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    Crypto security is turning into an AI arms race, Elliptic CEO warns

    AI agents and automated payments could reach a scale that crypto monitoring systems built for human-paced markets cannot handle, Elliptic CEO Simone Maini warned.

    Ether and bitcoin hit hardest as crypto bulls lose $563 million in long liquidations

    Ether and bitcoin led liquidations, as their prices dropped on macroeconomic concerns.

    Iran may be turning the Strait of Hormuz into a bitcoin insurance market

    State-linked Fars News reported that Iran’s economy ministry has been working on a plan to manage shipping through the Strait with payments in bitcoin.

    Japan’s SBI Securities, Rakuten Securities to offer crypto investment trusts, ETFs

    Another 11 companies responded to a survey saying they would consider offering crypto funds once the regulatory environment becomes clear.

    Bitcoin DeFi’s new front: VerifiedX bets BTC’s next chapter is programmable and private

    VerifiedX says its Bitcoin sidechain enables programmable, privacy-preserving bitcoin transactions without synthetic wrappers, targeting growing institutional demand for native Bitcoin DeFi.

    Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout

    In an interview with CoinDesk, the lead engineer at Firedancer gives an update on how the new client, also known as a software, is fairing in the Solana ecosystem.

    Ruble-pegged stablecoin A7A5 says it has a business even if sanctions end

    A7A5, the Russia-linked stablecoin built to move money around banking restrictions, says faster trade settlement, yield and regional crypto infrastructure could keep it relevant even if geopolitical tensions ease.

    U.S. House lawmakers who oversee the CFTC are urging Trump to fill the commission

    As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission takes on a growing task to police U.S. crypto trading, senior lawmakers are saying it needs bipartisan leadership.

    XRP beat bitcoin gains as CLARITY Act advanced, but a real bullrun still needs Congress

    The token jumped 5% after a Senate committee moved the market-structure bill forward, reviving hopes that legal clarity can pull deeper institutional money into XRP products.

    The $293 million KelpDAO hack shows why DeFi is finally being forced to grow up

    For protocol founders and security researchers, the incident reinforced a broader shift underway across crypto: DeFi is no longer primarily battling coding bugs. It’s battling complexity.

    Bhutan ‘doesn’t recall’ selling any bitcoin, disputing widely-tracked $1 billion BTC drawdown

    Arkham Intelligence data shows that over $1 billion in bitcoin has left wallets attributed to Bhutan in the past year, flowing to exchanges and trading firms. The country says it has not sold any.

    Why is bitcoin down? BTC slides to $78,000, SOL, DOGE, XRP down 5%

    A long-skewed liquidation cascade flushed leverage across the major tokens overnight, with the move tracking a global bond selloff and the worst session for U.S. stocks since March.

    Stablecoin-powered neobank Fasset raises $51 million to expand across emerging markets

    The Shariah-compliant digital bank is part of a growing wave of fintech startups building banking and payments services on top of blockchain and stablecoin rails.

    Turnkey raises $12.5 million in round backed by Circle Ventures and Sequoia Capital

    The new capital will primarily fund the development and public launch of Turnkey Verifiable Cloud, a secure computing product for digital assets.

    BTC ETFs lose $635 million in a single day. What next?

    The single-largest outflow since late January comes as bitcoin turns lower from the 200-day moving average.

    Moody’s puts AAA rating stamp on Fidelity and BlackRock’s tokenized money market funds

    The top rating signals the highest level of credit quality, liquidity and capital preservation.