Blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs found wallets with identifiable links to sanctioned Iranian entities moved more than $3.84 billion through CoinEx since 2019. About 60 Iranian platforms were tied to those funds, with roughly $2.7 billion flowing between CoinEx and Nobitex at an average rate of about $1

Indonesia’s financial regulator has introduced certification requirements for influencers who recommend crypto and other digital financial assets under Financial Services Authority Regulation No. 6 of 2026, announced Wednesday. Individuals recommending digital assets must obtain competency certifications unless they are already subject to a separate licensing requirement. Influencers may recommend

Kanga, a crypto exchange founded in Poland, has obtained a Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) license in Latvia that allows it to passport services across the European Union. SIA AlphaRoute, the exchange's operator, received a Class 3 MiCA license from the Bank of Latvia after its Supervisory Committee

Decentralized finance platform Abracadabra launched emergency measures after its crypto-collateralized stablecoin, Magic Internet Money (MIM), slipped about 50% below its $1 peg. The protocol said it will immediately begin gradually increasing interest rates across all Cauldrons, including deprecated markets, to encourage debt repayment and reduce outstanding MIM supply. Abracadabra, an

Bitcoin hit new two-week lows at Wednesday’s Wall Street open, slipping below $60,000 for the first time since June 10. Traders say price action is edging closer to range lows, which they still see holding, and predict a relief bounce toward $70,000 — a rally some described as

HYPE is down 22% from its $75 all-time high and fell below $60 after rejecting another retest near $76, pushing price toward the 50-day exponential moving average that has supported the rally since March. The recent pullback resembles the May 2025 consolidation, with the relative strength index rolling over from

EthLabs launched, and the Ethereum Foundation announced a roughly 40% budget cut and laid off about 20% of its workforce the following day. The moves prompted questions across crypto about the future of Ethereum and the health of one of the network's most influential institutions. Some observers called

Binance has withdrawn its application for a Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) license in Greece and said it will seek authorization in another EU country, posting the move on X. Gillian Lynch, head of Europe and the United Kingdom, said, "Binance is not leaving Europe." The decision comes days

Stablecore has launched an early-access program for US credit unions to help smaller lenders evaluate stablecoins and other blockchain-based financial services ahead of broader adoption. The initiative was announced Wednesday and comes in partnership with Circuit, a credit union service organization focused on research and development, and Curql, a fintech

Isadora Arredondo, a former policy official at the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority who is now vice president of global policy at Hedera, says Britain’s push to become a crypto hub has been slowed more by competing priorities and a gap between policy design and execution than by plain

Total value locked in decentralized finance has fallen by about 39% so far in 2026, sliding to just over $70 billion from roughly $115 billion in January. CryptoRank ties the drop to the broader market correction after October 2025’s peak; following Bitcoin’s run above $122,000, a market-wide

Binance plans to seek authorization in a different EU jurisdiction after its licensing application in Greece hit a snag. Gillian Lynch, Binance’s head of Europe and the United Kingdom, said the exchange is "not leaving Europe" and would pursue authorization elsewhere if the Greek application does not

Standard Chartered has identified Aave as a likely beneficiary as tokenized assets move into decentralized finance, saying active tokenized assets could drive more deposits into the protocol. Geoff Kendrick, the bank’s global head of digital assets research, described Aave as the largest DeFi lending protocol and said he is

Bitcoin is trading near $62,000 and is “compressed” below its adoption structure, yet its classic cycles remain intact, analyst David Eng says. He frames BTC price action as running on two clocks: the 400-day simple moving average and a four-year trend that filters out cycle noise. The 400-day SMA

Financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd said Wednesday it has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), allowing the company to offer crypto services across the European Economic Area via passporting. The license permits OpenPayd to operate as a crypto asset service provider (CASP) and provide services

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stepped down amid waning poll numbers and pressure from inside the Labour Party. During his tenure the government introduced a moratorium on cryptocurrency donations to political campaigns, citing concerns that crypto could become a vector for foreign influence in UK elections, and the UK followed

Former insiders warned Ethereum is running out of money, sparking a governance fight over whether to fund development by taxing staking rewards or rely on wealthy Ether holders. The flashpoint was a proposal from Kleros co-founder Clément Lesaege to redirect up to 10% of validator rewards via a protocol-level mechanism

Ether fell about 5% on Tuesday, wiping out the previous 12 days of gains and triggering roughly $170 million in liquidations of bullish leveraged positions. The perpetual futures annualized funding rate flipped deep into negative territory — around the 3% level — as demand for bearish exposure briefly surged and shorts paid

CryptoQuant data show Bitcoin holders who bought their coins more than five years ago have cut spending to a 90-day average of 962 BTC, the lowest level since November 2024. The pullback follows three major spending waves over the past two years, which peaked at 3,860 BTC in May

CBOE is exploring converting its continuous Bitcoin and Ether futures into perpetual futures after the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved cryptocurrency perpetuals for prediction market Kalshi and outlined a regulatory pathway for other registered exchanges. Rob Hocking, the exchange’s global head of derivatives, said the conversion is being

Bitcoin stayed uncertain at Tuesday’s Wall Street open as US stocks reacted to an earlier Asia tech sell-off. Data showed indecisive BTC price moves on low time frames, with $62,500 now a focus and two dips below $62,000 during the session. Equities were weaker, the S&

Bitcoin has fallen more than 8% from its June high near $67,255, bringing the $60,000 support level back into focus as a SpaceX-led market rout chips away at risk appetite. SpaceX’s record IPO was priced at $135 per share, raising $75 billion at an implied $1.77

THORChain has resumed activity after more than a month of security verifications and upgrades, following a $10.7 million exploit that prompted a trading halt on May 15. In a Tuesday post on X, THORChain restored its network, including trading, signing, swaps and liquidity provider actions. On Sunday the protocol

Binance co-founder Yi He warned on X about an individual referred to as "Zhu Pan," saying the person had impersonated her in failed scam attempts and urging users to spread awareness. Her comments responded to a widely shared Chinese-language X post that alleged CoinUp was linked to the

An analysis by market insights platform Unfolded using DefiLlama data finds Q2 2026 has become the most-hacked quarter on record by incident count, with 83 exploits targeting cryptocurrency protocols. The quarter saw $755.3 million stolen so far, well below the $3.56 billion lost in the fourth quarter of