53 | Latest Cryptocurrency News, Bitcoin & Crypto Updates 2026

US SEC Chair Worries ‘Commingling’ by Crypto Exchanges Could Endanger Clients’ Assets

Cryptoasset exchanges are not placing walls between respective parts of their activities, such as trading, custody, and marketing services, which could lead to the “commingling” of their activities, and put their clients’ interests in jeopardy, according to Garry Gensler,...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Terra’s Do Kwon Floats Ideas to Save UST as LUNA’s Collapse Continues

Terra (LUNA) founder Do Kwon on Wednesday finally took to Twitter again, floating ideas for how the algorithmic stablecoin terraUSD (UST) can be saved after losing its US dollar peg on Monday. (Updated at 10:51 UTC: updates throughout the entire text.)“Before anything else, the only...

, by Fredrik Vold

Bitcoin & Crypto Selloff: Liquidations, Extreme Fear, Eyes on MicroStrategy, and Possible Support Levels

Bitcoin (BTC) and the broader crypto market went into a sharp selloff over the past day, led lower by a de-pegging of the partially BTC-backed stablecoin terraUSD (UST) and a falling risk sentiment globally.At the time of writing (10:30 UTC), BTC was down by 5.5% over the past 24 hours to USD...

, by Fredrik Vold

Conspiracy Theories Abound as Terra Tries to Save UST

TerraUSD (UST), an algorithmic stablecoin hosted by the Terra network and created by South Korea's Terraform Labs, has once again lost its dollar peg after a wave of sell-offs hit the crypto market.The stablecoin, which is supposed to maintain a value of USD 1 by creating and destroying...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Bitcoin Tests USD 30K, Ethereum Dives, LUNA Halves as UST Loses Peg

Bitcoin price tested the key USD 30,000 support.Ethereum found support near USD 2,200, XRP tested USD 0.50.LUNA declined over 50% as UST lost peg and dropped to USD 0.70.Bitcoin price remains in a strong downtrend below the USD 35,000 support level. BTC even dropped below USD 30,000 before...

, by Aayush Jindal

Luna Foundation Loans Out BTC to Defend Bitcoin Peg, Faces Community Backlash

The Luna Foundation Guard (LFG), the entity tasked with holding bitcoin (BTC) as part of the reserves backing the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin, has loaned out USD 750m worth of BTC to a trading firm “to help protect the UST peg.” Confronted with what this really means, Terra (LUNA)...

, by Fredrik Vold

DeFi Lending Protocol Fortress Loses All Funds in Oracle Price Manipulation Attack

Fortress, decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol with an algorithmic money market and a synthetic stablecoin, has suffered an oracle price manipulation attack that resulted in the loss of all of its funds."Fortress has been hit with what we believe is an oracle manipulation attack...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

USDT vs. USDC vs. UST: How Do They Compare?

Stablecoins are taking an increasingly growing market share of the overall crypto markets as the demand for digital dollars continues to rise among crypto investors.Read on to learn about the similarities and differences between USDT, USDC, and UST in this stablecoin comparison guide.What is...

, by Alex Lielacher

Number of Central Banks Involved in CBDC Projects Almost Doubles in One Year

A rising number of central banks globally have the legal authority to issue central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), and, compared with a year earlier, the share of central banks which are currently developing a CBDC or running a pilot nearly doubled from 14% to 26%, according to a new report...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

Renowned Luxury Brand Gucci to Accept Bitcoin, Ethereum Payments in the US

Italian luxury brand Gucci will accept crypto payments across five flagship stores in the US by the end of the month and aims to expand the pilot to include all of its directly-operated stores in North America by this summer.Gucci will accept payments in more than 10 different coins,...

, by Ruholamin Haqshanas

Cardano’s Djed Stablecoin Testnet Goes Live, ADA Outperforms

The smart contract platform Cardano (ADA) launched a testnet version of the new algorithmic and decentralized stablecoin Djed, and is requesting feedback from the public. ADA jumped on the news.At 14:33 UTC, ADA traded at USD 0.83 and was up 5% in a day, becoming the best performer among the...

, by Fredrik Vold

How DAOs Can Adopt Best Practices for Treasury Management in a Bear Market

Kevin Chan is the treasurer of UMA, an optimistic oracle used to build decentralized applications in DeFi and Web3, and a former managing director at Goldman Sachs._____April is financial literacy month in the US, which is always a good time to do some financial housekeeping and to review best...

, by Kevin Chan

Crypto Trading Volume Falls for Sixth Month, US GDP Disappoints + 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 newsAverage crypto daily trading volumes in April 2022 fell 16% to USD 244m, recording six consecutive...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

Deus DAO Exploited Again, Loses Reported USD 13M+ in Flashloan Attack

Another day, another exploit. Deus Finance DAO seems to have lost at least USD 13m in its own latest flashloan attack.The project which describes itself as a “decentralized bilateral OTC [over-the-counter] derivatives platform” has confirmed the attack, claiming that user funds...

, by Sead Fadilpašić

Gamers vs. NFTs, Delayed Bitcoin & Ethereum ETFs, Ukrainian Refugee Crypto Card + 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.__________Gaming news An independent group of game developers, artists, and staff from the Minecraft game maker Mojang Studios...

, by Sumejja Muratagić-Tadić

Regulatory Clarity, More Transactional Use Could Boost Stablecoin Adoption – Crypto Summit Panel

The USD 80bn-heavy stablecoin industry requires more regulatory clarity and harmonization across jurisdictions, but the coins' increased use for transactions is the ultimate factor that will boost adoption across the world, according to the participants of a discussion held at the Crypto and...

, by Jaroslaw Adamowski

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