Two prominent researchers resigned from the Ethereum Foundation on Monday, increasing the number of high-profile departures at the organization to eight in the last few months. Two Ethereum Foundation researchers, Carl Beek and Julian Ma, have left the organization after four and seven years, respectively. Beek helped develop the Beacon
May 19, 2026 2 mins read
In the last three days, the price of bitcoin (BTC) has fallen to a three-week low of $76,500, according to data from CMC. This wipes out all advances that bitcoin has achieved since May 1. Losses follow days of gains for the Bitcoin/USD pair, which surged to 13-week highs above
May 18, 2026 2 mins read
With assets increasing from roughly $100 million at the end of 2025 to around $235 million as of March 31, Intesa Sanpaolo, the biggest bank in Italy, more than doubled its crypto exposure in the first quarter of 2026. The bank increased its holdings in the ARK 21Shares BTC ETF and
May 18, 2026 2 mins read
Amid persistent market volatility, the Cardano price has been strongly under negative pressure for quite some time. ADA is down nearly 1.7% over the past 24 hours, trading around $0.2656 and continuing to underperform the broader crypto market. Moreover, there has been a 28.3% increase in trading volume, which may indicate
May 15, 2026 2 mins read
With Bitcoin still below $80,000 and other altcoins suffering steep losses, Thursday’s crypto market was muted. After falling as low as $78,720 on Wednesday, the biggest cryptocurrency was lately trading around $79,800. Most importantly, it is still trading below the weekly open price of $82,500. Rising Inflation Concerns and Global Political
May 14, 2026 2 mins read
In Kalshi’s legal battle with Ohio, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has lent its support, requesting that an appeals court confirm that the commission has authority over prediction markets. On Tuesday, the CFTC submitted an amicus brief to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, accusing Ohio of engaging in
May 13, 2026 2 mins read
After suggesting on Tuesday’s earnings call that the Bitcoin treasury firm would sell off some of its holdings occasionally, Strategy co-founder Michael Saylor hinted that the firm may start buying Bitcoin again this week. Saylor used the phrase “back to work, BTC” in a Sunday X post, which has been
May 11, 2026 2 mins read
Finally, Aave Labs has taken a step toward reestablishing rsETH backing and paying impacted users by liquidating the remaining rsETH assets on Ethereum and Arbitrum held by the Kelp DAO attacker. According to X post, Aave announced this on Wednesday, calling it a “critical step” in the “DeFi United” recovery
May 7, 2026 2 mins read
Raising $2.2 billion for its sixth crypto-focused fund, the crypto-focused branch of venture capital company Andreessen Horowitz is now funding crypto startups. The fifth Crypto Fund, according to a Tuesday blog post by a16z Crypto, will support entrepreneurs that are “turning new infrastructure into products people use every day.” This
May 6, 2026 2 mins read
On Monday, decentralized finance protocol Aave took swift action by filing an emergency motion in New York. The purpose was to overturn a restraining order issued by a US law firm, which had been put in place to prevent Arbitrum DAO from releasing 30,766 frozen Ether to the victims of the Kelp
May 5, 2026 2 mins read