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Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. BASIS goes live after testing phase, targeting high-speed digital asset infrastructure for institutional markets. Summary BASIS is now live after private testing, focusing on high-speed digital asset execution infrastructure. Built with Base58 Labs, BASIS targets low-latency arbitrage across exchanges under real market stress conditions. BASIS uses a market-neutral staking model to distribute arbitrage-based returns to participants. Following the successful completion of its private testing phase, BASIS is now officially live, with the platform publicly accessible at basis.pro as the…
Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. DOGEBALL gains attention as investors search for the next 100x crypto opportunity in 2026 market cycle. Summary DOGEBALL presale shows early traction with burns, staged pricing, and utility-driven gaming and payments ecosystem. With staged price increases and token burns, the presale aims to reward early buyers before launch pricing. Buying DOGEBALL involves wallet connection, selecting stage price, and locking allocation before the next price jump. Dogecoin’s rise is still one of crypto’s most painful missed opportunities. A token that…
Bitcoin price slipped back toward the $81,000 region on Monday as weakening U.S. institutional demand and renewed geopolitical uncertainty triggered another wave of profit-taking across the crypto market. Summary Bitcoin price fell back toward the $81,000 region after another rejection near the $82,000 resistance zone amid rising geopolitical uncertainty. The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index remained negative, signaling weaker buying demand from U.S. institutional investors in recent sessions. Technical indicators showed BTC still trading inside an ascending channel, though weakening MACD momentum raised risks of a retest below the $80,000 support level. According to data from crypto.news, Bitcoin (BTC) traded around…
Former Goliath Ventures CEO Christopher Delgado has publicly apologized to investors while facing federal accusations that he operated a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme tied to false investment promises and misuse of client funds. Summary Christopher Delgado apologized publicly after U.S. prosecutors accused him of running a $328 million crypto Ponzi scheme through Goliath Ventures. Federal prosecutors alleged investor funds were used to buy Florida properties, luxury travel, and company events tied to Goliath Ventures. Investors also sued JPMorgan Chase, claiming the bank processed hundreds of millions of dollars linked to the alleged scheme. According to an interview aired Monday…
MARA Holdings shares fell after the Bitcoin miner reported weaker first-quarter results and a wider loss. Summary MARA posted $174.6 million in Q1 revenue, missing estimates as Bitcoin mining margins stayed pressured. The $1.3 billion loss came mainly from Bitcoin mark-to-market pressure in Q1 ending March 2026. MARA keeps Bitcoin mining as its base while AI data centers shape the next pivot. Revenue for the quarter ended March 31 dropped 18% year over year to $174.6 million, down from $213.9 million in Q1 2025. Wall Street had expected about $192.7 million. The stock had closed Monday up 3.48% at $13.39,…
Ronin Ethereum is migrating to a Layer 2 on May 12 with roughly 10 hours of scheduled downtime. Summary Ronin will hard fork at block 55,577,490 on May 12, transitioning from an independent sidechain to an Ethereum Layer 2 on the OP Stack. All transfers, swaps, and smart contract interactions will pause for roughly 10 hours during the migration window. RON token inflation will drop from over 20% to below 1%, with 90 million RON redirected to the treasury as marketplace fees rise to 1.25%. Ronin, the gaming-focused blockchain behind Axie Infinity, is executing a hard fork on May 12…
Tom Lee has slowed Bitmine ETH purchases after the firm amassed over 5.2 million tokens and 4.3% of Ethereum’s supply. Summary Bitmine bought 26,659 ETH last week, worth roughly $63 million, down from over 100,000 ETH in each of the prior three weekly periods. Tom Lee said the previous pace would have taken Bitmine to its 5% Ethereum supply target by mid-July, prompting the slowdown. Bitmine holds over 4.7 million ETH staked, generating an estimated $319 million in annualised staking rewards at current yields. Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) bought 26,659 ETH last week worth roughly $63 million, sharply down from…
Crypto compliance demand is surging as AI fraud evolves faster than firms can respond, Sumsub CEO Andrew Sever says. Summary Sumsub CEO Andrew Sever told Consensus Miami that sophisticated AI fraud attacks on crypto firms increased 180% year over year. Only 23% of crypto companies are ready to comply with new identity and fraud rules, according to Sumsub’s State of the Crypto Industry 2026 report. Chainalysis has separately launched blockchain intelligence agents to help compliance teams manage growing alert volumes at machine speed. Crypto compliance firms are reporting a sharp rise in demand as AI fraud attacks become faster, more…
Corpay has launched stablecoin wallets for its 800,000 business clients through a new partnership with BVNK. Summary Corpay’s integration with BVNK lets clients hold, send, receive, and convert stablecoins alongside fiat balances inside its platform. The S&P 500 firm processes over $12 billion in corporate payments and $26 billion in FX volume monthly across 145 currencies. Corpay will also integrate stablecoin rails into its own treasury operations to reduce reliance on pre-funded accounts. Corpay (NYSE: CPAY) has announced a partnership with stablecoin infrastructure platform BVNK to provide embedded stablecoin wallets and settlement capabilities to its global client base. Clients can…
USDG, still issued by Paxos Singapore and regulated by MAS, will remain in market as one of many institutionally backed dollars as regulators, banks and VCs push toward a fragmented, multi‑issuer “economic OS.” Summary Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered U.S. crypto bank, is stepping back from leading the Global Dollar (USDG) alliance, saying it wants more neutrality as a stablecoin issuer and custodian. CEO Nathan McCauley says about 20 partners are exploring launching stablecoins via Anchorage, so backing USDG too aggressively would misalign incentives as the bank builds a white‑label issuance stack. Anchorage Digital, the first federally chartered crypto…