U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded their first-ever half-year net outflows since launch, according to a DWF Labs report, marking a major shift in the market structure that helped drive Bitcoin’s 2024 and 2025 institutional rally. DWF Labs said U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted approximately $5.4 billion in net outflows during the first half of
Anthropic is in early discussions with Samsung Electronics to manufacture a custom artificial intelligence chip, marking a potential first step by the Claude developer toward building its own silicon stack as compute demand becomes one of the defining cost and capacity constraints in the AI industry. The talks, first reported by The Information and subsequently
The U.S. Senate could release dedicated crypto tax legislation as early as fall 2026, potentially giving the digital asset industry a long-awaited framework for how tokens, stablecoins, staking rewards and decentralized finance activity should be treated under federal tax law. The expected timeline comes as lawmakers continue to separate crypto tax policy from broader market-structure
Key Facts KuCoin Pay announced on 24 June 2026 the expansion of its transfer-based payment capabilities across Bangladesh, Mexico and Zambia. The rollout connects digital assets with local rails: bKash and Nagad in Bangladesh, SPEI-compatible bank transfer routes in Mexico, and MTN and Airtel mobile money in Zambia. KuCoin Pay routes payments through local transfer
Why Is Binance’s EU Access Under Pressure? Binance is facing a tight regulatory deadline in the European Union after its attempt to secure permission under the bloc’s new crypto licensing regime failed, putting access for millions of users at risk. The crypto platform had sought approval in Greece to offer services such as crypto trading
Why Is CEA Industries Changing Its Board? BNB treasury company CEA Industries has entered a cooperation agreement with YZi Labs, ending a governance dispute that had placed the company’s strategy, board oversight, and execution under pressure. Under the agreement, CEA appointed YZi Labs head Ella Zhang, YZi investment partner Alex Odagiu, and Bloq co-founder Matthew
Why Did Ark Buy More Circle After the Stock Pullback? Ark Invest bought about $13.7 million worth of Circle Internet Group shares on Thursday, adding to its exposure after the USDC issuer’s stock fell more than 20% over the past month. The investment firm’s latest trading disclosure showed purchases of 217,896 Circle shares across 3
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order requiring U.S. federal agencies to accelerate their migration to post-quantum cryptography, setting a 2031 deadline for key systems to adopt quantum-resistant digital signatures. The order, signed on June 22, is part of a broader White House effort to protect government networks against future attacks from powerful quantum
Spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded continued net outflows on Friday, March 27, extending the negative trend observed earlier in the week and underscoring persistent caution among institutional investors. Market estimates indicate that U.S.-listed Bitcoin ETFs saw net outflows in the range of approximately $150 million to $250 million during the session, following larger redemptions
Over-the-counter (OTC) trading volumes on Binance have surged in early 2026, indicating a significant increase in institutional demand for digital assets and a shift in how large transactions are executed across crypto markets. According to Binance’s latest OTC and execution services data, trading volume in the first two months of 2026 has already reached approximately