The Senate Banking Committee may soon vote on the CLARITY Act, a long-awaited crypto market structure bill that could finally bring some order to the U.S. regulatory circus. Markup possible next week: The Senate Banking Committee may vote as early as the week of May 11 60 votes likely needed: Bipartisan support is the whole […]
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Senator Elizabeth Warren is turning up the heat on Meta’s USDC payment pilot, demanding answers about a move that could give Big Tech a bigger grip on money, data, and payments infrastructure. Warren wants answers by May 20 Meta is testing USDC payouts in Colombia and the Philippines The pilot uses Solana, Polygon, and Stripe […]
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Ethereum is beating Bitcoin on one attention-grabbing on-chain metric: holder count. But before anyone starts declaring the death of BTC or crowning ETH king of everything, there’s a catch — this data measures wallet activity, not unique people. Crypto loves a good headline; reality usually shows up to ruin the party. Ethereum holder count: 189.49 […]
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OP_NET is trying to do something Bitcoin purists usually hate on sight: bring smart contracts and DeFi-style functionality directly to Bitcoin Layer 1 without bridges, sidechains, or separate Layer 2s. The pitch is simple, brash, and very on-brand for crypto—keep BTC native, use bitcoin as gas, and stop routing value through a trust-me-bro obstacle course. […]
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Australian police seize $4.1 million in Bitcoin in major dark web crackdown New South Wales police have seized 52.3 bitcoin worth about A$5.7 million at the time — roughly US$4.1 million — in one of Australia’s biggest crypto busts linked to alleged darknet marketplace activity. If anyone still thinks Bitcoin is a magical cloak for […]
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Tether has frozen more than $514 million in USDT over the past 30 days, pushing its 2025 blacklist total to $1.26 billion across 4,163 addresses. That’s a pretty loud reminder that centralized stablecoins are not neutral money pipes — they’re controlled rails with a built-in off switch. $514M+ USDT frozen in 30 days 4,163 addresses […]
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Institutional crypto adoption has moved from cautious curiosity to full-on business strategy. Bitwise’s latest data shows Wall Street and global banking giants are no longer standing on the sidelines — they’re building with crypto through custody, trading, tokenization, and stablecoin infrastructure. The suits may have mocked it early on, but now they’re clearly here for […]
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GoMining is betting that Bitcoin payments can be made fast, cheap, and actually usable at checkout with GoBTC Pay, a new payment protocol that pushes native Bitcoin payments on the base layer rather than leaning on the usual second-layer workarounds. GoBTC Pay targets instant Bitcoin checkout on the base layer Users pay nothing; merchants pay […]
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Bitcoin futures traders are piling back in, and the numbers say they’re not exactly tiptoeing. Bitcoin open interest has posted its strongest increase of 2026, climbing above levels seen during Bitcoin’s previous run toward an all-time high. That points to renewed speculation in the Bitcoin futures market — but it also means leverage is building […]
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Bitcoin’s market structure has been changing under our noses since 2018, and the latest flow data suggests the old retail-dominant rhythm is gone for good. BTC is back above $80,000, but the way it trades now looks a lot more like a macro asset than a nonstop casino. BTC is holding above $80,000 and testing […]
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