Press Releases

Senate Republicans Release Final CLARITY Act Draft Ahead of Key Vote

Senate Republicans have releasedhe final draft of the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (H.R. 3633), adding new ethics restrictions and other provisions.

The Week in Crypto: Bitcoin Gives Back $80K Rally as CLARITY Act Nears Senate Vote

Bitcoin retreats from $80K as the Fed looms, the CLARITY Act nears a key Senate vote, and crypto security risks mount.

Coinbase Renames Base App Back to Coinbase Wallet, Abandons Social-First Strategy

Coinbase is reverting Base App to Coinbase Wallet, dropping its social ambitions to focus on multichain trading across Hyperliquid, Solana, and more.

Senate Releases Revised Clarity Act With New DeFi Rules

Senate Republicans release a revised 630-page Clarity Act targeting fake DeFi protocols ahead of a make-or-break September 15 procedural vote. Democrats remain opposed.

Nasdaq Invests $100M in Kraken Parent Payward, Sets 2027 Target for Tokenized Stocks

Nasdaq is investing $100M in Kraken parent company Payward, targeting a Q2 2027 launch for tokenized stocks that preserve shareholder voting rights.

Consensys Splits in Two: MetaMask Becomes Independent Company Under Joe Lubin

Consensys is splitting into two companies — MetaMask for consumers and a new Consensys for Ethereum infrastructure — with Joe Lubin as CEO of both entities.

Block Applies for Federal Bank Charter to Custody Bitcoin Under Single National Framework

Jack Dorsey's Block has applied to the OCC to charter Builders Bank & Trust, an uninsured national trust bank for Bitcoin and stablecoin custody.

Robinhood Buys Into Crypto.com and OG.com as Prediction Markets Revenue Hits Record High

Robinhood takes minority stakes in Crypto.com and its prediction markets spin-off OG.com, making OG.com an infrastructure partner as event contract revenue surges.

The Week in Crypto: Whiplash, Zcash and Clarity

Crypto weekly briefing: Bitcoin volatility, Zcash’s $1,000 breakout, Wall Street’s stablecoin push, CLARITY Act and the latest crypto market moves.

Bitcoin Rally Meets Resistance at $80,000

This week was more of a consolidation phase, with Bitcoin holding near the $80,000 mark after last week's sharp recovery and briefly climbing above $81,000.

Bitcoin’s Biggest Day Since March: What Just Happened and What Comes Next

Bitcoin surged 8.7% on Aug. 19, its steepest one-day gain since March, ss U.S. Treasury buybacks, a short squeeze, and a White House crypto meeting converged.

Tether Finally Gets Its Big Four Audit, But Is Job Really Done?

Tether says KPMG completed its first full independent audit of USDT reserves, returning a clean opinion — but the underlying statements remain unpublished.

From Promise to Proof: Anvil Demonstrates Secured BNPL at Blockchain Futurist Conference

Anvil and Blockchain Futurist Conference showed a new way for sponsors to reserve spots with digital asset-backed "promises" instead of paying months in advance.

Glimpse Expands Forecasting Markets with Ethereum, Solana and Gold

Glimpse, a Bitcoin-native platform broadens its offering, giving traders more ways to earn Bitcoin through accurate market forecast.

BitMEX Is Shutting Down After 12 Years

BitMEX, the exchange that invented the perpetual swap, will shut down on September 23, after 12 years, ending crypto's most influential derivatives platform.

Three DeFi Protocols Lose $35.5 Million in a Single Day as Bridge Attacks Return

AFX Trade, Verus, and B² Network lost $35.5 million in coordinated exploits within hours on July 23, 2026, pushing July hack losses in DeFi past $97 million.

Bitcoin Soars Past $66,000 as Trump Agrees to Ethics Language in Crypto Bill

Reports that the White House has signed off on a key sticking point in the Clarity Act sent markets higher on Tuesday, with Bitcoin climbing above $66,000.

Finrate Sells Staking Rewards to The Tie, Shifts Focus to Digital Asset Yield Summit

Finrate has sold Staking Rewards to The Tie, shifting its focus to the Digital Asset Yield Summit (DAYS) and its institutional allocator network.

Venice AI Raises $65M at $1 Billion Valuation, Pitching Privacy as the Antidote to Mainstream Chatbots

Venice AI, the privacy-focused artificial intelligence platform founded by Erik Voorhees, has closed a $65 million Series A round at a $1 billion valuation.

Robinhood Launches Its Own Blockchain, Bringing Tokenized Stocks and AI Trading to Global Markets

The retail brokerage debuted Robinhood Chain on Wednesday, a move that signals the company’s ambitions well beyond its commission-free trading roots. Robinhood launched the public mainnet of its own blockchain on Wednesday, unveiling a sweeping expansion into decentralized finance (DeFi), AI-driven trading, and global markets that marks one of the most significant strategic pivots in […]