Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 day ago
Standard Chartered will absorb Zodia Custody’s regulated crypto business and spin out Zodia Solutions, as big banks move to own core digital asset custody in-house.Standard Chartered has announced that its offer to acquire the business of Zodia Custo...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 day ago
The parent company of South Korea’s largest bank completed a stablecoin payment pilot ahead of the country's proposed digital asset framework.KB Financial Group, the parent company of South Korea's largest bank, KB Kookmin, completed a stablecoin pil...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 day ago
Bitcoin analysis says BTC price could revisit the $65,000 demand area after fresh US-Iran war tensions soured the crypto market mood.Bitcoin (BTC) dropped to $76,000 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday as US-Iran tensions resurfaced. Key t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 day ago
XRP still faces short-term downside risk, with a symmetrical triangle breakdown pointing to a possible drop toward $1.00–$1.10.XRP (XRP) may go on a 10x–15x rally from its "quiet accumulation" zone, according to analyst Crypto Patel, who says the mut...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 day ago
Proof of Talk, widely known as the Davos of Web3, today confirmed its 2026 programme and opened remaining passes for its fourth edition at the Louvre Palace in Paris on June 2–3.Paris, May 18, 2026 — Proof of Talk, widely known as the Davos of Web3,...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 day ago
South Korea’s FSC is reportedly reviewing Hana Bank’s $668 million Dunamu stake under “banking-commerce separation” rules that limit bank ownership tied to crypto firms.South Korea’s financial regulator is reportedly reviewing Hana Bank’s planned $66...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 day ago
Goldman Sachs cut its crypto ETF exposure in Q1 2026, exiting XRP and Solana funds while trimming Bitcoin and Ether ETFs and reshaping equity bets.US investment bank Goldman Sachs sharply reduced its exposure to cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds (...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 day ago
AFX, a sovereign Layer 1 purpose-built for decentralized derivatives trading, has officially commenced the operation of its L1 Mainnet, signaling a definitive end to the era of trade execution compromised by general-purpose blockchain congestion.Road...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 1 day ago
Bitcoin started the week with a dip toward new May lows as ongoing BTC price pressures included "collapsing" US bond markets.Bitcoin (BTC) starts a new week under pressure as support levels fade and macro gloom intensifies.Key points:Bitcoin felt the...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
The 25th-largest Bitcoin treasury company acquired $15 million worth of BTC as one of only four treasury firms to announce a corporate Bitcoin investment during May.France-listed Bitcoin treasury company Capital B announced Monday that it acquired 19...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Kraken has cut 150 staff due to the rising use of AI, adding to more than 5,000 layoffs across the crypto sector so far this year, Bloomberg reports.Crypto exchange Kraken has reportedly laid off some of its staff as a cost-cutting measure, which cou...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Two security companies have flagged the address where the stolen funds are allegedly being held, showing the cryptocurrencies have been converted into 5,402 Ether. Verus Protocol’s Ethereum bridge was reportedly exploited on Monday through a fake cro...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Fundstrat's Tom Lee pointed out an inverse correlation between crude and Ether as oil surged back to around $110 on Monday. Rising oil prices since the US-Israeli war have been a consistent weight on the price of Ether for the last three months, acc...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Payward said futures trading activity rose 51% year-over-year as Kraken's parent expanded through acquisitions including Bitnomial, Backed and Reap.Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, reported $507 million in adjusted first-quarter...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
The move expands the Bitcoin miner's BUZZ HPC infrastructure with deployment targeted for 2027.HIVE Digital Technologies said its BUZZ HPC subsidiary plans to develop a 320-megawatt AI data center campus near Toronto capable of supporting more than 1...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Screenshots of a website called “Hormuz Safe” have been circulating on social media, which offers “digital insurance” for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.Iran is reportedly considering a plan to exercise control over the Strait of Hormuz t...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro says the Senate’s crypto market structure bill is at risk of failing if it cannot clear a floor vote by August. The US Senate’s crypto market structure bill could take until August to pass and risks not advancing at all if lawma...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Some analysts argue that a comparatively broadened, institutionalized buyer base for crypto today may prevent a repeat of the drawdowns seen in May 2018 and May 2022. Crypto analysts are divided over whether markets will see a major Bitcoin sell-off...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Aave applied a temporary freeze to WETH as a precautionary safety measure in response to the Kelp DAO exploit, alongside freezes on the rsETH and wrsETH reserves. Aave users are now able to borrow against wrapped Ether on the decentralized finance pr...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
The US securities regulator approved 21Shares’ Hyperliquid ETF last week, adding to a growing number of cryptocurrencies converted into ETF wrappers in the US.Asset managers Grayscale and VanEck filed amended S-1 registration statements for their res...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Figure Technology Solutions latest quarterly results showed Bernstein analysts how different it is from most balance sheet-based fintech lending platforms.Bernstein analysts said Friday that Figure Technology Solutions’ first-quarter earnings report...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Michael Saylor signaled another Bitcoin buy on Sunday while urging retail investors to vote on a proxy measure enabling semi-monthly STRC dividend payouts.Strategy chairman Michael Saylor on Sunday signaled the Bitcoin treasury company would be buyin...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 2 days ago
Japan’s biggest brokerages are racing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, as regulators move to formally allow crypto-holding funds by 2028.Japan’s major brokerages are preparing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investor...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
While macro pain and Iran war uncertainty drag Bitcoin below $79K, fixed-income market outflows could trigger a medium-term Bitcoin rebound. Bitcoin (BTC) faced a sharp contraction on Friday following a rejection at $82,000 the prior day. Recent pric...
Cryptocoins News / The Cointelegraph - 3 days ago
Intesa Sanpaolo increased its crypto holdings from $100 million to $235 million in Q1 2026, making first-time moves into Ethereum and XRP while almost exiting Solana.Intesa Sanpaolo, Italy’s largest bank, more than doubled its crypto exposure in the...
