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Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Federal prosecutors say a Maryland man who stole more than $54 million from a crypto exchange blew a significant portion of the money on Pokémon cards, antique Roman coins, and a scrap of fabric from the Wright brothers’ plane. A Hacker With An Unusual Shopping List Jonathan Spalletta surrendered to authorities Monday after the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against him. Agents who searched his home found the collectibles. The items were seized. Spalletta now faces up to 30…
Uniblock closes a $5.2M seed round, hitting $7.5M total raised, to unify 300+ blockchain APIs into one integration for devs and AI agents. Uniblock has closed an oversubscribed seed round, raising $5.2 million and bringing its total capital to $7.5 million. The Canadian startup operates a managed infrastructure layer that connects blockchain applications to over 55 data providers. Its platform covers more than 300 blockchains through a single API key. Co-founder and CEO Kevin Callahan confirmed the round on X, crediting the company’s team, investors, and customers for the milestone. Read also: Swift Blockchain Push Signals Shift To 24 Seven…
Cardano and Midnight Founder Charles Hoskinson said proposed U.S. crypto legislation could take more than a decade to implement, fail to survive political change and structurally disadvantage new entrants while benefiting established cryptocurrencies.The Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act is still being negotiated in Congress, with lawmakers circulating updated text and trying to close final gaps. While a compromise on stablecoin yield appears close, other sticking points, including decentralized finance and Democratic political demands, remain unresolved, leaving the bill short of a full Senate vote for now.“Even if it does get passed, it’s going to take many years of rulemaking,” he…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Despite waning price performance from Bitcoin and Ethereum, the broader cryptocurrency market still recorded notable inflows for weeks. However, all of these changed as investors’ sentiment shifted, and the crypto market ended up seeing massive capital outflows once again. Bitcoin And Ethereum Are In Major Crypto Outflow After several weeks of steady inflows, the cryptocurrency market has finally recorded a day of outflows as investors pull funds. Such a development is typically seen as a potential shift in investors’ sentiment across the highly volatile market. As outlined…
WHOOP secures $575M at a $10.1B valuation with backing from QIA, Mubadala, Abbott, Mayo Clinic, and top athletes like Ronaldo and LeBron. WHOOP has closed a massive $575 million funding round. The health wearables company now carries a $10.1 billion valuation as it inches closer to going public. Collaborative Fund led the raise. Sovereign wealth funds, global healthcare giants, and elite athletes all participated. Founder and CEO Will Ahmed announced the news directly on X. Read also: Midas Raises $50M to Boost Crypto Liquidity Solutions WHOOP’s $575M Funding Round Draws Major Global Investors Following this funding round, according to a…
Bitcoin’s first-quarter slump capped an unusual run: nearly six months of underperformance against U.S. equities, a stretch that has no precedent.“That’s never happened,” said Mark Connors, founder of Risk Dimensions, pointing to data showing bitcoin lagging stocks consistently since early October. The trend has raised fresh questions about whether the asset is behaving more like a risk trade than a hedge.Bitcoin fell roughly 22% in the first quarter of 2026, following a 25% decline during the final three months of 2025. Over a similar period, the S&P 500 declined far less, leaving a wide performance gap. Connors said the duration…
A US state tax agency has placed taxpayers’ personal info at risk by missing an extended data breach that lasted 18 months. The Oklahoma Tax Commission (OTC) says the breach happened between July 2024 and December 2025, per a new filing with the Office of the Maine Attorney General. The agency failed to notice the suspicious activity until December, noting there was unauthorized access to certain W-2 and 1099 files in their online taxpayer portal. The filing indicates names and social security numbers were stolen in the breach, though the OTC didn’t disclose the total number of impacted individuals. The…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure The XRP community has drawn attention to old X posts by Ripple’s CTO Emeritus, David Schwartz, suggesting that Coinbase may have refused to list XRP on purpose. Schwartz had also suggested that the exchange asked Ripple for money before it could list the altcoin. Ripple’s CTO Emeritus X Posts Reveal Coinbase XRP Listing Saga Crypto pundit Digital Asset Investor drew attention to old X posts from the Ripple executive in which he discussed the Coinbase XRP listing story and a hypothetical scenario in which Ripple was asked…
CryptoQuant analysts say Bitcoin near its $54K realized price is a rare buy zone. Here’s what history says about accumulating at these levels. Bitcoin may be flashing a rare accumulation signal. On-chain analytics platform CryptoQuant by analyst Crypto Me has highlighted a key price level that has historically marked some of the best buying opportunities for long-term investors. The focus is on Bitcoin’s realized price, currently sitting near $54,000. The analyst says any drop to that level, or below it, could represent a strong spot accumulation zone. This is not a guarantee, but history offers a compelling case. Read also: …
WisdomTree does not see pending U.S. crypto legislation as a prerequisite for innovation, even as policymakers debate new rules for digital assets.“I don’t [think] it would inhibit anything that we’re trying to do,” said Will Peck, the firm’s head of digital assets, referring to the proposed Clarity Act. “We don’t view it as a gatekeeper.”The Clarity Act, which is pending approval from Congress, aims to establish clearer jurisdiction between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), while setting rules for how digital assets are classified and regulated. Supporters say it could reduce uncertainty that…