Bitcoin ETFs remain $1 billion shy of breaking even in 2026, according to CoinDesk, while Strive bought more BTC and tokenized stocks logged $1 billion in weekend trading volume.
Visa is opening up its VisaNet settlement data to blockchain lenders so issuers of stablecoin-linked cards can access working capital as transaction volume surges.
AI funding and tokenized equity dominated trading as Mistral secured backing from Samsung and Strive's bitcoin accumulation accelerated through token offerings.
Robinhood is taking equity stakes in Crypto.com and OG.com and will route NFL prediction-market contracts through OG.com's CFTC-regulated exchange, according to multiple reports.
Strive accumulated 1,375 bitcoin as its SATA token approaches a $1 billion valuation.
Polish prosecutors have charged a fifth suspect, Roman Ż., in the Zondacrypto exchange probe, which involves an estimated $100 million in losses across 1.3 million clients.
Mistral AI closed a funding round at a $24 billion valuation with Samsung as a lead backer.
Cronos rolled back the chain to reverse a $111.2 million Tectonic exploit, but $9.2 million had already been withdrawn.
Mistral AI closed a funding round valuing the French startup at $24 billion, with Samsung among the backers.
Purported white-hat hackers who drained $320M in Bitcoin from Blockstream's Liquid sidechain have returned $270M, with about 600 BTC still outstanding.