Japan's Finance Minister Supports Exchanges as Key Access Point for Digital Assets
Japan’s finance minister signaled that crypto’s future lies inside regulated exchanges as Japan advances tax, disclosure and market reforms.
Starknet Mainnet Experiences New Downtime as Team Investigates Underlying Issues
Starknet, an Ethereum ZK‑rollup network used for decentralized finance and gaming, is facing mainnet downtime following previous outages in 2025.
Three Promising XRP Charts to Watch as Price Surges Over 18% in 2026
XRP price gained in the first five days of 2026 as chart breakouts and steady ETF inflows produced targets near $3, with longer-term projections as high as $7-$8.
Michael Saylor Launches 2026 with a Bold $116 Million Bitcoin Purchase, Bringing Total Treasury Holdings to 673,783 BTC
Strategy's holdings account for more than 3% of the total 21 million bitcoin supply — worth around $63 billion.
Starknet Experiences Second Major Outage Following Grinta Launch
Starknet faces its second major outage since the Grinta aupgrade, halting block production for hours amid ongoing investigation.
BitMine, led by Tom Lee, Expands Crypto Portfolio with 32,977 ETH as Total Holdings Surpass $14 Billion
BitMine now holds over 4.14 million ETH after its latest acquisitions — nearly five times its closest Ethereum treasury company competitor.
ZachXBT Unveils Coinbase Impersonation Scam by Analyzing On-Chain Clues
How an onchain investigator linked a Coinbase impersonation scam to $2 million in losses and why social engineering remains the real risk.
Ledger Confirms Global-e Incident Did Not Affect Security of Crypto Wallets
Global-e, a payment platform integrated by Ledger in 2023, suffered a data breach affecting some of the wallet's customers.
Crypto Firms Donate $21 Million to Trump Political Action Committee in Anticipation of Midterm Elections
The Gemini Trust Company and parent company of Crypto.com sent millions of dollars to the Trump-supporting PAC in September and October.
Goldman Sachs Upgrades Coinbase to Buy Despite Execution Risks and Rising Competition
Goldman analysts see Coinbase’s growing mix of non-trading revenue as a partial buffer against crypto market swings.
Daily Update: Bitcoin Surges Above $94K, Crypto Mining Stocks Soar, Grayscale Distributes Staking Rewards to Ethereum ETF Investors, and More Highlights
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
NFT Paris Announces Last-Minute Cancellation of Upcoming Event Just One Month Before Scheduled Date
Although there were spikes of NFT trading activity in 2025, the market as a whole has failed to recover to its pandemic-era highs.