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Bullish (BLSH) shares surged more than 11% following the company’s $4.2 billion agreement to acquire transfer agent Equiniti, with the stock climbing another 1.5% in pre-market trading Wednesday as analysts framed the deal as a transformational move beyond crypto trading. The acquisition gives Bullish, the crypto platform led by former NYSE president Tom Farley (also CoinDesk’s parent company), direct access to one of the financial industry’s core pieces of infrastructure: shareholder records. Equiniti services nearly 3,000 public companies, including more than 30% of the S&P 500 and over half of the FTSE 100. Analysts at Clear Street said the deal…

South Korea’s crypto industry has reportedly warned that proposed Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rule changes could create operational confusion by forcing virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to report all overseas-linked virtual asset transfers worth 10 million Korean won (about $6,800) or more as suspicious transactions. According to a Yonhap News report on Sunday, the Digital Asset eXchange Alliance (DAXA), an industry body representing South Korean exchanges, submitted comments on the proposed changes to the Enforcement Decree of the Specific Financial Information Act and related supervisory rules. The comments reflected the views of 27 registered VASPs, including the country’s five major exchanges:…

Update (May 7 at 9:47 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a statement from Binance. The US Department of the Treasury reportedly demanded that Binance follow a monitoring program put in place by a 2023 deal between authorities and the cryptocurrency exchange, following reports that the company facilitated $1 billion to entities tied to Iran. According to a Thursday report by The Information, the Treasury Department “privately demanded” that Binance be in compliance with a monitoring program to which it had agreed after reaching a deal with US authorities in 2023. The deal, which included a $4.3…

IREN Limited (NASDAQ: IREN) has announced revenue fell to $144.8 million in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, down from $184.7 million in the prior quarter, as weaker Bitcoin economics collided with its ongoing buildout of AI Cloud capacity. The drop was $39.9 million, tied to a lower average Bitcoin price and the removal of older mining machines before new GPU systems began generating full customer billing. The bottom line was uglier. IREN reported a net loss of $247.8 million, compared with a $155.4 million loss in Q2 FY26. Adjusted EBITDA fell to $59.5 million from $75.3 million. Costs also…

The cryptocurrency markets are abuzz with the question, “Is Bitcoin in danger?” following recent major breakthroughs in quantum computing technology. A panel featuring Tom Dunleavy, Andrew Parish, and Tillman Holloway discussed whether quantum computers could break Bitcoin’s underlying encryption methods (ECDSA) and the potential impact on the markets. The focus of the debate is that quantum computers have processing power millions of times greater than traditional computers. According to experts, if a quantum computer with sufficient power were developed, the private keys of Bitcoin wallets could theoretically be compromised. Tom Dunleavy argued that while the current situation has created a…

World Liberty Financial, the cryptocurrency company affiliated with U.S. President Donald Trump and his family, filed a defamation lawsuit against Tron creator Justin Sun in a Florida state court Monday, alleging “gross misconduct” from Sun over $WLFI tokens he bought. The lawsuit comes on the heels of Sun’s own lawsuit against World Liberty, which was filed in a federal California court, alleging World Liberty had unfairly frozen his ability to transfer his $WLFI tokens. In Monday’s suit, World Liberty alleged that Sun-related entities bought $WLFI tokens for other investors through straw purchases and may have “engaged in short selling” of…

Coinbase reported record crypto market share as derivatives, stablecoins, and on-chain products gained traction. The company posted $202 billion in quarterly trading volume and said retail derivatives annualized revenue topped $200 million. Key Takeaways: Coinbase reached 8.6% crypto trading volume market share, setting a new company high. Derivatives adoption lifted retail annualized revenue above $200 million, expanding Coinbase’s revenue mix. Base and $USDC activity could further strengthen Coinbase’s role in digital payments. Coinbase Hits Record Market Share as Derivatives Revenue Tops $200 Million Coinbase Global Inc. (Nasdaq: COIN) reported on May 7 that its first-quarter performance reflected stronger participation across…

Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed company often called “Asia’s MicroStrategy,” has secured $255 million to expand its Bitcoin holdings. The funds, raised on March 16, 2026, through premium shares and warrants, will help grow the company’s $BTC treasury without debt. CEO Simon Gerovich said the goal is to reach 100,000 $BTC by the end of the year. JUST IN: METAPLANET JUST RECEIVED $255,000,000 CAPITAL INFUSION FROM ITS LATEST GLOBAL INSTITUTIONAL FUNDRAISINGTHAT’S ENOUGH TO BUY 3,800 #BITCOINCORPORATE ADOPTION IS JUST NOT STOPPING 🚀 pic.twitter.com/gx8VXLg6FQ — The Bitcoin Historian (@pete_rizzo_) March 31, 2026 Metaplanet Raises $255 Million for Bitcoin The $255 million raise could…

The VTI stock price rarely makes headlines the way individual stocks do — and that’s precisely the point. Vanguard’s Total Stock Market ETF is designed for investors who want to own the entire U.S. equity market in a single ticker, without making bets on any one company, sector, or trend. As of May 5, 2026, VTI trades at $357.47, sitting near its 52-week high after gaining close to 30% over the past year. For long-term investors, VTI is one of the most discussed ETFs in the market. Understanding what it holds, how it has performed, and where it fits in…

Artificial Intelligence and Decentralized Finance are starting to create real-world applications instead of merely being hypothetical or speculation. As part of this effort to develop real applications for AI and DeFi, Virtuals Protocol, a leading provider of AI agents for gaming and consumer applications, has announced its expansion into Arbitrum, one of most active and efficient Layer-2 (L2) networks. This represents a huge step forward in agent commerce, which now allows AI agents acting autonomously to perform transactions, trade, and render services directly on-chain in a decentralized manner. The Rise of the AI Commerce Layer Virtuals Protocol aims to be…