2131 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

SWIFT Ups Competition with Crypto, Launches ‘Fast, Transparent Payments’ Service

Global banking payments network SWIFT seems to be aiming to build itself as a stronger competition to cryptocurrencies - it has just launched a new service which they say allows businesses and consumers to send payments quickly, securely, and transparently directly from bank accounts. SWIFT Go...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

On Monday, Managers of USD 2trn Get Access to Crypto + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. ____Investments newsStarting Monday, 4,000 of Germany’s Spezialfonds will be allowed to invest up to 20% of their portfolios in...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

JPMorgan Offers Private Bank Clients Access to Bitcoin Fund – Report

The US-based financial heavyweight JPMorgan has reportedly offered its Private Bank wealth management clients access to an “in-house bitcoin (BTC) fund,” marking a remarkable u-turn for a financial institution whose CEO has been nothing short of openly hostile toward the token and the...

, by Tim Alper

Ethereum, Altcoins Drop Against Bitcoin Amid Risk Asset Seloff, Strong USD

Bitcoin price is down over 6% and it broke the USD 30,000 support zone. Ethereum is accelerating losses below USD 1,800, XRP is approaching the USD 0.500 support. DASH outperformed and it gained almost 10%.Bitcoin price is following a bearish path below the USD 32,000 pivot level. BTC even broke...

, by Aayush Jindal

Crypto Exchange Self-Regulation Kicks In as Regulators Start to Kick

It appears that the crypto industry is increasingly turning to self-regulation as the rope of regulators threatens to tighten firmly around it - and the trend hasn't missed a major decentralized exchange either.Major crypto derivatives exchange FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried announced that the exchange...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Binance Centralization, Bullish Pilot, Monero Bug, Mastercard Program + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news.____Exchanges news Binance wants to set up regional headquarters and be recognized by local regulators as a financial institution, as...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Estimated Number of Crypto Users Reaches 221M, Spurred by Altcoins

The estimated global crypto population doubled in four months, and it reached 221m as of June, according to calculations by major crypto platform Crypto.com. "In comparison, it took nine months to reach 100 million from 65 million" since they began tracking these numbers.While bitcoin (BTC) drove...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Chinese, Taiwanese Bitcoin Miners Eyeing Paraguay Move

Chinese bitcoin (BTC) miners are reportedly preparing to flock to Paraguay in their droves – with reports claiming that there could be half a million rigs online in the nation in the next three years if regulators do not block miners’ progress, with some industrial players already...

, by Tim Alper

US Infrastructure Bill Hurts Privacy, Innovation & Decentralization – EFF

The US Senate draft of President Joe Biden's infrastructure bill "contains a poorly crafted provision that could create new surveillance requirements for many within the blockchain ecosystem" - potentially including developers and other entities who do not control digital assets on behalf of users,...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Investors Are Still Free To Use Binance, Says Polish Regulator

After warning local investors about Binance last week, Poland’s Financial Supervision Authority (KNF) reminds that they are still free to decide whether to use this platform. As it does not supervise crypto exchanges in Poland, the authority only reacts to situations in which it believes...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

European Commission Clarifies What It Means By ‘Anonymous Crypto Wallets’

The European Commission (EC) confirmed that their planned new set of legislative proposals concerns cryptoasset accounts provided by Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), such as exchanges, but not non-custodial privacy wallets, such as Wasabi or Samourai."Indeed, open-source, non-custodial...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

BlockFi’s Battle, ‘Transitory’ ECB, Hot Q2, EIP-1559 NFTs + More News

Get your daily, bite-sized digest of cryptoasset and blockchain-related news – investigating the stories flying under the radar of today’s crypto news. ____Regulation newsNew Jersey regulators are giving crypto lender BlockFi an extra week before its ban on the creation of new...

, by Linas Kmieliauskas

Think Tank: Crypto Buyers Must Have Right to Claim Refunds

A report from a leading South Korean think-tank has concluded that crypto exchanges, banks and other institutions should be legally obliged to refund crypto investors in the event of the loss of private keys or bankruptcies.According to Aju News and Sports Seoul, the recommendations came in a paper...

, by Tim Alper

Bitcoin Plays With USD 40K, Ethereum, Altcoins Rally

Bitcoin price started a fresh increase and revisited USD 40,000. Ethereum is up over 5%, XRP is aiming for an upside break above the USD 0.65 resistance. OKB, HT, and AXS are up around 20%.Bitcoin price remained well bid above the USD 36,000 and USD 36,250 levels. As a result, BTC started a fresh...

, by Aayush Jindal

Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Altcoins Halt Rally, Correct Gains

Bitcoin price started a downside correction and traded below USD 40,000. Ethereum corrected lower from USD 2,700, XRP is trading above USD 0.700. QNT is still outperforming and it is above USD 160.This past weekend, bitcoin price extended its increase above the USD 42,000 resistance. However, BTC...

, by Aayush Jindal

South Korea’s Ruling Party Hints at Increased Crypto Leniency

The ruling South Korean Democratic Party’s crypto task force is discussing a plan to “institutionalize corporate transactions” on crypto exchange platforms with the nation’s nine leading exchanges – a further sign, perhaps of an impending regulatory climbdown.More...

, by Tim Alper

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