as bitcoin and meme coin prices slide.
SpaceX prices its record $75 billion IPO at $135 a share, listing on the Nasdaq as SPCX on June 12. The $1.77 trillion debut drags an 18,712-BTC treasury into public markets and turns Dogecoin into a sentiment proxy for the largest listing on record.
Dogecoin trades near $0.082 with three spot ETFs live. MemeCore rockets to second place. SHIB ships an FHE privacy upgrade, and the CLARITY Act clears Senate committee. Here are 10 meme coins to watch in June 2026 as the sector slides with Bitcoin.
The DOJ and CFTC are investigating former Rep. George Santos over Kalshi bets tied to his attendance at Trump's State of the Union address. Kalshi froze his account and referred the case, as prediction-market insider trading scrutiny widens.
Brussels-based Keyrock has been named the successful bidder for the assets of bankrupt crypto trading firm BlockFills, agreeing to pay $3.25 million. The deal awaits approval at a U.S. bankruptcy court hearing scheduled for June 16, 2026, months after BlockFills filed for Chapter 11.
Coinbase launched direct INR rails in India on June 1, 2026, letting customers deposit and withdraw rupees via IMPS without P2P workarounds. The exchange added spot trading, perpetual futures, local rupee order books, and Coinbase Advanced tools, backed by FIU-IND registration.
Paxos said the SEC granted its subsidiary PSSC clearing agency registration under Section 17A, making it the first blockchain-native firm approved to settle securities as a U.S. central securities depository. Here is what the milestone means.
OKX has made the Pi (PI) token available to compliant US users for the first time, the Pi Core Team said on May 21. The move follows Kraken's March listing and adds a second US access point, even as token unlocks and weak demand keep PI pinned near $0.15.
KuCoin is framing its Australian push as an 'evolution,' pairing its November 2025 AUSTRAC registration with the launch of KuCard, a Mastercard-linked debit card built with Immersve that lets users spend USDC at any Mastercard merchant, including via Apple Pay and Google Pay.
Bitcoin trades near $80,000. Ethereum ETFs printed 10 straight inflow days. CME lists AVAX and SUI futures on May 4. The CLARITY Act markup is expected mid-month. Here are 10 crypto to watch in May 2026, ranked by market cap, with the upgrades, regulatory moves, and on-chain shifts driving each.
PI is up 11% this week as co-founders Dr. Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis are confirmed speakers at Consensus 2026 in Miami (May 5–7). Protocol 23, introducing smart contracts, has been moved forward to May 11. Here is what the pi price prediction landscape looks like heading in.
CNB Governor Aleš Michl became the first sitting central bank governor to keynote The Bitcoin Conference, arguing that a 1% Bitcoin allocation could lift portfolio returns without raising risk. The CNB previously bought a $1 million digital asset test portfolio in November 2025.
Hong Kong just handed its first stablecoin licences to the same banks that print its banknotes. The HKMA chose HSBC and Standard Chartered's Anchorpoint venture from 36 applicants — a deliberate bet that trusted institutions make the safest foundation for digital money.
Morgan Stanley is advancing its digital asset strategy, revealing "MSBT" as the ticker for its proposed spot Bitcoin ETF. In a recent SEC filing, the bank disclosed a $1 million seed investment for initial liquidity, with BNY Mellon and Coinbase tapped to support the fund's operations.
The company funded the purchase partially through the issuance of STRC, its variable-rate preferred stock, though the majority of capital came from selling common shares.
The data suggests that stablecoins are evolving into practical financial tools rather than speculative assets. Respondents reported using stablecoins to get paid, make purchases, and transfer money internationally, particularly in cases where traditional financial systems are perceived as slow, costly, or unreliable.
According to data released by Mumbai-based exchange CoinDCX, Indian investors are actively buying the dip, effectively ignoring the panic that has gripped the Western markets.
Crypto investors in India hoped the 2026 Union Budget would offer a lifeline. Instead, the government tightened the screws. The…
The research also revisits the failures of the 2022 crypto lending crisis. Platforms collapsed after operating with high loan-to-value (LTV) ratios, opaque rehypothecation practices, and platform-controlled custody.
Canaan’s shares were trading at around $0.79 at the time of writing. The stock has not traded above $5 since 2022, and last closed above $2 in October, according to market data.
The lack of specificity drew sharp criticism from users, with some arguing that years of delays, vague timelines, and limited accountability had eroded confidence. One community member described the project as the slowest in history, predicting a steep decline in token value by mid 2026.
Under the new framework, the digital yuan will transition from functioning primarily as a cash substitute to operating as a deposit-like instrument within the banking system, according to Lu Lei, deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China.
The report shows that cryptocurrency derivatives trading totaled approximately $85.7 trillion for the year, averaging around $264.5 billion in daily volume.
