The U.S. government just reminded everyone that it's still one of the largest unannounced whales in crypto, and no one knows what happens next. Wallets linked to the U.S. government moved 833.599 BTC to Coinbase Prime and 40,285 BNB to a fresh wallet on Tuesday, totaling over $103 million.
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Half a billion dollars in liquidations in a single day is the sound of overleveraged traders learning why casinos have better odds. Crypto markets saw $550M-$608M in liquidations as Bitcoin dropped 2.3% in two hours, falling below $84K after its best weekly close in eight months
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When a brokerage that built its empire on democratizing stocks quietly becomes a bitcoin holder, it's not a trade—it's a declaration. Robinhood added $25 million of bitcoin to its corporate treasury, announced by SVP Johann Kerbrat on the Starting Block podcast
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The futures regulator just drew a line in the sand: offer leverage on your platform, and you're in federal territory. The CFTC released a framework for federal oversight of crypto exchanges, creating a new federal license pathway triggered specifically by leverage offerings
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The institutional money that sat on the sidelines for years isn't asking "if" anymore — they're asking "how much" and "how fast." Liz Martin, co-CEO of Coinbase Institutional, reports accelerating demand for crypto assets and tokenization, citing regulatory clarity and transparency as key drivers
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Brand strength and millions of users couldn't save a consumer-focused L2 from the math that kills most crypto infrastructure plays.
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The government just proved it can return your crypto instead of auctioning it off to the highest bidder. US government moved 264 BTC ($23M) to Coinbase as part of Bitfinex restitution, marking a shift from seizure-and-liquidate to seizure-and-return policy
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Coinbase just turned its exchange into a casino with a countdown timer, and the house is Kalshi. Coinbase added 15-minute and hourly up-or-down contracts on bitcoin, ether, and eight other tokens to its prediction markets platform on Tuesday
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The exchange that wanted to be a bank just got funding from the people who actually run one. Circle, Ripple, Standard Chartered's SC Ventures, and Qube Research & Technologies invested in OKX at a flat $25 billion pre-money valuation, extending the round led by NYSE parent ICE in March
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While the rest of East Asia's crypto economy contracted, South Korean retail traders turned AI tokens into a $7.41 billion bet that Web3 and Web4 are the same story.
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A payment infrastructure company just asked the federal government for permission to hold your stablecoins, and if approved, it changes who controls the on-ramp between dollars and crypto.
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The government just admitted it can't track your crypto without destroying the reason people use it in the first place.
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The U.S. just drew the clearest line yet between crypto casinos and crypto exchanges that might actually survive regulatory scrutiny.
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The SEC just cracked the door open for tokenized securities, and OKX is sprinting through it before regulators remember they left it unlocked.
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The moment Wall Street accepts crypto payments isn't coming — it's here, and it's wearing a Citi badge. Citigroup is partnering with Coinbase to let institutional clients accept stablecoin payments, marking a major shift in how traditional finance handles digital money
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The credit card companies just picked their horse in the stablecoin race, and it's not USDC. Open USD (OUSD) launched September 30 live on Ethereum, Solana, Base, and Tempo, backed by BlackRock and Google, with immediate integration by Stripe, Visa, Mastercard, and Coinbase.
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The first federally chartered crypto bank in America just proved that regulatory approval doesn't immunize you from market gravity.
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Ethereum traders are about to find out what happens when everyone makes the same leveraged bet at the same price. The largest cluster of net long Ethereum positions on Hyperliquid sits at $2,538, creating a potential liquidation powder keg
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The infrastructure layer was supposed to print money forever, and then the math stopped working. Blast, once holding $2.3 billion in assets, is shutting down its Ethereum layer-2 network because operating costs now exceed revenue. Users have until Oct. 26 to withdraw.
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The payment rails that move trillions in business transactions just plugged into blockchain infrastructure, and they didn't ask retail crypto's permission.
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