Why Did U.S. Government-Linked Wallets Move Crypto to Coinbase? Blockchain wallets linked to the U.S. government transferred more than $288 million worth of bitcoin and ether to Coinbase Prime on Monday, placing seized assets tied to criminal cases inside an institutional exchange and custody environment. Onchain data showed the wallets moved about 3,800.5 BTC and
Coinbase Ventures led crypto venture-capital deal count in the first half of 2026, participating in 30 investments as the exchange’s corporate venture arm remained one of the most active backers of early-stage blockchain companies. According to CryptoRank data cited by market reports, Coinbase Ventures ranked first among crypto investors by number of deals during the
BlackRock’s tokenized money-market fund BUIDL has surpassed $900 million in assets on Avalanche, more than doubling in a week and strengthening the network’s position in the fast-growing market for tokenized real-world assets. According to RWA.xyz data cited by market reports, the Avalanche allocation of BlackRock’s USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund climbed from about $464 million
Thailand’s central bank and Securities and Exchange Commission have launched a joint review of high-value USDT transactions, escalating scrutiny of stablecoin flows that regulators believe may be used to conceal ownership, bypass normal remittance channels or move funds through grey-market networks. The Bank of Thailand and the Thai SEC are examining large stablecoin transactions, particularly
Why Did A Dormant Bitcoin Wallet Draw Market Attention? A long-dormant bitcoin whale moved 2,931 BTC to a new wallet address on Sunday, ending more than seven years of inactivity and drawing attention from onchain analysts watching older supply re-enter circulation. The transfer was worth roughly $188 million at the time of movement. The whale
What Do Trump’s Financial Disclosures Show? President Donald Trump received more than $1.4 billion last year from his family’s crypto projects, including World Liberty Financial and the Trump meme coin, according to his latest financial disclosures filed with the U.S. Office of Government Ethics. The filings show that as crypto-related proceeds flowed in, Trump’s holdings
Why Did Empery Sell Part of Its Bitcoin Treasury? Empery Digital sold 1,400 bitcoins for about $87.1 million over the past 2 months, using part of the proceeds to shift capital toward AI infrastructure, debt repayment, and legal expenses. The Nasdaq-listed company said it sold the bitcoins at an average price of $62,200 since May
Why Is Ethereum Using AI Agents for Security Testing? Developers at the Ethereum Foundation recently used AI agents to test the software that Ethereum runs on, part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the largest blockchain by value locked. The exercise found real bugs, but it also showed a harder problem for protocol security teams:
Why Is Hyundai Testing Stablecoins for Internal Payments? Hyundai has moved a stablecoin-based internal remittance system into production readiness on the Avalanche blockchain, marking one of the clearest enterprise uses of stablecoins for cross-border treasury management by a major industrial company. The system is designed for internal transfers between Hyundai entities rather than customer payments
Why Did Crypto ETFs Turn Positive Again? U.S. spot bitcoin and ether exchange-traded funds returned to weekly net inflows for the first time since early May, collecting a combined $281.8 million over the five trading days ending Friday. Spot bitcoin ETFs drew about $197.4 million for the week, ending a record eight-week outflow streak that