Circle raises 222 million in ARC token presale led by a16z crypto
Circle Internet Group completed the private sale of 740 million tokens for 222 million dollars, in a financial transaction led by a16z crypto that grants the Arc blockchain…
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Coinbase cuts 14% of workforce to accelerate artificial intelligence integration
Coinbase announced on May 5, 2026, the reduction of 14% of its workforce, a measure that results in the layoff of approximately 700 employees…
Innovation City launches blockchain IDs for 1,000 firms in United Arab Emirates
Innovation City, the Ras Al Khaimah-based free zone specialized in artificial intelligence and Web3, activated a blockchain-based business identity system on May 5, 2026,…
Bitcoin breaks $80,000 as Asian markets surge and ETF inflows hit $629M
Bitcoin surpassed $80,000 on Monday, May 4, 2026, rising 2.7% over a three-hour span as Asian equities began trading. This milestone marks the highest…
SEC Delays Decision on 24 Prediction Market ETFs from Roundhill and Bitwise
On May 4, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified issuers of a delay in the launch of the first exchange-traded funds…
US Seizes $500 Million in Iranian Crypto Assets Under Operation Economic Fury
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, that federal authorities have seized nearly $500 million in Iranian cryptocurrency assets. This…
UK FCA clears tokenized fund rules and Direct-to-Fund model for asset managers
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) officially released on April 30, 2026, the final rules and guidance allowing United Kingdom investment funds to utilize distributed…
ZetaChain Admits Ignoring Bug Report Before $334,000 Exploit in April 2026
ZetaChain confirmed on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, that the attack vector used in its recent security breach had been previously reported through its bug…
DeFi United releases technical plan to recover 293 million USD in rsETH
On April 28, 2026, the recovery group DeFi United, in collaboration with Aave Labs, released a technical implementation plan to restore the backing of…
Anza and Firedancer implement Falcon to protect Solana against future quantum computing threats
Solana validator clients Anza and Firedancer announced on Monday, April 27, 2026, the implementation of a test version of Falcon, a post-quantum cryptographic (PQC)…
MiCA restricts euro stablecoins to less than 1% of the global volume
A report released this Monday, April 27, 2026, by the industry group Blockchain for Europe reveals that euro-denominated stablecoins under the MiCA framework account…