First Block Time Reduction Since Genesis Polygon (@0xPolygon) shipped a chain upgrade on Wednesday, cutting the block time for $POL's network from 2 seconds to 1.75 seconds. It marks the firs

@Hut8Corp shares surged as much as 36% on Wednesday after the company announced a landmark 15-year, $9.8 billion lease for 352 MW of AI data center capacity at its Beacon Point campus in Nuec

@injective's monthly Community BuyBack hit a new participation record on Wednesday, filling its $196,000-plus revenue pool in under 10 minutes with more participants than any previous round.

Crypto cards have quietly become one of the fastest-growing segments in digital payments. According to research from @artemis, monthly volume climbed from roughly $100 million in early 2023 t

Oil Markets Whipsaw on Peace Deal Reports Brent crude fell sharply below $100 per barrel on Wednesday after reports that the United States and Iran are moving closer to a short memorandum of

CME Group has confirmed that futures contracts for Avalanche ($AVAX) and Sui are now live, with the first block trades executed between institutional counterparties FalconX and G-20 Group. Th

@centrifuge has launched deSPXA on @base, marking what the protocol describes as the first tokenized S&P 500 exposure that trades around the clock onchain. The product gives non-US users toke

Shiba Inu (@Shibtoken) has spent much of 2026 accumulating institutional credibility, on-chain momentum, and ecosystem upgrades that few observers expected from what began as a meme token. Th

@Coinbase has officially listed gold and silver perpetual futures contracts, opening continuous commodity exposure to traders outside the United States and marking another step in the exchang

@BTQ_TECH has been named the core security infrastructure provider for South Korea's first bank-led Korean won stablecoin proof of concept (PoC), marking a significant step in the institution

@OndoFinance, Kinexys by @JPMorgan, @Mastercard, and @Ripple have completed what they describe as the first near real-time, cross-border redemption of a tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, executed

Selig Makes the Case for Legislative Certainty CFTC Chair Mike Selig (@ChairmanSelig) took the stage at the @consensus2026 summit on May 6 to make a direct case for the immediate passage of t

Speculation around XRP surged after a large leveraged trade appeared amid broader crypto market volatility. Traders have closely monitored whale activity in recent weeks as digital assets str

The prop trading sector has just endured one of the most brutal consolidations in its recent history. Between 2023 and 2024, more than 70 platforms shut down or were forced to cease operation

Solana regains its place again in crypto discussions. Indeed, on social media, optimism around SOL reaches heights that the market had not observed for several months. However, behind this sp

Bitcoin has moved back into the low-$80,000 range, but the real question for traders is not whether the rebound looks strong for a few sessions. The bigger issue is whether this recovery has

South Korea will proceed with virtual asset taxation starting January 2027. Moon Kyung-ho confirmed the Ministry of Finance and Economy’s position during a forum at the National Assembly. A 2

BitcoinWorld Core Scientific Sells $208.3 Million in Bitcoin as It Pivots to AI Data Centers Bitcoin mining firm Core Scientific sold 2,385 BTC for approximately $208.3 million during the fir

BitcoinWorld AUD/USD: Unilateral RBA Tightening Provides Support, Says TD Securities TD Securities has highlighted that the Australian dollar is finding support against the US dollar due to t

BitcoinWorld ECB’s Nagel Warns: More Rate Hikes Coming Unless Economic Outlook Improves Sharply The European Central Bank is likely to continue raising interest rates unless the economic outl

BitcoinWorld Japan’s recent yen interventions may be largest since 2022, BofA analysts estimate Japan’s recent forays into the currency market to support the yen may represent its most aggres