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US midterms election 2026 live: Crypto-backed Andy Barr wins Kentucky Senate seat
Follow live coverage of the 2026 US midterm elections, including key congressional races, crypto-backed candidates and what the results…
1inch lawyer sees agencies driving US crypto regulation as midterms unfold
Crypto executives expect US regulators to drive crypto policymaking regardless of the midterm election outcome.
Live updates: 2026 U.S. midterm elections and results as first polls close
Voters are choosing who will represent them in the House, Senate and state-wide seats.
RUNE rallies 15% as THORChain restarts most swaps after halt
THORChain has restored trading on Bitcoin, Ethereum and several other networks following a refund bug, while three chains remain paused.
OpenAI Wants to Rebrand AI Data Centers, Use Them to 'Protect the Grid'
The ChatGPT maker says future facilities could ease pressure on power grids by cutting demand during emergencies.
What voters said about their views on crypto
A CoinDesk-commissioned poll from April sheds light on how voters — who aren't necessarily part of the crypto sector — view this industry.
What happens if North Korea steals Wall Street's tokenized assets next
The $6.3 billion Binance hack showed how quickly cryptocurrencies can disappear on blockchain rails. Tokenized securities may offer better…
Tether Holds 150,000 Bitcoin, CEO Says—About 50,000 More Than Its Reserve Report Shows
Paolo Ardoino told the Plan ₿ Forum in Lugano the company owns “give or take 150,000 Bitcoin,” but its Q3 reserve report implies just…
Here’s what happened in crypto today
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi,…
CFTC gets into legal clash over stock perps after having cleared path for crypto version
A group backed by Citadel Securities and other firms sued the U.S. derivatives regulator for opening a path for perps that it argued belong…
Anthropic's AI Is Getting Cheaper to Use. That's Becoming a Problem for Its Business
Claude's prices are falling, but Anthropic's computing expenses grew faster than sales in the latest quarter—a tricky equation ahead of its…
SpaceX blocks tokenized stock listing on OKXICE despite offshore trading boom
SpaceX joined several other issuers objecting to OKXICE tokenized trading, months after crypto platforms offered tokens tied to its shares.
CrowdStrike Launches AI Agent 'Kill Switch,' Plans to Acquire Fiddler AI
CrowdStrike's new kill switch lets security teams cut off unauthorized AI agents through a gateway, while its planned Fiddler acquisition…
Justin Sun Accuses Trump-Backed World Liberty of Using UAE Ties to Escape Federal Court
Tron founder Justin Sun said he has asked a federal court to sanction World Liberty Financial, alleging the Trump family-backed venture…
CFTC clears stock perpetual futures for trading on US exchanges
US regulators are opening the door to stock-based perpetual futures, extending a popular crypto trading product into traditional markets…
Crypto Docs Host GitBook Hit by AI Agent Security Breach, Urges Users to Rotate Keys
GitBook says attackers accessed infrastructure credentials in an AI-assisted breach, prompting a shutdown and emergency token resets.
US midterms: Prediction markets favor Democrats in key crypto races
Kalshi and Polymarket price a 75% chance of a Democratic sweep, days after markets misjudged Brazil’s runoff.
CFTC Lets Traders Bet on Stocks With Crypto-Style Perpetual Futures
Chairman Michael Selig said “equity perpetual futures” can now trade on CFTC-registered exchanges, extending a crypto-native instrument to…
Brazil's Biggest Bitcoin Exchange Says It Will Refund Users After a $40 Million Hack
Mercado Bitcoin says customers won't pay for a hack that drained tens of millions. Withdrawals on the exchange remain frozen with no…
Elon Musk’s Tesla and SpaceX Block Their Stock From OKX-ICE Tokenized Venue
Amazon, Tesla, SpaceX, Netflix, Lam Research, and SoFi objected to trading of their shares on the planned OKX-ICE tokenized stock venue,…
Five Ways North Korea Breaks Into Crypto Firms—and How Binance Was Hacked
From AI deepfakes to poisoning code libraries: here's how North Korean hackers get inside crypto companies.
Justin Sun seeks sanctions against Trump-linked World Liberty Financial over UAE ties
The Tron founder says World Liberty failed to disclose its UAE ties until months into his lawsuit over $45 million in WLFI tokens.
South Korea's president says country needs a ‘cybersecurity czar’ following $6.3 billion Binance hack
Lee Jae Myung said he wants a government-wide agency to tackle cyberattacks as AI raises security concerns across financial institutions…
Wall Street killed Bitcoin’s wild rallies: 10x’s Markus Thielen
Markus Thielen sees Bitcoin reaching $90,000 by year-end, questions institutional ETF demand and says Ethereum must do more for holders.
Binance traces $6.3B hack to fake job interviews, compromised AI tool
Hackers exploited compromised employee computers and stolen credentials to breach Binance’s wallet infrastructure, according to the…
Amazon, Tesla and SpaceX join OKX–ICE tokenized stock objections as deadline looms
Objections have reached 56 companies, with nearly 80% of the venture’s initial stock selection opting out.
Stablecoin governance group behind OUSD sets out management fee, offers equity earning pool
Governance group Open Standard will charge a 0.1 basis point management fee on payment volume, capped at at $0.01 per payment.
Bitcoin price defends $76K lows as analysts see stocks pricing in ‘political gridlock’
Bitcoin made modest gains at the start of Wall Street trading on Tuesday as markets awaited cues from the US midterm elections.
CFTC clears perpetual futures on stocks, bringing crypto trading model to Wall Street
CFTC Chair Michael Selig said the move gives U.S. traders a regulated alternative to “offshore, and often unregulated, venues.”
Binance's $6.3 billion hack began with a fake job interview, and a campaign 'built over many months'
North Korea-linked attackers spent months compromising Binance employees and internal systems before exploiting its hot-wallet signing…