Crypto Wrench Attacks Push Coinbase Security Bill to $8.7M: What You Need to Know

Wrench Attacks Push Crypto Security Costs Higher, Hitting Exchange Valuations A "wrench attack" is a physical threat, kidnapping, or violent act meant to force someone to hand over access to crypto assets. Old crime. New target. The label sounds almost cartoonish, but the thing itself is ...

Lighter Jumps 11%: 2 Factors Holding LIT Back?

Lighter jumps 11%, but two big issues still stand in LIT's way Lighter, a perpetual DEX protocol, saw its native token, $LIT, jump 11%. Traders notice an 11% candle. They should. But I'll be honest: I would not treat one sharp bounce as proof that the market has changed ...

Tor Project Leads Web3 Crowdfunding for Internet Freedom May 19

Tor Project leads Web3 crowdfunding campaign for internet freedom starting May 19 The Tor Project is starting a Web3 crowdfunding campaign for internet freedom on May 19. From May 19 to June 18, 2026, Tor plans to use quadratic funding to support roughly 10 or 11 nonprofit projects that ...

Ex-FTX Europe Exec Launches UpsideOnly: AI Profits for Retail

Ex-FTX Europe exec's UpsideOnly tests crypto retail's usual deal UpsideOnly, launched by former FTX Europe executive Patrick Gruhn, is an AI trading and market prediction platform that lets retail traders earn from company funded trades without risking their own money. P ...

Bitget Wallet Adds 130+ Tokenized Equities via xStocks Integration

Bitget Wallet adds over 130 tokenized equities through xStocks integration Bitget Wallet is adding xStocks to give self custody users something that looks a bit more like a brokerage shelf inside a crypto wallet. That is the pitch, at least. My read: this is less about novelty and more a ...

US Must Win Bitcoin Race: Don’t Let China Dominate Crypto!

US Can't Lose Bitcoin Race to China, Military Eyes BTC for Power Projection The U.S. military is now looking at Bitcoin (BTC) as part of national security planning and power projection. Weird sentence, but it fits the moment. My take: the shift is bigger than traders want to admit. Bitco ...

What’s Happening at the EF? Ethereum Community Demands Answers

"What's happening at the EF?" Ethereum community looks for answers after high-profile departures The Ethereum community wants a clearer answer on where the Ethereum Foundation is going after several prominent people said they had left. The question, "What's happening at the EF?", now mat ...

South Korea Petition to Scrap Crypto Tax Surpasses 39,000 Signatures!

South Korea Petition to Scrap Crypto Tax Passes 39,000 Signatures A South Korean petition to scrap the country's crypto tax has passed 39,000 signatures, putting the planned virtual asset levy back in front of traders before the June 12 deadline. The petition had 39,956 signatures at the ...

Polymarket Unlocks $5T Private Market for Retail Traders!

Polymarket opens private-market bets to retail traders with Nasdaq Private Market data Polymarket is opening a new slice of private markets to retail traders through a partnership with Nasdaq Private Market. The contracts track private-company milestones, not shares. That line is not leg ...

Japan’s FSA Opens Qualified Path for Foreign Trust-Type Stablecoins

Japan's FSA opens a qualified path for foreign trust-type stablecoins Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has moved from theory to machinery on stablecoins. Amendments set to take effect on June 1, 2026 will let some foreign trust-type stablecoins qualify as "electronic payment instr ...