Crypto & mining news

Headlines aggregated from 9 publishers, newest first, with mining and hardware stories tagged so they surface without wading through price chatter. Every entry links straight to the publisher — nothing is rehosted here, and the excerpt is the publisher’s own.

• 24d ago

  Man charged in $16 million crypto ‘massive pig butchering’ scam

  A man was charged for his role in defrauding someone of millions of dollars' worth of crypto in a "massive pig butchering" scam.

  The BlockSecurity

• 24d ago

  Magic Eden legacy approvals leave $5.7 million in NFTs exposed to exploit before rescue

  Magic Eden legacy approvals exposed $5.7 million in NFTs to an exploit before whitehats rescued 23,155 tokens.

  The BlockSecurity

• 24d ago

  Aave V4 on Base adds Coinbase tokenized stocks as collateral for USDC loans

  Aave V4 added Apple, Nvidia, Tesla, and four more tokenized stocks as collateral for USDC loans for non-U.S. users.

  The Block

• 24d ago

  Strategy proposes daily dividends for STRC, STRD, STRF and STRK preferred stocks

  Strategy is seeking shareholder approval to pay daily dividends across its four U.S.-listed preferred stocks.

  The Block

• 24d ago

  Ethena expands USDe backing strategy into bStocks and equity perpetuals on Binance

  Ethena is adding Binance bStocks and equity perpetuals to the basis trade used for USDe's backing strategy.

  The Block

• 24d ago

  KelpDAO sues LayerZero, claims it endorsed setup used in $292 million rsETH exploit

  KelpDAO sued LayerZero and Bryan Pellegrino over the April 18 rsETH exploit, alleging the bridge setup was endorsed in writing.

  The BlockSecurity

• 25d ago

  Bitget confirms $387.5 million security breach affecting exchange hot wallets

  Bitget said private keys were not compromised and that losses from the incident will be covered by its User Protection Fund.

  The BlockSecurity

• 25d ago

  Fed proposes reserve limits, capital standards for stablecoin issuers under GENIUS Act

  The Federal Reserve proposed new measures for stablecoin issuers, including reserve-asset limits and standardized capital requirements.

  The BlockDeFi

• 25d ago

  Solana treasury firm SkyAI keeps board after shareholder protest, loses equity plan vote

  SkyAI’s board survived a shareholder protest, but its proposed equity pay plan fell by a wide margin.

  The BlockRegulation

• 25d ago

  ARK Invest brings $1.3 billion venture fund onchain through Securitize

  ARK Invest is bringing its $1.3B ARK Venture Fund (ARKVX), which holds OpenAI, Anthropic and Stripe, onchain via Securitize on Ethereum.

  The BlockEthereum

• 25d ago

  JPMorgan says bitcoin crossing $85,000 production cost could ease miner selling pressure

  JPMorgan analysts said bitcoin's move above its estimated $85,000 production cost could ease miner selling if sustained.

  The BlockBitcoinMining

• 25d ago

  New York moves to block Polymarket from the state, alleging it’s running an illegal gambling operation

  New York has sued Polymarket, accusing it of operating an illegal gambling operation and asking a court to block it from operating.

  The BlockRegulation

• 25d ago

  Ondo launches onchain portfolio tokens based on BlackRock-developed strategies

  Ondo has launched three onchain portfolio tokens based on model portfolio strategies developed by BlackRock.

  The Block

• 25d ago

  Solana Foundation taps Binance, Polygon vets to drive institutional adoption and payments

  Solana Foundation appointed Rachel Conlan as chief strategy officer and former Polygon Labs exec Jamal Raees as GM of payments.

  The Block

• 25d ago

  HIFI raises $37 million Series A to expand tokenized capital markets infrastructure

  HIFI raised $37 million in Series A funding led by Left Lane Capital to scale tokenized settlement infrastructure.

  The BlockMarkets

• 25d ago

  IBM connects Digital Asset Haven to Swift blockchain ledger for tokenized deposit transactions

  IBM Digital Asset Haven clients can now connect to Swift's shared ledger and instruct tokenized deposit transactions.

  The Block

• 25d ago

  Brooklyn man gets up to 12 years over $16 million Coinbase social engineering scheme

  A court sentenced 23-year-old Ronald Spektor to four to 12 years in prison for a $15.9 million Coinbase phishing scheme.

  The BlockRegulationSecurity

• 26d ago

  Hut 8 wins bidding for Poolin’s Texas data centers with $140 million offer

  The proposed acquisition would add two Texas sites to Hut 8’s expanding AI infrastructure portfolio.

  The Block

• 26d ago

  ‘Not behind closed doors’: Senate Banking Democrats call for prediction markets hearing as GOP meets privately with Kalshi

  Every Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee is urging its chair, Sen. Tim Scott, to hold a congressional hearing on prediction markets.

  The BlockMarketsRegulation

• 26d ago

  ‘BTC still has room to catch up’: Bitcoin’s $80,000 breakout draws institutional demand as analysts weigh durability

  K33, Nexo and 21shares weigh in on bitcoin's breakout as ETF inflows hit their highest since Nov. 2024. Key levels: $87K–88K resistance.

  The BlockBitcoinMarkets

• 26d ago

  Blockchain.com, NYSE plan access to tokenized US stocks and ETFs

  Blockchain.com and NYSE have signed an agreement to explore tokenized stocks and ETFs, subject to regulatory approvals.

  The BlockRegulation

• 26d ago

  Crypto economy fell just 1.6% in 12 months despite $2.1 trillion market cap rout, Chainalysis says

  Global crypto activity fell 1.6% to $9.4 trillion despite a massive $2.1 trillion market cap contraction, Chainalysis says.

  The BlockMarkets

• 26d ago

  Stablecoin adoption intent rises from 36% to 56% with bank-level protections, Visa says

  A Visa study shows U.S. stablecoin adoption intent jumps to 56% when paired with hypothetical bank-level consumer protections.

  The BlockDeFi

• 26d ago

  Galaxy adds $100 million in Sky’s sUSDS to treasury, buys SKY token as firms deepen lending ties

  Galaxy added $100 million in sUSDS to its treasury and approved the Sky savings token as institutional loan collateral.

  The BlockRegulationDeFi

• 26d ago

  Canada’s big six banks explore tokenized deposit system to modernize payments

  The banks said the first phase of the project involves moving tokenized deposits efficiently across financial institutions.

  The Block

• 27d ago

  Crypto VC Hashed anchors new digital asset private credit fund targeting $300 million

  The fund aims to address a critical financing bottleneck in the institutional digital asset sector by using 'covenant-based' underwriting.

  The Block

• 27d ago

  CFTC warns ‘mention market’ prediction contracts carry heightened manipulation risk

  The CFTC is warning that bets on prediction markets based on whether someone will "mention" specific words carries manipulation risks.

  The BlockMarketsRegulation

• 27d ago

  CFTC Chairman Selig says markets must prepare for ‘mass tokenization’

  The Trump administration is preparing for a financial market overhaul as tokenization and 24/7 trading move into the spotlight.

  The BlockMarketsRegulation

• 27d ago

  Coinbase, Circle shares positioned for crypto recovery as estimates stabilize: William Blair

  Blair says COIN offers an attractive entry after a 31% rise, trims its EBITDA estimate and sees USDC growth driving Circle's next leg.

  The Block

• 27d ago

  Solo GP Jed Breed raises $15 million for his second early-stage crypto fund

  Breed VC has raised $15 million for its second crypto fund. Backers include FalconX, Nic Carter, Rob Hadick and Jake Brukhman.

  The Block