Day: 27 February 2026

Minnesota legislators have introduced a bill that would prohibit the placement or operation of virtual currency kiosks across the state, marking one of the most aggressive state-level crackdowns on crypto ATMs in the United States this year. The proposal would amend Minnesota Statutes chapter 53B and repeal large portions of ...

Many in the crypto world would see the conviction and 30-year sentence of the operator of Incognito Market as a win for law enforcement. But it’s also something more consequential: a demonstration that one of the industry’s most carelessly spewed catchphrases — that crypto can deliver “anonymity” at scale — ...

AI-powered bug hunter spots signature validation issue that could have exposed billions in XRP to risk. The XRP Ledger Foundation has confirmed it successfully patched a critical vulnerability discovered in a not-yet-activated amendment to Ripple’s XRP Ledger, preventing what could have become one of the largest exploits in crypto history. ...

The global ransomware landscape faced a major paradox in 2025, as the number of claimed attacks surged by 50% while total cryptocurrency payments to attackers actually declined.  According to the Chainalysis 2026 Crypto Crime Report, total on-chain ransomware payments fell by approximately 8% to $820 million. This decline occurred despite ...

South Korea’s National Tax Service is facing scrutiny after a security lapse in an official press release exposed the recovery phrase of a confiscated crypto wallet, with blockchain data indicating that millions of dollars in tokens were subsequently moved. According to local reports, the incident occurred after the National Tax ...

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are back in accumulation mode, pulling in more than $1 billion in net inflows over just three trading sessions, a sharp reversal after weeks of steady withdrawals. Data from SoSoValue shows the 11 US spot Bitcoin ETFs attracted a combined $1.02 billion between Tuesday and ...

TeraWulf reported a 20.3% year-over-year revenue increase for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, reaching $168.5 million as the company aggressively transitions from Bitcoin mining to high-performance computing (HPC).  Despite the revenue growth, the Nasdaq-listed firm recorded a significant net loss of $661.4 million for the year, compared to ...

Bitcoin has gone almost nowhere this week, trading in a tight range near $66,000, but beneath the surface, major shifts are happening in options positioning. A new Matrix on Target report highlights roughly $2.5 billion in gamma exposure rolling off, with $26 billion in total gamma having exited since the ...

Block Inc. is cutting roughly 40% of its workforce in a sweeping restructuring that underscores how artificial intelligence is rapidly redefining corporate operations. Chief executive Jack Dorsey said the decision was driven by the company’s accelerating adoption of internal “intelligence tools,” which he believes fundamentally change how companies are built ...

Institutional demand for digital assets is accelerating, yet concerns over market structure and counterparty risk continue to limit large-scale participation, according to Ripple. Industry participants are increasingly calling for a Digital Prime Brokerage model to address structural weaknesses embedded in today’s exchange-driven crypto ecosystem. Unlike traditional foreign exchange markets, where ...