Category: Cryptocurrency

1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Nu Holdings Wins Conditional OCC Charter for US Bank; NU Slides to $17.75

Nu Holdings secures a rare conditional OCC charter to launch a US national bank, paving the way for federally regulated...

ZEC Slides 10% After Viral Thread Alleges Epstein Influence on Zcash Governance

Zcash drops nearly 10% as unverified rumors of Jeffrey Epstein forcing protocol changes circulate on Reddit, compounding recent governance instability.
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

MicroStrategy’s $54B Bitcoin Bet Hits Breakeven as Price Wicks Below $76k

MicroStrategy's average Bitcoin cost basis of $76,037 was breached intraday, while its stock premium evaporates, threatening Michael Saylor's capital raising...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

First US Bank Failure of 2026 Hits Chicago; Markets Flush on Contagion Fears

Illinois regulators close Metropolitan Capital Bank in the first failure of 2026, triggering a cross-asset sell-off as fears of banking...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Bitcoin Hashrate Plummets 12% as US Freeze Forces Miner Shutoff

A severe US winter storm triggered a massive miner curtailment in Texas, slashing Bitcoin's hashrate by 12% and crushing daily...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

BitMine’s $6B ETH Hole: Tom Lee’s Treasury Gamble Underwater

BitMine Immersion Technologies faces a reported $6 billion paper loss on its 4.24 million ETH treasury as Ethereum prices break...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Whales Scoop 100k BTC as Retail Capitulation Drags Price to $78K

Retail traders panicked as Bitcoin slid to $78,000, but on-chain data shows whales accumulated over 104,000 BTC during the drop.
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Security

Step Finance Treasury Drained of $30M in SOL; STEP Token Crashes 70%

Step Finance investigates a $30M treasury breach after 261k SOL were unstaked and drained, sending the STEP token down 70%.
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Bitcoin Tests $81K as Warsh Nomination & Silver Crash Rattle Markets

Bitcoin slides to $81K as a historic 36% silver crash and the nomination of hawk Kevin Warsh as Fed Chair...
1 month ago Cryptocurrency, Security

Crypto Markets Bleed $100B as Middle East Tensions Ignite $850M Liquidation Cascade

Bitcoin breaks $81k and $850M in longs are wiped out as geopolitical shocks expose crypto's correlation to global risk.