At the Bitcoin 2026 Conference, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel outlined a shift in the U.S. government’s approach to digital assets like Bitcoin. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel used a Bitcoin 2026 Conference panel to signal a shift in how the U.S. government approaches […]
Alchemy CEO Nikil Viswanathan argues the global financial system was designed for humans, but the next wave of commerce will be driven by AI agents that operate natively in crypto. What to know: The modern financial system was never designed for machines. It was built around the constraints of human […]
More than a third of US crypto traders report cutting daily expenses and delaying major purchases as unrealized losses weigh on household finances. The recent crypto market downturn has forced more than one in three crypto traders to cut everyday spending, according to a new survey by CEX.IO. The survey, conducted […]
WASHINGTON — U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo called Bitcoin a “valuable computer science tool” for U.S. “power projection,” stating its proof-of-work technology has “really important” applications for cybersecurity, according to testimony delivered during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on April 22, 2026. The hearing examined the strategic posture of […]
Tether froze $344M in USDT on Tron in coordination with OFAC. BlackRock adds $900M in BTC. BOJ studies US private credit contagion. UK courts approve nationwide facial recognition. TFTC – Truth for the CommonerBitcoin Brief Sup, freaks.Tether just froze $344 million in USDT across two addresses on the Tron blockchain […]
Maximalists warn freezing 5.6M BTC risks instant sell-offs, while others say quantum threats leave no alternative. What to know: Freezing dormant bitcoin would trigger an immediate repricing and mark one of the world’s oldest cryptocurrency’s worst trading days since its 2009 launch, advocates told CoinDesk. Bitcoin developers and crypto industry […]
Sberbank will provide access to crypto trading once regulation and organized exchange trading begin, Senior Vice President Ruslan Vesterovsky said. Sberbank will provide access to crypto trading once regulation and organized exchange trading begin, Senior Vice President and Head of Wealth Management Ruslan Vesterovsky said at the Moscow Exchange forum, according to […]
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) released a report warning stablecoin yields and other DeFi “earn” products are bank-like services without the safeguards or insurance. What to know: Crypto exchanges are increasingly offering bank-like services such as lending and yield products, but without the protection traditional financial institutions provide, according […]
The stablecoin issuer said the action followed U.S. law enforcement requests as global watchdog FATF warned of growing role of digital dollars in illicit money flows. What to know: Tether, the crypto company best known for issuing the world’s largest stablecoin, said Thursday it has frozen $344 million worth of […]
Admiral Samuel Paparo, head of US Indo-Pacific Command, told two congressional panels this week that the military is running a live Bitcoin node for cybersecurity testing and views the protocol as a tool of national power in competition with China. What to know: A four-star U.S. Navy admiral has told […]