Around 82 crypto projects have shut down in 2026, driven by falling revenue, depleted funding and security breaches.
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ZachXBT traces over $20M from hacks and ransomware through FreedomXMR, a Monero swap service on Hyperliquid where 87% of inflows are illicit.
Analysis of CFTC chairman Selig's CTX and CAM proposals, which could bring retail margin onshore and consolidate exchanges under one federal roof.
FINMA approved a Swiss retail fund that holds bitcoin directly, waiving diversification rules while stressing custody and investor protection.
Blockaid data shows issuer blacklists recovered only $9.8M of $1.18B traced across 60 exploits, with recoveries coming only via governance or validators.
Swiss regulator FINMA approved the country's first bitcoin ETF open to retail investors, with more fund applications pending.
JPMorgan is deploying its JPM Coin on Ethereum for institutional clients, a notable step for bank dollars on a public chain.
Nine public companies object to OKX and ICE tokenizing their shares without issuer consent, a test of whether platforms can build onchain markets for stocks.
Blockaid data: $287M of $1.18B stolen this year is still held by hackers, who start moving funds a median 17 minutes after exploits.
Zcash developer Zakura proposes a fix so a future quantum attacker cannot link all payments a shielded wallet has received.
Curator-managed crypto vaults have passed $10 billion in deposits, drawing regulatory scrutiny over collateral, liquidity and smart-contract risk.