Wallet in Telegram rolls out perpetual futures via Lighter DEX, enabling leveraged trading on crypto, stocks and commodities directly inside the messaging app. Wallet in Telegram, a third-party wallet integrated directly into the Telegram app, is rolling out perpetual futures support with Lighter, a perpetuals decentralized exchange. Launching Thursday, perpetual futures are available to Telegram...Continue Reading

The open, ad-supported web will undergo a radical transformation, as billions of AI Agents start paying for services with crypto says Yat Siu.Continue Reading

Arkham data linked a 500 BTC outflow to Riot Platforms, worth roughly $34 million, as Bitcoin miners and treasury companies navigate listing pressures and volatile market conditions. Arkham flagged a 500 Bitcoin outflow from a wallet it attributes to Riot Platforms on Wednesday, in a possible sale the company had not publicly commented on by...Continue Reading

A new bill in Canada would ban crypto donations to political parties, a move which election overseers have supported in past recommendations to Parliament. A new bill in Canada, if passed, would ban political parties and other third parties in elections from accepting cryptocurrency donations in a bid to prevent election interference. The Strong and...Continue Reading

High-demand assets enable continuous settlement, collateralization, and network effects. Programmability on dollars and bonds compresses financial frictions where trillions already flow. Opinion by: Sebastián Serrano, founder and CEO of Ripio. For much of the past decade, the crypto industry has tried to tokenize niche assets, in an attempt to reinvent finance. While creative, this approach...Continue Reading

Polymarket’s March 30 fee overhaul lifted daily fees and revenue, but how long the spike lasts is unclear as regulatory pressure builds. Prediction market Polymarket’s recent fee expansion has started to affect its numbers, with daily fees and revenue climbing sharply in the days following a March 30 price overhaul.  According to DefiLlama data, daily...Continue Reading

Drift said a durable nonce attack helped drive its Solana exploit, as critics questioned why stolen USDC moved for hours without a freeze. Drift Protocol, a Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX), confirmed Thursday it was targeted in a roughly $280 million exploit, describing it as a “highly sophisticated operation.” The platform took to X on to...Continue Reading

Metaplanet lifted its Bitcoin holdings to 40,177 in Q1 after buying over $400 million of BTC to become the third-largest BTC treasury. Metaplanet said it acquired 5,075 Bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026 for around $405 million or about $79,898 per coin, making the company the third-largest publicly-listed Bitcoin treasury, according to Bitcoin Treasuries...Continue Reading

Coinbase legal chief Paul Grewal says US lawmakers are nearing agreement on the CLARITY Act, with a Senate markup expected soon. Coinbase chief legal officer Paul Grewal said the US Digital Asset Market Clarity Act is “moving toward” a markup hearing in the US Senate Banking Committee and could eventually move to a floor vote...Continue Reading

XRP price charts remained bearish amid increasing signs that the $1 level could be tested as support in the coming weeks. XRP (XRP) traded 64% below its multi-year peak of $3.66 on Thursday, as more signs of a potential deeper correction toward $1 emerged. Key takeaways: XRP faces stiff resistance above $1.40, where more than...Continue Reading