The latest in digital assets, markets and regulation.
Core DAO is preparing an emergency hard fork after validators received rewards above the intended amount. The planned network change is intended to address the reward issue and restore the protocol's expected operation.
Prediction market operator Kalshi has issued its first lifetime ban to a Republican politician in connection with insider betting. The action establishes a notable enforcement precedent for a market built around trading on event outcomes.
Japan's Financial Services Agency has requested that trust-type stablecoins be exempted from mandatory tax filings beginning in fiscal 2027. The regulator argues the change would support their use in transactions.
Bitcoin traded broadly flat while a global bond-market selloff increased pressure across financial markets. Japanese government bond yields were among the signals drawing attention as investors reassessed rates and funding conditions.
A fraudulent desktop application presented as Claude is distributing malware designed to steal cryptocurrency. The campaign uses the identity of a well-known AI product to encourage downloads and gain access to victims' digital assets.
Strategy acquired $370 million of Bitcoin in its first corporate purchase since June. The company also continued adding cash reserves and repurchasing its perpetual STRC preferred shares.
OpenClaw has released version 2.0 roughly two months after its initial launch. The new release advances the young software project as developers continue to compare its direction with other agent platforms, including Hermes.
Crypto projects spent a record $638 million on token repurchases during 2026, with Hyperliquid and Pump.fun accounting for nearly 90% of the total. More protocols are directing revenue toward buybacks.
Nvidia is investing $3.5 billion in MediaTek as it looks to expand its position beyond graphics processors. The transaction connects two major chip companies at a time when demand for AI and advanced computing infrastructure remains central to the technology market.