Morgan Stanley has applied for a national trust bank charter to custody digital assets.

Anthropic is now tagged as a Supply-Chain Risk to National Security by the Department of War, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, who posted a long statement on X targeting the AI company. Pete said his department is permanently breaking up with Anthropic, adhering to President Donald Trump’s public demanda that all federal government […]

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President Donald Trump banned Anthropic technology from federal use after talks with the Pentagon broke down.

Ethereum (ETH) co-founder Vitalik Buterin outlined plans to scale the blockchain's main network through gas reforms, zkEVM integration and new storage models aimed at boosting speed and lowering fees.

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès has proposed a Bitcoin hard fork to recover about 80,000 stolen BTC worth over $5.2 billion.

A group of Senators have written a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting that Binance’s compliance to its 2023 settlement be reviewed.  The lawmakers are requesting for proof that an impartial investigation will be carried out given Binance’s ties to the Trump family and the Trump administration’s pro-crypto attitude.  […]

South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) has reportedly lost nearly $4.8 million worth of seized cryptocurrency after it accidentally published an unredacted wallet recovery phrase in a press release, the third major crypto custody failure by Korean authorities in as many months and the most embarrassing yet. On February 26, the NTS issued a press […]

Ethereum saw renewed US interest this week, prompting prices to briefly reclaim $2,110 before facing downside pressure.

Wall Street has shifted its interests from partnering with DeFi protocols to buying governance tokens and controlling infrastructure in core protocols.

The Ethereum Foundation has launched an accelerator for Ethereum infrastructure projects with a run time of 12 months called Project Odin. Project Odin was created to build long-term business models for companies and diversify funding so operations can run smoothly.  The new initiative is being introduced amid an austerity period for the leading decentralized platform, […]

OpenAI said Friday it closed a $110 billion funding round. The size was more than double its raise from a year earlier, which had been a record for a private tech company. Amazon put in $50 billion, while Nvidia and SoftBank each put in $30 billion, OpenAI said in its Friday release. The new money […]

Truth Social sits at the center of a corporate plan that could separate Truth Media from the rest of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. Trump Media & Technology Group Corp., which trades as DJT on Nasdaq and NYSE Texas, said today it is in ongoing discussions with TAE Technologies, Inc. and Texas Ventures Acquisition […]

Bitcoin (BTC) fell toward $65,000 on Friday as several market experts challenged claims that Jane Street suppressed prices.

Financial firms in Russia are gearing up to offer clients access to cryptocurrencies, as soon as this is legally possible, but indications are mounting that such services will be subject to considerable restrictions. The long-awaited regulation of the country’s market for digital assets is unlikely to go without the caveats, caps, bans, and blacklists its […]

Polymarket predictions on company earnings may be an arena for insiders. A cluster of accounts posted exceedingly confident bets on companies with one common feature - all were audited by KPMG.

BTC volatility increased in February, passing 2.6% to the highest levels since March 2025. BTC is trading sideways, but with big short-term fluctuations.

Block has let go of 40% of its workforce, leaving just under 6,000 employees. Jack Dorsey, the company’s cofounder and CEO, has cited the use of intelligence tools in the company’s operations as a reason for the massive layoffs.  Despite Jack Dorsey stating that the layoffs are to streamline operations, he has been accused of […]

Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan and Nate Geraci, the president of NovaDius Wealth Management, have led calls for calm as panicky voices have become louder with each crypto price drawdown. Whale wallet accumulation trends and positive funding rates in the US have also begun to appear as the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel, […]

Pump.fun (PUMP) holds steady above $0.0018 at the time of writing on Friday, reflecting a minor intraday increase despite the headwind trimming weekly gains in the broader cryptocurrency market.

A trio of lawmakers introduced a proposal on February 26 aimed at offering protections to financial firms and software developers. The Promoting Innovation in Blockchain Development Act of 2026, backed by Zoe Lofgren, Ben Cline, and Scott Fitzgerald, centers on federal criminal statutes that could impact people creating code for blockchain-based projects. Section 1960 of […]

Ripple (XRP) declines for the second consecutive day, trading around $1.38 at the time of writing on Friday. The ongoing correction comes on the heels of a bullish reversal from a weekly low of $1.31 on Tuesday, which stalled at $1.49 on Wednesday.

Bitcoin could take a hit traders are not pricing. If fighting breaks out between President Donald Trump and Iran, Iran’s mining pipeline can shut down and take $1 billion a year in crypto revenue with it. Iran can mine Bitcoin for about $1,320 per coin on subsidized electricity and sell near $68,000. That is a […]

Japan's yen-denominated stablecoins gain steam as institutions seek suitable cross-border payment solutions.

AI models developed in Russia will be divided into categories, depending on their reliance on domestic or foreign solutions, according to a new bill drafted in Moscow. While the legislation is being finalized by the government, Putin is already taking the reins of artificial intelligence by setting up a Kremlin commission that will oversee its […]

The broader cryptocurrency market shows signs of measured optimism, with leading coins stabilizing above key short-term support levels. Bitcoin (BTC) treads water around $67,000 at the time of writing on Friday, as investors appear to be turning cautiously bullish within the overall downtrend.

Spot volume on centralized exchanges fell to a five-month low, with the most dramatic outflows from Binance. DEX also slowed down their activity, as PancakeSwap lost its influence and market share.

Zcash (ZEC) trades near $240 at press time on Friday, remaining under downside pressure, which capped gains below $250 the previous day. The reduced demand for privacy coins in the broader cryptocurrency market flags further downside for Zcash.

Anthropic has said it will not back down in a fight with the US Department of Defense (DoD) over how its artificial intelligence (AI) technology is used. The startup’s rivals OpenAI, Google, and xAI were also granted contract awards of up to $200 million from the DoD last year. Those companies have agreed to let […]

Hyperliquid (HYPE) approaches the $30 mark with 5% gains at press time on Friday. Retail interest in the perpetuals-focused Decentralized Exchange (DEX) token is rising, evidenced by capital inflow into the HYPE derivatives contracts.