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UBS bought additional shares in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust, bringing its total position to over $83 million across 2.5 million shares, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Switzerland's largest bank has been gradually increasing its exposure to Bitcoin

Evernorth Holdings is revising the terms of its planned Nasdaq debut through a business combination with Armada Acquisition Corp. II to align its share structure more closely with the value of its XRP treasury at closing. Investors representing more than 95% of committed capital, including all of Ev

Bitcoin dipped to $62,912 on Thursday at 12:44 p.m. as volatile trading erased late-night gains, with total crypto liquidations reaching $227 million split between $122 million in long positions and $105 million in short positions. The decline followed a brief surge to $63,900 around 1:25 a.m. EST b

Baltimore filed lawsuits Thursday against prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket, alleging their sports-event contracts constitute illegal gambling without proper state licenses. Mayor Brandon Scott and the Baltimore City Council filed the complaints in Baltimore City Circuit Court,

A Hyperliquid user lost approximately $550,000 in USDC after falling victim to a phishing scam promoted through a Google search ad, according to Darcy, co-founder of digital-asset tracing and recovery firm FlashRescue. Darcy posted blockchain data showing three transfers from the user's wallet to ad

KPMG U.S. issued an unqualified opinion on Tether's 2025 financial statements, marking the first full audit in the stablecoin issuer's history. The audited accounts show reserves exceeding liabilities by $6.814 billion as of Dec. 31, 2025. The audit represents the strongest result an auditor can

President Donald Trump signed a National Security Presidential Memorandum on Aug. 12 directing the federal government to enlist vetted U.S. companies in offensive cyber operations against foreign criminal networks. The program, established inside the National Coordination Center of the Homeland Secu

Sen. Mark Warner introduced the AI AGENT Act (S. 5051) on July 21, 2026, addressing authorization verification challenges when AI agents conduct transactions autonomously. The legislation defines custodial user agents and directs the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop

TRM Labs revealed that the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA) regulation reduced the European crypto industry to approximately 20% of its original size, with only 281 of 1,343 pre-MiCA crypto asset service providers receiving authorization to operate under the new framework. The consolidation

Cisco shares dropped 9% on Thursday despite the networking equipment vendor reporting better-than-expected quarterly earnings and issuing strong guidance. The company's fiscal fourth quarter revenue increased 18% to $17.3 billion, surpassing the $16.8 billion analyst estimate according to LSEG,

SanDisk (SNDK) unveiled a new financial model on Thursday at its 2026 Investor Day, targeting adjusted free cash flow margins near 50% for fiscal year 2028 through 2030. The company's confidence stems from long-term agreements with eight customers that include committed purchase volumes and

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that 35 cryptocurrency ATM scam victims recovered a combined $171,332 under House Bill 2387, which took effect Sept. 26th, 2025. The state law requires certain crypto kiosk operators to reimburse eligible customers who were fraudulently induced into

Jim Cramer and CNBC Investing Club portfolio director Jeff Marks reviewed their 32-stock portfolio during Thursday's August Monthly Meeting, highlighting five stocks to buy as artificial intelligence momentum returns. Cramer emphasized

The Blockchain Association filed an amicus brief on Wednesday supporting Custodia Bank's petition for Supreme Court review of a Federal Reserve decision. Custodia is challenging an appeals court ruling that upheld the Fed's denial of its master account application, which would allow the

Citigroup CEO Jane Fraser said Thursday morning she supports passage of the Clarity Act cryptocurrency legislation despite ongoing concerns about stablecoin reward provisions. In a Fox Business interview, Fraser stated she wants to see a good bill pass while continuing to push for improvements,

XRP network daily active addresses jumped 35% in August, averaging 35,700 per day compared to 26,400 in July, according to market analyst Xaif Crypto. New addresses remained nearly flat at around 2,260 per day during the same period. The divergence suggests existing users are increasing activity

Bitcoin security researchers report that Chinese AI models outperform restricted American systems in defensive cybersecurity work, forcing reliance on Chinese models to secure Bitcoin infrastructure. Rob Hamilton, CEO of AnchorWatch, was blocked by OpenAI despite completing KYC and joining the

Goldman Sachs agreed to acquire NEOS Investments in a deal worth up to $2.25 billion, the banking giant announced Wednesday. The acquisition brings three crypto-income ETFs under Goldman Sachs Asset Management: the Neos Bitcoin High Income ETF (BTCI), Boosted Bitcoin High Income ETF (XBCI), and

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency stated Tuesday that reinvigorating de novo bank chartering remains a priority, a campaign that has opened federal pathways for major crypto companies. Comptroller Jonathan V. Gould said the effort aims to reverse a decade-long decline in new charter

Bitcoin sent two notable signals to the market this week, according to blockchain data firm CryptoQuant. On-chain data suggests the cryptocurrency may be forming a macro bottom, while its price behavior is increasingly echoing gold's role as a safe-haven asset. The signals come as Bitcoin recently s