Strategy CEO Phong Le says company will sell BTC only in specific cases
Strategy’s Bitcoin sales will not move the markets, despite it owning more than 4% of the digital currency’s maximum supply, Le said. Go to Source
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CME Group Targets June 1 Launch for Bitcoin Volatility Futures Pending CFTC Review
CME Group announced this week it plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures (BVI) on June 1, 2026, giving institutional traders their first CFTC-regulated contract to trade bitcoin’s expected price swings independently of price direction. CME’s BVI Futures Let Traders Go Long or Short Bitcoin Volatility Starting June 2026 The contracts will carry the ticker BVI … Read more
Bitcoin Mining Pool Giants Foundry, Antpool and F2pool Signal Stratum V2 Shift
Seven of the largest names in bitcoin mining formally joined the Stratum V2 Working Group this week, signaling the clearest industry shift yet toward miner-controlled transaction selection. 7 Bitcoin Mining Pools Back Stratum V2 as Miners Push for Block Template Control Antpool, F2pool, Foundry, Spiderpool, Block Inc., MARA Foundation, and DMND are now part of … Read more
Coinbase Says Outage ‘Unacceptable’ as CEO Weighs Speed-Resilience Tradeoffs
Coinbase is reviewing its exchange infrastructure after an AWS data center cooling failure knocked several trading services offline, blocked some account access, and delayed customer balance displays. CEO Brian Armstrong called the outage “unacceptable” and said Coinbase will revisit tradeoffs around speed, co-location, and faster recovery during infrastructure failures. Armstrong Says Resilience Tradeoffs Will Be … Read more
The CLARITY Act will help reshore the crypto industry in the US — Attorney
The “biggest market” in crypto is conducting the vast majority of its trading volume outside of US-based exchanges, according to Attorney Bill Hughes. Go to Source
Ethereum’s DeFi TVL Dominance Drops to 53%, Approaching Multi-Year Low
Ethereum’s share of total decentralized finance ( DeFi) liquidity has fallen to its lowest level in years, as rival blockchains chip away at a dominance that once exceeded 63%. Rival Chains Close the Gap In absolute terms, Ethereum still commands the largest DeFi stack on any single chain, with approximately $45.50 billion in TVL. But … Read more
The Nobitex dilemma: How Iran’s biggest crypto exchange stays off the OFAC blacklist
Iran entered the final night of February 2026 under a near-total internet shutdown. In the wake of a joint strike by the United States and Israel, Tehran almost completely severed the country’s connection to the global internet — likely leaving only users on a government whitelist with access to the outside world. Go to Source
Sui Network Hit Again: DeepBook Exploit Adds To Growing List As Token Defies Pressure With Bullish Breakout
A vulnerability in one of the core DeFi protocols on Sui Network exposes the ecosystem to renewed scrutiny. Around 3:18 AM UTC, a bug that led to undercollateralization of the DeepBook Protocol’s USDC margin pool resulted in $239,700 of bad debt. The problem led to the immediate suspension of margin trading as developers raced to … Read more
Lagarde Blocks Euro Stablecoin Push, Calls $300B Market a Stability Risk for ECB Policy
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde rejected calls for Europe to promote euro-denominated stablecoins this week, warning that the risks to financial stability and monetary policy outweigh any benefits. Lagarde Warns European Banks That Euro Stablecoins Could Narrow ECB Rate Channel Lagarde delivered her remarks at the Banco de España Latam Economic Forum in … Read more
Kraken Parent Payward Targets OCC Charter to Unlock Institutional Digital Asset Custody
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has filed an application with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust company charter aimed at expanding federally regulated custody services for digital assets. Kraken’s Parent Files OCC Trust Charter Application to Serve U.S. Institutional Clients If approved by the OCC, the new entity … Read more