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Crypto regulation in 2026 is no longer an external constraint on the market. It operates inside market structure itself. Liquidity, listing decisions, custody models, and even price formation are increasingly shaped by legal classification and compliance architecture rather than...

Quantum computing in the context of blockchain is often framed as a future system-level threat, but this framing is too broad to be accurate. The risk is not a single point of failure where cryptography suddenly stops working. It...

Key TakeawaysOpenAI solved Paul Erdős’ 1946 puzzle with n^(1+δ) unit-distance constructions.Princeton verified the result, giving AI a 2026 credibility boost in mathematics.Tim Gowers says the advance could influence cryptography and proofs beyond geometry. An 80-year-old geometry riddle finally budged...

Strategy chairman Michael Saylor on Sunday signaled the Bitcoin treasury company would be announcing fresh purchases of the cryptocurrency in the coming days.The social media post comes just days ahead of a proxy vote that depends in large part...

Semilore Faleti is a cryptocurrency writer specialized in the field of journalism and content creation. While he started out writing on several subjects, Semilore soon found a knack for cracking down on the complexities and intricacies in the intriguing...

Gravity Bridge, a decentralized blockchain facilitating cross-chain transfers between Ethereum and Cosmos, was reportedly drained of roughly $5.4 million, prompting validators to halt the bridge.Onchain analyst Specter first flagged the unusual outflows in a Saturday post on X, revealing...

Bitcoin ETF selling overwhelmed markets again after last week’s $1.42 billion outflow followed the previous week’s $1.26 billion outflow. BTC’s subsequent fall to $72,500 raised concerns that the price would slip back into the $60,000 to $70,000 range that BTC...

The two biggest DeFi exploits of the past two months have one thing in common. They used a tool that does not exist on the XRP Ledger.Thorchain lost roughly $10.8 million on May 15 to a cross-chain attack that...

Key TakeawaysKalshi sued the state of Minnesota on May 28 to block SF4760, a felony ban set to take effect August 1, 2026.The CFTC filed its own suit against Minnesota within 24 hours of the bill’s May 18 signing.More...

Stablecoin issuer Circle froze $12.6 million in USDC dollar-pegged tokens linked to privacy protocol Zama’s confidential USDC smart contract on Saturday, according to onchain sleuth ZachXBT.The smart contract is “publicly labeled” on block explorers and the privacy protocol’s technical...