Raw News Items
116 itemsMarch 24, 2026
- Decrypt
OpenAI to Shut Down Sora Video App, Derailing $1 Billion Deal with Disney
OpenAI will discontinue the Sora app and API, ending its AI video-generation platform months after launching the standalone product.
- Cointelegraph
Rising US treasury yields, war in Iran, rising inflation risk pressure Bitcoin price
Falling tech stock prices and rising bond yields have forced a rush for cash, preventing Bitcoin from gaining any bullish momentum.
- The BlockScore: 90
Digital asset manager ParaFi raises $125 million for new venture fund: Bloomberg
Separately, ParaFi has raised $325 million for its ongoing digital asset investment strategies since the beginning of 2025.
- CoinDeskScore: 90
Bitcoin leads crypto rebound to $71,000 as $550 million in shorts liquidated
BTC climbs despite escalating Middle East tensions, outperforming gold as altcoins rally and derivatives data signals cautious but improving market sentiment.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Strategy seeks another $44.1B to accelerate Bitcoin buying
Strategy is increasingly turning to perpetual preferred stocks to fund its Bitcoin strategy, with the company adding 90,000 BTC to its balance sheet so far this year.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Balancer Labs shuts down 4 months after $100M+ exploit, protocol to continue
Executives at Balancer Labs are now pushing for the protocol to be managed by the Balancer Foundation and Balancer’s DAO.
- The BlockScore: 85
Balancer Labs to shut down after $128 million exploit; protocol eyes ‘lean’ restructuring
Its co-founder, Fernando Martinelli, said the protocol will continue to operate after restructuring to attain a 'lean' economic model.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Delaware to regulate stablecoins under banking framework in new bill
The stablecoin bill introduced in Delaware aims to create a licensing framework for stablecoin issuers as part of the state's first major banking code update since 1981.
- The BlockScore: 85
Delaware lawmakers introduce bills to license stablecoin issuers, digital asset firms
Delaware lawmakers filed two bills Monday to license stablecoin issuers and allow state banks to manage digital assets.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Strategy’s expanded $64B Bitcoin buying plan leans on high-yield funding but could push BTC higher
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) widened its at-the-market fundraising capacity on March 23, filing new programs for common stock and two preferred securities, bringing the company's total active issuance capacity to over $60 billion. The 8-K filing, which added fresh ATM lines while terminating on...
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Crypto wallets to offer a backdoor recovery if buried amendment to state bill passes Senate
This month, Kentucky lawmakers advanced another bill that critics say could make self-custody impossible for hardware wallet manufacturers to deliver without building a backdoor into their products. It comes after passing a bill last year protecting residents' right to use crypto wallets. The vehicl...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Resolv temporarily halts protocol to ‘contain the impact’ of 80M USR exploit
Resolv’s USR dollar stablecoin is trading at just $0.24 after an attacker minted 80 million unbacked tokens, forcing a full protocol pause and reopening fears over stablecoin risk.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
BlackRock CEO wants to move stocks and ETFs into crypto wallets after $150B success
BlackRock's 2026 chairman's letter positions the digital wallet as asset management's next major distribution frontier. In the letter, Larry Fink writes that “today, there's very little access to traditional investment products in digital wallets” and that BlackRock plans to “lead ...
- The BlockScore: 85
Circle falls 20% as stablecoin reward limits loom, Tether adds Big Four auditor and wallets frozen
The USDC stablecoin issuer faced headwinds on Tuesday amid developing stablecon legislation that could dent future revenue.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
CFTC chief launches innovation task force focused on crypto framework
Chair Michael Selig said that the task force was an example of “future-proofing“ regulation at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
- DecryptScore: 80
Balancer Labs Winds Down Months After $128M DeFi Exploit
The restructuring comes as analysts say older DeFi models built on token incentives and emissions are increasingly under pressure.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Balancer Labs will shut down as corporate entity became 'a liability' after $110 million exploit
Co-founder Fernando Martinelli said he considered winding down the entire protocol but decided the team deserved a chance to restructure, with the DAO targeting zero emissions, fee restructuring, and a BAL buyback to offer holders a fair exit.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
New York Stock Exchange taps Securitize to build its tokenized stock platform
The move comes as the race to bring equities to always-on blockchain markets is heating up after Nasdaq obtained regulatory approval for its tokenization plan.
- The BlockScore: 80
NYSE taps Securitize to develop 24/7 tokenized securities platform
The NYSE, part of Intercontinental Exchange, has partnered with Securitize to develop its 24/7 tokenized securities platform.
- The BlockScore: 80
Tether hires Big Four auditor for first full reserves audit
Tether has hired a Big Four accounting firm for its first full USDT stablecoin audit after years of scrutiny over its reserves.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Tether hires a 'Big Four' firm for a full audit of USDT reserves
The audit aims to address long-standing questions over USDT reserves and push new disclosure standards.
- DecryptScore: 80
Wall Street's Crypto Ties Deepen as NYSE Taps Securitize for Tokenized Securities
Securitize was selected by the New York Stock Exchange as a "digital transfer agent" for a platform dedicated to tokenized securities.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Circle stock plunges 18% as a new draft of the Clarity Act threatens stablecoin rewards
The latest version of the Clarity Act is pressuring stocks as it would restrict stablecoin rewards.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
Tether says ‘Big Four‘ firm to handle first audit of USDT reserves
The stablecoin issuer did not name the accounting firm from the ‘Big Four‘ roster of Deloitte, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ernst & Young, and KPMG.
- DecryptScore: 80
CFTC Unveils Innovation Task Force Focused on Crypto, AI and Prediction Markets
The CFTC launched a new task force designed to create a clear framework of rules for technologies like AI, crypto, and prediction markets.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Bitcoin, ether, solana prices move higher as Gulf allies inch toward joining Iran war
Crypto recovered on Tuesday morning even as Monday's relief rally unraveled across traditional markets, with oil jumping 4% on reports that Saudi Arabia and the UAE are moving to join the conflict.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Fund services giant Apex to tokenize Bitcoin mining note on Coinbase’s Base platform
Apex will tokenize the Omnes Mining Note “OMN,” an institutional-grade structured note backed by Bitcoin hashrate.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
Invesco joins tokenization race as it takes over Superstate’s $900 million onchain fund
The $2.2 trillion asset manager is stepping into the rapidly-growing tokenized Treasury market, joining global financial behemoths like BlackRock and Franklin Templeton.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
ParaFi defies crypto market downturn with $125 million raise for new fund: Bloomberg
The firm now manages about $2 billion, having already raised an additional $325 million for existing crypto investment strategies since last year.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
NYSE taps Securitize for 24/7 tokenized securities platform
Securitize will become NYSE’s first digital transfer agent to mint blockchain-based shares of stocks and develop standards for compliant tokenized stock issuance.
- DecryptScore: 75
Tether Says It Will Be Audited By Big Four Accounting Firm—But Won't Say Which One
The first independent audit of Tether’s claimed $192 billion stablecoin reserves could pave the way to USDT’s approval under the GENIUS Act.
- CryptoSlateScore: 75
Bitcoin eyes bullish move to $75,000 where the real fight for recovery is decided beyond Iran pause
Bitcoin continued its upward momentum above $71,000 on Tuesday as investors continued to weigh the market impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to pause planned US attacks on Iranian power and energy infrastructure for five days. Data from CryptoSlate showed that the top cryptocurrency was tra...
- The BlockScore: 75
CFTC forms new innovation task force to shape crypto, artificial intelligence and prediction markets
The CFTC launched a new task force focused on cryptocurrencies, artificial intelligence, and the rapidly emerging area of prediction markets.
- DecryptScore: 75
BMO Is First Bank to Join CME's Tokenized Cash Platform on Google Cloud
BMO joins CME Group and Google Cloud to enable 24/7 tokenized cash settlement for institutional clients.
- DecryptScore: 75
Circle Stock Dives as Rival Tether Secures Big Four Audit, Crypto Bill Threatens Stablecoin Yield
Circle (CRCL) stock plunged 20% on Tuesday as stablecoin rival Tether made a long-awaited move and Clarity Act speculation grew.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Kalshi joins Polymarket in sweeping user bans to head off insider trading
Kalshi and Polymarket have moved to restrict insider trading on the same day lawmakers introduced a bipartisan bill to ban popular sports event contracts.
- The BlockScore: 70
Australian pension fund Hostplus eyes crypto offering for self-directed accounts: Bloomberg
Digital asset offerings could arrive as early as next financial year, its executive said, subject to regulatory approval.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin's mining concentration just showed up in a rare 2-block reorg
A 2-block reorg at height 941,881 saw Foundry's chain overwrite blocks from AntPool and ViaBTC, coming days after mining difficulty dropped nearly 8%.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitmine chair sees ‘mini-crypto winter’ thaw for ETH as it hits 77% of goal
Bitmine Immersion Technologies bought another $139 million in Ether last week, bringing its ETH holdings to 4.6 million.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Major Australian pension fund mulls crypto offerings amid growing demand
Hostplus is the third-largest super fund in Australia by members, with 2.2 million, and the fifth-largest by assets under management, with over $139 billion in assets.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Aave DAO backs V4 mainnet plan in near-unanimous vote
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says the proposal will move to a binding onchain vote to formalize V4’s deployment on Ethereum.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Nasdaq, Talos target collateral bottleneck in institutional tokenization push
Nasdaq is wiring its collateral and surveillance systems into Talos’s institutional trading stack to target a $35 billion “trapped” collateral problem.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
ECB says stablecoins, tokenized deposits need central bank money to scale
ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said private digital money cannot scale Europe’s tokenized markets on its own, pointing to Pontes and broader legal reform as next steps.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin value ‘off the chart’ as BTC price metric hits record lows in 2026
Bitcoin Yardstick data confirmed a new record for BTC price "deep value" in February as miners battled the lowest price levels in 15 months.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Solana Foundation taps Mastercard, Western Union, Worldpay for institutional developer platform
The platform is a toolkit that lets enterprises create and scale financial applications on Solana without deep crypto infrastructure expertise.
- DecryptScore: 70
Morning Minute: Saylor Gains Access to Another $44B to Buy Bitcoin
Strategy just unveiled a $44 billion war chest to keep buying Bitcoin, while Congress is moving to ban sports bets on prediction markets.
- DecryptScore: 70
Mastercard, Western Union, Worldpay Building With New Solana Enterprise Platform
Major financial players are building via the Solana Developer Platform, which is meant to streamline enterprise development on the network.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Solana lands Mastercard, Western Union on new dev platform
Solana is aiming to attract enterprises and financial institutions to its ecosystem through a new unified developer platform, which is focused on tokenization and stablecoins.
- The BlockScore: 70
Mastercard, Western Union tap Solana Foundation’s new enterprise developer toolbox
The platform offers three API modules to help issue RWAs, support payments, and enable onchain swaps supported by 20 launch partners.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Federal regulation looms as 11 states go after prediction markets
Kalshi is facing off with state regulators around the US, who claim that prediction markets are a form of gambling and recognize that they are a significant source of potential revenue.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin holders shift from panic to cash-buffer discipline as volatility deepens
Bitcoin volatility rose as stablecoin flows surged to $440 billion over the weekend, highlighting investors’ pivot to cash as BTC spot and futures activity decreased.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
How Bitcoin evolved from ‘safe haven’ to become the market’s real-time geopolitical risk indicator
Bitcoin is starting to trade like the market’s real-time geopolitical switch After Bitcoin moved back above $70,000, following President Trump's five-day delay of planned strikes on Iranian infrastructure, the useful question is whether Bitcoin is now functioning as one of the fastest live markets f...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
BlackRock sees AI driving crypto’s next bull phase as altcoin interest fades
The asset management giant's Robbie Mitchnic said clients are focused on bitcoin, ether and only a few other tokens, and aren't looking for broad exposure. Rather, they see opportunity for crypto in artificial intelligence.
- DecryptScore: 65
OKX Rolls Out Round the Clock Trading for Mag Seven Stocks Using Crypto Collateral
The derivatives give users synthetic exposure to major U.S. equities while using Bitcoin and other crypto holdings as collateral, with plans to expand into tokenized assets later this year.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Bitcoin finds stability at 2023 investor cost basis, echoing past cycle
Onchain cost basis data suggests $60,000 is a critical support, with deeper historical support near $54,000.
- The BlockScore: 65
BitGo offers OTC prediction market access to institutions via Susquehanna Crypto partnership
BitGo's institutional clients will be able to access prediction markets via the custodian's platform and post cash or crypto as collateral.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
BitGo, Susquehanna Crypto offering institutional OTC access to prediction markets
New partnership lets hedge funds and other large investors trade event contracts using crypto collateral held on BitGo’s platform.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
FSB flags dollar stablecoins as bigger risk for emerging markets in annual report
US dollar-denominated stablecoins may expose emerging economies to external macro shocks and financial stability risks, according to the Financial Stability board.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Fira launches fixed-rate DeFi lending market with $450M in deposits
Fira debuted its fixed-rate DeFi lending protocol with $450 million in pre-launch deposits, seeking to make long-term decentralized lending rates more predictable.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
BitGo, Susquehanna roll out institutional OTC access to prediction markets
The offering allows institutional investors to trade event-based contracts using crypto collateral, as regulatory scrutiny of prediction markets intensifies in the United States.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
BNY Mellon CEO says the future of crypto runs through big banks
Robin Vince says large banks can bridge digital assets and traditional finance as trust and regulation shape the next phase of growth.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Circle taps African fintech Sasai to expand USDC adoption in cross-border payments
The move aims to integrate the second-biggest dollar-pegged stablecoin into regional payment networks to improve cross-border transactions and remittances.
- CryptoSlateScore: 65
Bitcoin faces a new threat after US PMI reignites stagflation fears
US business activity slowed in March, and the new PMI data delivered a warning that markets are starting to price in: growth is losing momentum just as price pressures pick up again. That creates a pretty tough backdrop for Bitcoin to trade in. When the economy cools while inflation stays elevated, ...
- DecryptScore: 60
Australian Pension Fund Weighs Crypto Access Amid Market Volatility
Hostplus’s crypto ambition is attempting to meet rising investor demand, even as volatility keeps rivals on the sidelines.
- The BlockScore: 60
OKX launches equity perpetual swaps, offering 5x leverage to ‘Mag 7’ stocks
Additional contracts cover major cryptocurrency-related stocks, such as Strategy, Coinbase, Robinhood, and Circle.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
TRON DAO expands AI fund to $1B as agentic economy race heats up
The $1 billion AI fund targets investments in stablecoin rails, agent identity, tokenized RWAs and developer tooling for autonomous AI systems.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
SEC’s top enforcer clashed over Trump cases before quitting: Report
The SEC’s handling of cases involving Justin Sun and Elon Musk was among the factors that caused the agency’s top enforcement official to quit, according to sources.
- The BlockScore: 60
Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 open interest jumps 25% in one week to $1.74 billion
Top pairs on the largest HIP-3 market platform mainly involve tokenized real-world assets, such as crude oil and silver.
- The BlockScore: 60
Resolv issues 72-hour ultimatum to exploiter for 90% return of $25 million in funds
Resolv Labs gave the exploiter 72 hours to return 90% of $25 million in stolen funds, offering a 10% settlement bonus.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
What happens to Bitcoin if US bond yields soar above 5%?
Past oil-war shocks lifted inflation and hurt risk appetite, which raises the risk of Bitcoin falling below $50,000 in 2026.
- The BlockScore: 60
Zama and T-REX Network launch privacy layer for tokenized assets targeting Wall Street institutions
Zama and T-REX Network introduced a confidentiality layer for tokenized real-world assets, aiming to enable broader institutional adoption.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Coinbase says the 'second wave' of institutional money for crypto is here and it is all about yield
Coinbase’s head of institutional, Brett Tejpaul, says institutional priorities in crypto are evolving, and investors are increasingly hunting for yield.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Why Mastercard is buying stablecoin infrastructure instead of a token
Mastercard’s planned BVNK acquisition highlights a shift toward infrastructure over token issuance, reflecting how major payment firms are approaching stablecoins.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Power struggle hits Bitcoin network over anti-spam proposal with claims of ‘faked’ node support
A new chart from Jameson Lopp has reopened one of Bitcoin's oldest internal debates: whether visible node counts reflect real support for a rule change. The immediate flashpoint is BIP-110, a draft proposal that would temporarily impose much tighter consensus-level limits on non-monetary data, follo...
- The BlockScore: 60
Silo V3 launches new liquidation mechanism opening door to new forms of crypto collateral
Silo V3, unveiled Tuesday, adds a protocol-level insolvency protection mechanism to reduce the dependency on DEX liquidity.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Bitcoin hints at 'regime shift' as BTC price dips to $69.5K on Iran nerves
BTC price fell below $70,000 on macro tensions as analyst considered a possible bullish "regime shift" already starting to play out for Bitcoin.
- DecryptScore: 60
Bitcoin Has Likely Bottomed as Strategy Shows Resilience Amid Plunge: Bernstein
The analysts highlighted Bitcoin giant Strategy's flagship preferred share as an alternative source of funding amid tepid market conditions.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Lombard taps Bitwise to offer Bitcoin yield and lending to institutional custody
Lombard CEO Jacob Phillips announced at the Digital Asset Summit that the platform enables institutions to earn yield and borrow against Bitcoin without moving assets out of custody.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin jolted modestly higher on Iran ceasefire report; oil tumbles 4%
An Israeli TV report said a one-month ceasefire could be announced soon.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Circle asks EU to ease crypto thresholds in proposed markets framework
Circle said no euro-denominated "e-money token," including its EURC stablecoin, has reached the framework's proposed market cap threshold for use in settlement.
- DecryptScore: 55
MoonPay Launches Open-Source Wallet Standard for AI Agents
The payments infrastructure firm has unveiled an open-source framework enabling AI agents to manage crypto funds across multiple chains.
- CointelegraphScore: 55
Zama integrates with Apex-backed T-REX for private tokenized assets
Cryptography startup Zama is plugging its privacy tech into T‑REX in a bid to let banks and asset managers trade sensitive assets on public blockchains without losing confidentiality.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Wall Street broker Bernstein calls bitcoin bottom, keeps $150,000 year-end target
The broker sees bitcoin rebounding from its recent lows, supported by ETF flows and expanding corporate treasury demand.
- The BlockScore: 55
Bitcoin sees rare two-block reorg as Foundry overtakes AntPool and ViaBTC in mining race
Despite its relative rarity, the event reflects normal network behavior, as nodes adopt the chain with the most cumulative proof of work.
- The BlockScore: 55
TD Cowen says prediction market bills unlikely to pass this year, flags 2028 election as ‘real threat’
TD Cowen said policy risk remains high for prediction markets, flagging the 2028 election as the "real threat" as bipartisan concerns grow.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Bitcoin slips below $70,000, Circle's 16% slide leads crypto stock sell-off
Market participants are now pricing in rate hikes, and it could be weighing on risk assets.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Wall Street’s crypto push has been years in the making, says Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley’s Amy Oldenburg said banks are expanding into crypto not because of hype, but after years of infrastructure development.
- The BlockScore: 55
Ledger discloses $50 million Q4 secondary sale as IPO plans remain open
The transaction comes years after Ledger’s last primary raise, which valued the company at $1.5 billion in 2023.
- The BlockScore: 50
Kalshi, Polymarket tighten insider trading controls amid Senate scrutiny
US senators recently introduced the 'Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act' to ban sports betting on prediction markets.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Siren token slides 70% after analysts flag concentrated holdings
Onchain analyst EmberCN warned that Siren’s rally may stem from one party cornering spot supply to profit via derivatives.
- DecryptScore: 50
Bittensor Leads AI Altcoin Surge as Short Squeeze, Conflicting Iran Talks Claims Fuel Volatility
AI altcoins notched double-digit gains amid conflict-related volatility, buoyed by last week's Nvidia GTC conference.
- The BlockScore: 50
Bitcoin hovers below key ‘air gap’ as geopolitical risks and Fed outlook cloud direction
Analysts flag a resistance zone above $72,000 as bitcoin holds key support amid geopolitical tensions and macro headwinds.
- The BlockScore: 50
Longevity pharma and RAIN treasury Enlivex secures $21 million debt financing
The company struck the financing deal with New York-based The Lind Partners, an institutional fund manager.
- The BlockScore: 50
Hut 8 leans into modular ‘LEGO block’ model to switch between AI and bitcoin mining
Hut 8 is trying to position itself less as a miner and more as an energy infrastructure player, with power allocation driving returns.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Crypto finance is beginning to look at lot more traditional, Aave and Ethena founders say
Until recently, crypto users mostly traded tokens or borrowed against them, often chasing high, but unpredictable yields. New tools allow them to lock in returns, even in a market known for big swings.
- The BlockScore: 50
Ethereum block builder Eureka Labs raises $6.7 million, introduces ‘programmable blocks’
Ethereum block builder Eureka Labs is introducing "programmable blocks," which add logic during block construction.
- DecryptScore: 50
Russian Hacker Jailed for 81 Months Over $9M Ransomware Attacks
Aleksei Volkov facilitated dozens of attacks across the U.S. as an "initial access broker," causing over $9 million in actual losses.
- CoinDeskScore: 45
The $75,000 line in the sand: What it’ll take for bitcoin to go "full bull"
Your day-ahead look for March 24, 2026
- CoinDeskScore: 45
Why cautious TradFi firms love staked ether
Regulated insurance and standardized benchmarks are pivoting staked ETH from a crypto experiment to a legitimate institutional yield asset.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Crypto-friendly fintech Revolut sees profit soar 57% to $2.3 billion in 2025
The company's customer base grew to 68.3 million, with total balances up 66% to $67.5 billion and transaction volume reaching $1.7 trillion.
- The BlockScore: 40
Lido revenue dropped 23% last year as users withdrew funds and yields declined
Lido said in 2025 its main goal was to expand beyond its core staking product and launch new offerings.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Omnes, Apex to tokenize Bitcoin mining exposure via structured note on Base
Omnes and Apex plan to issue a tokenized Bitcoin mining debt note on Base, giving eligible non-US investors exposure to hashrate-linked returns.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
Ethereum price rally pauses at $2.2K: What will trigger breakout?
A resurgence in institutional demand and spot ETF inflow return could put Ethereum price in a better position to overcome the next hurdle at $2,200.
- The BlockScore: 40
The Daily: Balancer Labs to wind down, Bernstein calls bitcoin bottom with $150K target for 2026, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
- CoinDeskScore: 40
Robinhood reloads stock repurchase plan to $1.5 billion as shares continue in downtrend
Riding the crypto boom to become one of the 2025's hottest stocks, HOOD has shed more than 50% of its value since bitcoin topped in early October.
- CointelegraphScore: 40
21shares sees active strategies shaping next phase of crypto ETFs
21shares president Duncan Moir sees shifting investor demand and evolving product strategies pushing crypto ETFs and ETPs beyond passive exposure.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Eyecare biotech jumps 19% after stablecoin-focused rebrand
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2000 as a biopharmaceutical company developing eye care products and is now betting big on the Sky protocol and stablecoins.
- CoinDeskScore: 30
Here’s where Treasuries could shape Trump’s Iran war — and bitcoin moves
Treasury yields and swap spreads could eventually pressure the Trump administration to moderate the conflict, analysts argue.
- The BlockScore: 30
Bernstein says bitcoin looks bottomed, sees 226% upside for Strategy
Bernstein said Strategy could see 226% upside if bitcoin has bottomed, with STRC central to its capital model.
- The BlockScore: 30
Robinhood authorizes $1.5 billion buyback as shares rise nearly 80% in past year
The board also approved a $1 billion share repurchase program in May 2024 and $500 million repurchase in April 2025.
- CoinDeskScore: 25
Bitcoin may have already bottomed out near $60,000. Here’s why.
Implied volatility indicators DVOL and BVIV suggest peak fear has passed, with crypto leading traditional markets in pricing risk.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
As mass adoption approaches, crypto has forgotten its roots
Mass adoption risks crypto’s cypherpunk roots. Privacy as a permissionless foundation must reclaim DeFi from surveillance, TradFi and memecoin casinos.
- CointelegraphScore: 20
AI and stablecoins are winning despite 2026 crypto market slump
Data shows AI tokens and stablecoins held up better than other crypto sectors in 2026, with growth tied to usage, liquidity and infrastructure demand.
- DecryptScore: 20
'Fortnite' Maker Epic Games Reveals Mass Layoffs, Says AI Isn’t to Blame
Epic Games is laying off more than 1,000 employees as Fortnite engagement falls, but CEO Tim Sweeney says it's not AI's fault.
- CointelegraphScore: 15
Wall Street will eventually submit to the rules of DeFi
Wall Street won’t tame DeFi. Regulation creates compliant tiers atop permissionless liquidity, forcing TradFi to adopt DeFi’s superior speed and composability.
- CoinDeskScore: 10
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Polkadot (DOT) drops 2.3% as index trades lower
Ripple (XRP), down 1.3% since Monday, was also among the underperformers.