The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed sanctions on the Russian cyber broker who was accused of selling and buying U.S. government tools. The U.S. government has used the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act law for the first time, which is designed to punish the theft and sale of sensitive American
Stripe is rumored to be considering a possible acquisition of PayPal Holdings, which could be a major shake-up in the international payments industry. Bloomberg reported that sources close to the matter have revealed that Stripe has initiated early acquisition talks and has shown interest in acquiring all or some of
U.S. Bitcoin ATM operator Bitcoin Depot announced a new policy requiring customers to present identification for each transaction at its kiosks nationwide.The company launched a staged rollout of the new compliance process in February 2026, extending previous first-use ID requirements to all uses. This is in a bid to improve
US President Donald Trump appeared in the State of the Union Address, wherein he covered several topics. However, it was the crypto segment that took a few notes for a reaction hours after the session concluded. Cryptocurrencies recorded a surge in their respective values. There was a hint of being
The Ethereum price showed a fresh decline down to $1,865, and it is now recovering losses from $1,800 and might fight to recover above $1,925 or $1,950. The price of ETH did not manage to stay over $1,880 and initiated a fresh decline, similar to Bitcoin. The price traded below
Grayscale Smart Contract Fund, an investment vehicle, has shown importance in Cardano crypto as it increased its stake in ADA among its multi-digital asset holdings even during these turbulent market conditions. The crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments, which manages the smart contract fund, released its portfolio allocation on February 23,
Canaan Inc., which is a Singapore-based bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer and mining operator, has purchased Ciper Mining’s 49% ownership stake in a joint mining venture in West Texas. The transaction was valued at $39.75 million and was completed through a stock deal rather than cash. Inclusion in the Deal The
Bloomberg Intelligence reported that the stablecoin revenue of Coinbase associated with its USDC revenue share with Circle was 19% of overall revenue in 2025 and may surge two to sevenfold if USDC adoption in payments intensifies. This comes regardless of witnessing a net loss of about $667 million in Q4
Michael Saylor, in an interview, responded to BTC accumulation by saying that it could be understood from the principle of Dollar Cost Averaging. His statement came at a time when Strategy extended its accumulation despite forecasts underlining a possible drop to $50k. Also, the unrealized loss of Strategy is estimated
Hong Kong-based stablecoin payments firm RedotPay is reportedly preparing for a potential US initial public offering that could raise more than $1 billion. Sources familiar with the matter told Bloomberg that the listing could value the company at over $4 billion. RedotPay is working with JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs, and
