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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says it received millions of fraud reports from consumers last year, as losses continue to pile up. Testifying before the Joint Economic Committee, FTC Associate Director Lois Greisman says that in 2025, the regulator received three million fraud reports from consumers, amounting to a staggering $15.9 billion in losses. The figure represents a significant increase from 2024, when the regulator received 2.6 million fraud reports that came with losses of more than $12 billion. The FTC also says impostor scams were the most reported type of fraud last year. According to Greisman, consumers reported one…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Coinbase, the largest crypto exchange in the US, has achieved a major milestone after securing a key approval from the main banking regulator, which could unlock a broader market for the company. Coinbase Wins Major OCC Approval On Thursday, Coinbase announced it received conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to charter Coinbase National Trust Company, marking a crucial step to becoming a federally regulated crypto custodian. In the official statement, Coinbase outlined the scope of the charter, explaining that the company…
Chainlink whale wallets holding 1M+ LINK jumped 25% in a year. Here’s what that signals for LINK price as markets eye a potential reversal. Chainlink is attracting large-scale investors. Data shared by Santiment shows that the number of wallets holding one million or more LINK tokens grew from 100 to 125 between April 2025 and April 2026. That marks a 25% rise in major holders over just one year. Meanwhile, LINK trades at $8.72, up 1.80% in the last 24 hours. The 7-day picture, however, shows a 1.99% decline. Related reading: Why Chainlink’s Latest Move Could Signal a Major Trend…
Naoris Protocol debuted its quantum-resistant blockchain Thursday, which it says is designed to stay secure even against future powerful quantum computers that could break modern day cryptography.”Mainnet represents the transition from proof-of-concept to production infrastructure. The network has already validated over 100 million transactions using post-quantum cryptography. That is not a roadmap promise; it is measured, operational capacity,” Nathaniel Szerezla, chief growth officer of Naoris Protocol, said. The debut comes as legacy chains Bitcoin and Ethereum confront the threat of a “quantum apocalypse.” Known as Q-Day, this is the point when future quantum computers could crack the encryption securing most…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has issued a fresh assessment of the tokenization sector, forecasting rapid expansion of on‑chain representation of financial claims while warning that the shift could reconfigure the global financial system and introduce new systemic vulnerabilities. IMF Flags Limits Of Traditional Resolution Tools In a note released by the IMF on Wednesday, tokenization is described as more than a technological innovation: it represents an institutional transformation. By converting money, securities, and derivatives into programmable digital tokens recorded on shared ledgers, tokenization changes how claims…
Polymarket integrates Pyth Pro to power real-time pricing for gold, equities, and commodities. Here’s what traders need to know. Polymarket has taken a significant step beyond its prediction market roots. The platform has integrated Pyth Pro to power a new range of traditional asset markets. These include gold, silver, major equity index ETFs, and single-name U.S. stocks. The move marks a notable expansion for one of crypto’s most trafficked platforms. Read more: ICE Commits $600M More to Polymarket as Institutional Interest in Prediction Markets Grows Polymarket Brings Gold, Equities, and Commodities to Prediction Markets The newly launched markets cover a…
Metaplanet (3350) continued to scale its accumulation strategy through the first quarter of 2026, acquiring 5,075 BTC for approximately $398 million, implying an average purchase price of about $78,000 per coin.The Tokyo-based firm has has generated a BTC yield of 2.8% year-to-date.As of March 31, Metaplanet holds a total of 40,177 BTC, acquired for roughly $3.9 billion, with an average cost basis of approximately $97,000 per BTC. Metaplanet is now the third largest bitcoin treasury company worldwide, overtaking MARA Holdings after the miner reduced its bitcoin stack significantly. Twenty One Capital (XXI) holds second place with 43,514 BTC, according to…
A widely followed analyst believes Ethereum is now forming a bottom, setting ETH up to have a significant breakout within days. The pseudonymous analyst Credible Crypto tells his 484,800 followers on X that ETH may be printing a bullish triple-bottom reversal pattern on the three-day chart. A triple-bottom pattern indicates that an asset has found a strong price floor that refuses to crack even after being tested three times. The analyst also predicts ETH will outperform against Bitcoin (ETH/BTC). “Fairly confident we are bottoming out here and think we are probably in a final stage preceding a true break out…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has escalated a jurisdictional clash with state governments by filing lawsuits against three states in a bid to assert exclusive federal authority over prediction markets. The litigation targets Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois — and in Illinois’ case, specifically names Governor J.B. Pritzker — after those states took steps the CFTC says improperly constrain or try to regulate contract markets that are registered with the agency. CFTC Seeks Unified Regulation In a statement announcing the legal action, the CFTC said event…
Circle launches cirBTC, a new wrapped Bitcoin backed 1:1, targeting institutions with secure, transparent, and regulated DeFi access. Circle Internet Group has entered the growing wrapped Bitcoin market with a new token called cirBTC. The company intends to compete with the large players by providing a secure and transparent product to the institutions. Such a step will transform the way Bitcoin is applied in both decentralized and traditional financial systems. Circle Targets Institutional Demand with Secure Bitcoin Access Circle Internet Group states that the cirBTC will be supported 1:1 by real Bitcoin reserves. This framework guarantees that every token is…