Bitcoin nears $65K as Trump says Hormuz will 'open to all' in Sunday Iran peace deal

Bitcoin stayed near local highs on a new US-Iran peace deal pledge as analysis saw conditions favoring a sustained BTC price rebound.

Philippines Bans Privacy Coins, Tightens Crypto Listing Rules

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), the Philippines’ central bank, has banned virtual asset service providers from listing privacy coins and ordered them to tighten how they screen, monitor, and remove the tokens offered to customers. Ad Ad No More Privacy Coins on Philippine Platforms In a memor

SEC Approves New Crypto ETF With BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, SHIB Exposure

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has cleared the way for a new actively managed crypto ETF. It is a multi-asset ETF filed by T. Rowe Price. It will provide investors with a way to gain exposure to the top cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP, Solana and Shiba Inu. Ad Ad SEC Gr

Breaking: Trump Taps Former CFTC Chief to Lead Crypto-Heavy SDNY

President Donald Trump said he intends to appoint James M. McDonald as the next U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, placing a former derivatives regulator with deep crypto experience atop the country’s most active venue for digital-asset prosecutions. Ad Ad Trump Names Former CFTC E

Here's what SpaceX's IPO means for its $1.3 billion bitcoin reserve

SpaceX is preparing for a public offering that could significantly impact the cryptocurrency market due to the aerospace company's substantial bitcoin holdings worth $1.3 billion. The Elon Musk-led company has been building its digital asset reserves over recent years, making it one of the largest corporate bitcoin

Kraken Prepares CFTC-Regulated Perpetual Futures Launch For US Traders

Kraken is preparing a regulated US perpetual futures launch through Bitnomial, potentially bringing one of crypto’s largest derivatives products onshore.

Google Sues Chinese Crime Group for Allegedly Using Gemini AI for Mass Phishing Scams

Google alleges a Chinese network weaponized its Gemini AI to create phishing sites that stole millions of credit card numbers and targeted crypto investors.

Anthropic Suspends Claude Fable 5, Mythos 5 Following Trump Administration Directive

AI firm Anthropic has suspended access to its latest AI models, Claude Fable 5 and Mythos, after the Trump administration issued an export control directive. This has, interestingly, led to a surge in the Bittensor (TAO) price, as it makes a case for decentralized AI models. Ad Ad Anthropic Suspends

Top cryptographers can't agree on Bitcoin's biggest quantum question

Leading cryptographers remain divided on a fundamental question surrounding Bitcoin's vulnerability to quantum computing threats, according to a new CoinDesk report. The ongoing debate centers on whether Bitcoin's current cryptographic infrastructure can withstand potential quantum attacks and when such upgrades might be necessary. The disagreement highlights

Bybit, Binance, Bitget cancel tokenized SpaceX IPO allocations after share shortage

All three exchanges are issuing full refunds and additional compensation to affected users.

Early Airbnb, DoorDash backer Y Combinator says Clarity Act could bring crypto to ‘every’ portfolio company

Also a backer of companies like Coinbase, OpenAI, Stripe, Reddit, OpenAI and Kalshi, Y Combinator wants to see Congress pass the CLARITY Act.

Polish president vetoes crypto bill for third time ahead of MiCA deadline

Polish President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a bill to implement MiCA for the third time, just weeks before the end of the EU crypto framework's transitional period.