When the state starts watching your wallet, people buy hardware that keeps it offline. Hardware wallet sales in Russia have more than doubled as new crypto regulations approach, signaling a sharp turn toward self-custody.
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The most unlikely voice pushing for crypto regulation just might be the one that gets it done. The Senate is set to vote on the CLARITY Act, a pivotal piece of legislation that would establish clear regulatory frameworks for digital assets in the U.S.
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Self-custody tools just proved they're only as secure as their slowest update cycle. BTCPay Server disclosed a critical vulnerability in all versions prior to 2.4.2 that let unauthenticated attackers steal .macaroon credential files for LND Lightning nodes — and attackers are actively exploiting it
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A hardware wallet hack just became the best marketing campaign Bitcoin ETFs never asked for. A firmware exploit on Coldcard hardware wallets drained over $83 million from users, marking one of the biggest Bitcoin security incidents of 2026
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While retail investors panic-sold into market fear, BlackRock quietly became the institutional bid that wouldn't blink. BlackRock's IBIT ETF absorbed $604M in Bitcoin over four consecutive days of inflows, with $479M arriving in a single week as fear gripped the broader market
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Somewhere between "I forgot my password" and "I know exactly what I'm doing" lies the most interesting question in crypto forensics. A Bitcoin wallet holding 50 BTC stayed untouched for 15 years, then moved its entire $3.2 million stack this week
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The line between crypto and Wall Street just got a lot thinner, and the firm that crossed it is betting tokenized securities will be worth the regulatory headache.
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The Lightning wallet just became a dev toolkit with training wheels on. Breez launched Glow, an open-source progressive web app that converts Bitcoin to stablecoins via Lightning, with Passkey login and full self-custody.
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The hardware wallets people bought to escape exchange risk just became the vector for one of crypto's largest custody failures—and the flaw sat dormant for five years.
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While retail traders capitulate, institutions are quietly stacking Bitcoin through the front door. US Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $244.4 million on Wednesday, capping a three-day streak that totaled $626 million in new capital
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Block just chose users over margin, and Wall Street hates it. Block's Bitcoin gross profit dropped 31% after Cash App slashed trading fees, but the company raised its 2026 guidance anyway
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Cold storage was supposed to be the one place crypto couldn't be stolen from you — turns out it just changed who was holding the keys.
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The hardware wallet you bought to escape exchange risk just became the reason people are running back to exchanges. A firmware bug in Coldcard hardware wallets let attackers rebuild seed phrases and drain $70-89 million in bitcoin, with estimates varying between sources as the scope becomes clear
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The biggest DEX just became a bank, and every standalone lending protocol should be sweating. Uniswap launched Earn, a native lending product built on Morpho with Gauntlet-curated vaults, letting users generate yield on idle crypto without leaving the platform
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The prediction market gold rush just hit a $36 billion wall — and it's asking a question no one in Web3 wants answered: what if federal licensing doesn't actually override state law?
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Coinbase just captured more of the crypto trading pie than ever before and still lost $360 million doing it. Coinbase posted a $359.5 million net loss on Q2 revenue of $1.22 billion, missing Wall Street's $1.29 billion consensus, with COIN shares falling 5.44% after hours to $154.68
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Cathie Wood isn't rotating out of crypto—she's picking winners while the tourists panic-sell on red days. Ark Invest sold shares of Bitmine, Robinhood, Bullish, and Block during Wednesday's crypto equity pullback, while adding to Coinbase and Circle positions
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The bank that called crypto a fad just put Solana on 15,000 financial advisors' approved list. Morgan Stanley launched spot Ethereum (MSSE) and Solana (MSOL) exchange-traded products on NYSE Arca, both charging 0.14% expense ratios and offering staking rewards to investors
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Robinhood just proved you can have your best quarter ever while the thing that made you cool quietly fades into the background. Robinhood hit a record $1.31 billion in revenue in Q2, but crypto transaction revenue dropped 38%
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Your AI assistant just got a wallet, and you're about to find out if you trust it more than you trust yourself. MoonPay launched PayBox, a vault system that lets ChatGPT and Claude users authorize crypto purchases, token swaps, and cross-chain transactions while retaining custody of their assets
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