EscalationCFTC seeks CME lawsuit dismissal over Kalshi Bitcoin perpetual futures
The CFTC is fighting to kill CME's lawsuit over Kalshi's Bitcoin perpetual futures before it ever reaches the merits, setting up a high-stakes clash over who ge...
Crypto Industry Update: Winners, Losers and Market Tensions | Afternoon, August 31, 2026
The crypto market spent the afternoon of August 31, 2026 caught between two forces: a Bitcoin price clinging near $80,000 and a Federal Reserve that just signaled it may raise rates instead of cut them.
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Early SignalStrategy CEO Says He Has No Regrets Selling Bitcoin at $60,000 Before Buying Back Higher
The remark, in which the Strategy CEO said he sold Bitcoin around $60,000 before repurchasing higher, was reported in an account of his explanation for the $60,...
Market ReactionFBI Seizes $560K in Crypto Bound for Hamas, Takes Over Fundraising Sites
The FBI just drained more than half a million dollars in crypto headed for one of the world's most notorious terror groups, and then it did something bolder: it...
Conflicts
Regulation, company disputes, and ideological fights shaping the industry.
RISK: MEDIUMFBI Seizes $560K in Crypto Bound for Hamas, Takes Over Fundraising Sites
The FBI just drained more than half a million dollars in crypto headed for one of the world's most notorious terror groups, and then it did something bolder: it...
RISK: HIGHCrypto Groups Push SEC for Tailored Rules on Novel ETFs
The request is narrow but pointed: industry advocates want the SEC to adapt how it reviews unconventional exchange-traded funds, according to reporting from Dec...
RISK: HIGHSouth Korea Arrests Four Over Crypto Payments to Syrian Terror Group
Four foreign nationals were arrested in South Korea over their alleged support for a terror organization operating in Syria, according to the Korea JoongAng Dai...
RISK: HIGHGeorge Santos Banned by Kalshi for Life After Betting on State of the Union Appearance
George Santos is done at Kalshi, for good. The prediction market platform has permanently banned the former U.
Power
The institutions, exchanges, and narratives driving crypto direction.
EscalationCFTC seeks CME lawsuit dismissal over Kalshi Bitcoin perpetual futures
The CFTC is fighting to kill CME's lawsuit over Kalshi's Bitcoin perpetual futures before it ever reaches the merits, setting up a high-stakes clash over who ge...
Early SignalStrategy CEO Says He Has No Regrets Selling Bitcoin at $60,000 Before Buying Back Higher
The remark, in which the Strategy CEO said he sold Bitcoin around $60,000 before repurchasing higher, was reported in an account of his explanation for the $60,...
Market ReactionJapan's Remixpoint Dumps Ethereum, XRP for Bitcoin-Only Treasury
Japan's Remixpoint has sold off its Ethereum and XRP holdings, pivoting to a Bitcoin-only treasury strategy that consolidates its corporate crypto reserves arou...
EscalationCoinbase Crypto Perpetuals Canada: Regulated Launch
Coinbase is bringing regulated crypto perpetuals to Canada, extending its derivatives lineup into one of the most tightly supervised crypto markets in the world...
People
Founders, influencers, and institutions behind crypto's next moves.
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Vitalik Buterin
Co-founder of Ethereum
Co-founder of Ethereum, the first global smart-contract platform. He remains one of the most influential technical and p...
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Magic Eden Drops Bitcoin and Ethereum for iGaming Amid NFT Volume Slump
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Changpeng Zhao (CZ)
Founder and former CEO of Binance
Founder of Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange. He now focuses on the nonprofit education project Giggl...
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Michael Saylor
Executive Chairman of MicroStrategy
The most visible corporate Bitcoin advocate, known for turning MicroStrategy into the largest public-company holder of B...
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Strategy Resumes Bitcoin Purchases After 10-Week Pause
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Brian Armstrong
Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase
Co-founder and CEO of Coinbase, the leading US crypto exchange and the first major crypto company to go public on Nasdaq...
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Charles Hoskinson
Founder of Cardano and IOG, and Ethereum co-founder
Former Ethereum co-founder who left to build Cardano, a blockchain ecosystem centered on academic research and peer-revi...
Investigations
Deep reporting on hidden risks, fraud patterns, collision signals, and controversies.
COLLAPSERipple XRP ETF Battle: How XRP Won September's First Fight
Ripple's XRP has taken the early lead in September's crypto ETF race, landing what reporting has framed as the first win of the month in the ongoing contest to...
FRAUDCore DAO Plans Emergency Hard Fork After Validators Receive Excess Rewards
Core DAO is preparing an emergency hard fork after validators on the network reportedly received excess rewards, a distribution anomaly serious enough to trigge...
FRAUDXRP Price Targets $1.70 as Bitwise ETF Tops $500M
XRP is stuck near $1. 37, its rebound running out of gas, while the Bitwise XRP ETF pushing past $500 million keeps a $1.
FRAUDQ2 Filings Show Goldman Sachs, Jane Street, Millennium Among Top XRP ETF Holders
The story starts with the paperwork. Quarter-end disclosures for Q2 name Goldman Sachs, Jane Street and Millennium among the notable holders of XRP ETFs, puttin...