US sentences ‘laptop farmers’ who assisted North Korean IT workers
The US Justice Department said it recently secured two sentences against men hosting laptops for North Korean workers, marking a total of eight sentences in five months. Go to Source
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Coinbase Buys $88 Million Worth of Bitcoin in Q1 2026
Coinbase disclosed during its Q1 2026 earnings call that it purchased $88 million worth of bitcoin during the quarter, marking a significant addition to the publicly listed exchange’s corporate treasury. Strong Accumulation Signal Coinbase, the only major U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange, added bitcoin to its corporate treasury during the first quarter of 2026, disclosing a purchase … Read more
AWS Northern Virginia data center overheats, impacting Coinbase
Coinbase said on Friday its markets are being placed in “cancel only” mode but will begin to re-enable trading “shortly.” Go to Source
Aptos Foundation, Aptos Labs commit $50M to development as it eyes AI agent future
The Aptos Foundation said building infrastructure that enables sub-second finality without the need for human intervention is a key to supporting the next wave of AI agent adoption. Go to Source
Coinbase Exchange Experiences “Degraded Performance” for Over Two Hours After AWS Outage
Coinbase’s exchange went dark for over two hours on Friday after an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage disrupted trading access for thousands of users worldwide. Major Disruption Affects Withdrawals, Trades Coinbase, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, experienced a significant service disruption Friday morning after an outage at Amazon Web Services … Read more
Chaos Labs says oracles secure after attempted ‘nation-state’ wallet attack
Chaos Labs said on Thursday it has rotated all keys since the attempted attack over the weekend and hasn’t detected any suspicious activity since. Go to Source
Flutter Restructures US Operations as FanDuel CEO Howe Departs With $4.37M Severance
Flutter Entertainment announced a leadership transition at FanDuel, with Chief Executive Amy Howe departing after five years and Christian Genetski stepping into the CEO role. The departure was confirmed alongside Flutter’s Q1 2026 results. Genetski Takes Over While Flutter Names Group-Level President Per the press release, Howe will receive severance of $4,370,828 – equal to … Read more
Kraken Parent Payward Buys Reap Technologies for $600M to Build Stablecoin Payment Rails
Payward Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, announced on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies Holdings for up to $600 million in a mix of cash and stock, in a deal that values Payward at $20 billion. Payward Locks in $600M Reap Acquisition as Stablecoin Card Market Tops … Read more
Block Inc rises 8% as Q1 gives ‘earnings surprise’ despite Bitcoin dip
Block’s Q1 earnings beat estimates despite Bitcoin revenue falling 26% on changing Bitcoin “trading dynamics” and reducing fees on Cash App transactions. Go to Source
Coinbase shares slide on $400M Q1 loss, revenue miss
Coinbase financial chief Alesia Haas said “macro conditions were genuinely tough,” while CEO Brian Armstrong highlighted a plan to diversify beyond spot trading. Go to Source