Zetachain paused its mainnet on April 28 after a vulnerability in its GatewayZEVM smart contract was exploited, with security researchers confirming the root cause within hours of the incident.

Brazilian stock exchange B3 is launching six “Event Contracts” today, including instruments tied to bitcoin price movements. The country’s first federally regulated prediction market comes three days after the National Monetary Council prohibited derivatives based on sports, political, and entertainment events, while explicitly preserving the financial-asset category B3’s contracts fall under.

Luxor Technology Corporation has expanded its LuxOS firmware to support MicroBT Whatsminer series miners and secured a term sheet for a strategic investment from MicroBT, paired with a $100 million hardware purchase commitment.

Bitcoin fraud claims led to a federal prison sentence for Sze Man Yu Inos. The case highlights how personal trust and false investment promises can expose older victims to major losses.

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SEC notice opens comments on NYSE Arca’s 85% asset rule proposal, tightening crypto and commodity trust listing requirements.

Solana’s two primary validator client developers have independently identified the same post-quantum cryptographic solution for the network, publishing working code on Github as blockchain researchers across the industry step up preparations for a future threat that remains years away.

SEC crypto guidance could narrow investor protections across major token categories, according to Senate Democrats. Warren and Van Hollen argue the approach may reduce oversight of crypto firms, common market activities, and future fundraising pathways.

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes, now CIO at crypto family office Maelstrom, told Bitcoin Las Vegas attendees that he expects bitcoin to reach $125,000 by year-end as wartime defense spending and new U.S. banking deregulation push fresh liquidity into financial markets.

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins told attendees at Bitcoin Las Vegas 2026 on Monday that the agency is moving to embrace digital asset innovation, end enforcement-driven regulation, and work alongside the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to bring clarity to U.S. crypto markets.

Fidelity Digital Assets released its Q2 2026 Signals Report on Monday, showing bitcoin holding a net unrealized profit/loss (NUPL) score of 0.21 while ethereum and solana remain in capitulation territory.

Aven launches Bitcoin Visa Card offering BTC-backed credit up to $1 million, with rates starting at 7.99% APR and cash back rewards.

Onchain traders on Jupiter, Solana’s leading decentralized exchange ( DEX) aggregator, are pricing Anthropic at a $1 trillion implied valuation through synthetic Prestocks tokens, making the artificial intelligence (AI) company the third private firm to cross that threshold alongside OpenAI and SpaceX.

Bitcoin reclaimed a key onchain cost threshold last week, but analysts at Bitfinex say the next move depends entirely on whether buyers can clear the $80,000 resistance zone that has capped price all year.

After nearly hitting $79,500, bitcoin dropped below the $77,000 mark, resulting in a 1.7% 24-hour loss and a $20 billion decline in market capitalization.