May 05, 2026

UAE free zone launches blockchain-based business IDs for registered firms

Innovation City launches a blockchain-based business ID system, giving more than 1,000 firms verifiable onchain credentials for id...

May 05, 2026

Telegram to become TON’s largest validator, Durov says

Toncoin rose 33.8% after Pavel Durov said Telegram would deepen its role in TON, while details on the foundation and validator str...

May 05, 2026

Bitcoin ETFs pull in $532M as BTC reclaims $80K amid ‘post-ceasefire recovery’

Spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in over $532 million on Monday as BTC surged past $80,000 amid improved risk sentiment following the US-I...

May 05, 2026

Stablecoin proposal still ‘falls short’ of protecting bank deposits: US banks

US Senator Thom Tillis said the current text of the CLARITY Act offers a compromise for the crypto industry and banks and provides...

May 05, 2026

Kraken partners with MoneyGram for global crypto cash-outs

The partnership enabling conversion of digital assets into cash through MoneyGram’s global network follows a similar move by rival...

May 05, 2026

MoonPay buys DFlow to expand into Solana trading infrastructure

The deal adds a Solana-based trading infrastructure platform that has processed more than $50 billion in volume and aggregates liq...

May 05, 2026

Haun Ventures raises $1B, adding AI to crypto focus

Haun Ventures founder Katie Haun said AI will “increasingly begin to conduct economic activity on our behalf," and services will n...

May 05, 2026

Polygon rolls out private stablecoin payments targeting institutions

The new wallet feature hides senders, receivers and amounts onchain while maintaining compliance through know your transaction scr...

May 05, 2026

Aave files emergency motion to lift restraining notice on frozen ETH

Aave argued that a thief doesn’t gain lawful ownership of property by stealing it and that Gerstein Harrow’s legal argument “defie...

May 05, 2026

Western Union begins USDPT stablecoin rollout on Solana

Western Union is one of several remittance firms that announced stablecoin plans after the US passed the stablecoin-friendly GENIU...