Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a digital asset designed to work as a medium of exchange that uses strong cryptography to secure financial transactions, control the creation of additional units, and verify the transfer of assets.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Sam Bankman-Fried Loses Bid for New Trial in FTX Case
Sam Bankman-Fried Loses Bid for New Trial in FTX Case
April 29, 2026  |  Legal & Regulation

Convicted crypto fraudster/FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried has lost his bid for a new trial. According to multiple published reports, a federal judge on Tuesday (April 28)...

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Visa Adds 5 Blockchains as Stablecoin Settlement Volume Surges
Visa Adds 5 Blockchains as Stablecoin Settlement Volume Surges
April 29, 2026  |  Payment Methods

Visa is adding five more blockchains to its global stablecoin settlement pilot, bringing the total number of blockchains it supports to nine. The newly supported...

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Crypto Fueled Robinhood’s Rise. Its Collapse Is Reshaping the Business
Crypto Fueled Robinhood’s Rise. Its Collapse Is Reshaping the Business
April 28, 2026  |  Earnings

Can growth disappoint? It can. Across the FinTech landscape, the tension between company ambitions and investor expectations can play out in unexpected ways. Robinhood offered...

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Chainalysis Puts AI on the Crypto Crime Beat
Chainalysis Puts AI on the Crypto Crime Beat
April 28, 2026  |  Fraud Prevention

Watch more: The Digital Shift With Chainalysis’ Emmanuel Marot What happens when software stops assisting analysts and starts doing their jobs? In blockchain intelligence, that...

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Prediction Markets Plot Move Into Crypto Perpetual Futures
Prediction Markets Plot Move Into Crypto Perpetual Futures
April 27, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

If Kalshi and Polymarket begin offering crypto perpetual futures, they will be entering one of the biggest and riskiest parts of crypto trading, CNBC reported Monday (April 27). Perpetual futures, or...

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The Privacy Problem Institutions Can’t Ignore in Stablecoins
The Privacy Problem Institutions Can’t Ignore in Stablecoins
April 24, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

The internet had native formats for video, audio and files. It did not have one for money. Stablecoins changed that. They represent internet-native dollars that...

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BIS Report Warns Banking Services From Crypto Firms Carry Risk
BIS Report Warns Banking Services From Crypto Firms Carry Risk
April 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

A global banking regulator is warning of risks stemming from cryptocurrency exchanges offering banking services. Services from “multifunction cryptoasset intermediaries” (MCIs) include things like lending...

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Tether Freezes $334 Million in Stablecoins Linked to Illegal Activity
Tether Freezes $334 Million in Stablecoins Linked to Illegal Activity
April 23, 2026  |  Blockchain

Stablecoin issuer Tether said it has frozen $344 million in stablecoins linked to illegal activity. The company announced the freeze Thursday (April 23), saying it...

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100-Plus Crypto Companies Urge Senate Movement on Clarity Act
100-Plus Crypto Companies Urge Senate Movement on Clarity Act
April 23, 2026  |  Cryptocurrency

Dozens of American cryptocurrency companies are reportedly calling on lawmakers to proceed on crypto legislation. In a letter to the leaders of the Senate Banking Committee,...

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