72 Million Mobile Users Just Got a Crypto Exchange. KDDI Paid $65M for the Door.
Japan's second-largest telecom bought 14.9% of Coincheck, the exchange that lost $530 million in 2018 and rebuilt from scratch. The deal closes in June.
Japan's second-largest telecom bought 14.9% of Coincheck, the exchange that lost $530 million in 2018 and rebuilt from scratch. The deal closes in June.
The Iran conflict didn't just move markets — it exposed how fragile the consensus around Bitcoin's identity had become. Between a hawkish Fed, $115 oil, and a correlation flip no one saw coming, the old rules are being rewritten in real time.
WLFI dropped 19% this week to an all-time low while its stablecoin USD1 grew 476% to $4.2 billion. TRUMP is down 96% from its peak, MELANIA down 99%, and American Bitcoin Corp.'s stock has shed 84-93% from its Nasdaq debut highs. The Trump family's crypto portfolio spans every major sector — and most of it is deeply underwater for retail buyers.
DOGE is holding above its mid-Bollinger Band on the weekly chart for the first time since October 2025, pointing to a potential 27% move toward $0.139. Three consecutive weeks of positive ETF inflows, totaling $1.75 million, are adding quiet but consistent institutional backing.
The largest IPO in history just disclosed the fourth-largest corporate Bitcoin position. SpaceX is targeting a $2 trillion valuation, a June Nasdaq debut under ticker SPCX, and up to $75 billion in capital raised. Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley are running the books.
One of the world's largest Bitcoin ATM operators filed an SEC Form 8-K on April 8, 2026, disclosing that an unauthorized party accessed its corporate IT systems and drained 50.903 BTC from settlement accounts. Customer platforms and user data were not affected.
Nansen data shows Avalanche's daily transactions reached a yearly high of 3.5 million, with active addresses rising from a 2025 floor of 100K to a new baseline of 500K-700K. Three specific catalysts drove the jump. AVAX's price near $9.30 has not kept pace — but whale accumulation around $8.90-$9.30 suggests large holders see value at current levels.
Saylor's company bought 13,927 BTC for $1 billion last week through its STRC program. The rally above $77,000 pushed Strategy's 780,897 BTC treasury back into unrealized profit for the first time since early April.
The proposal would double dividend frequency from monthly to 24 payments per year. STRC's 11.5% annualized rate and $1.1 billion daily volume make it the engine behind Strategy's Bitcoin accumulation.
The once-largest US miner is now under 1,000 BTC and building six AI data centers leased to CoreWeave for 12 years. The bond sale is the clearest sign yet of where compute capital is actually going.
Hyperliquid generates close to $1 billion in annualized revenue. Almost all of it buys back and burns the token. Hayes set a $150 target. The price is $43. Something has to give.
BTC fell 3% Thursday as Pentagon escalation reports hit markets. Trump’s 10-day extension trimmed losses — but the market is no longer moving on the headline. A conflict that has been reshaping crypto price action for four weeks added another chapter Thursday night.
The S&P 500 closed up 2.4%, the Nasdaq gained 3.3%, and bitcoin reached $68,500 intraday on March 31 as ceasefire signals from both Washington and Tehran reset risk appetite. The session recovered some ground from Q1's worst quarter since 2022. Whether it holds depends on oil, the Strait of Hormuz, and a ceasefire that hasn't been signed yet.
A Form 10 SEC filing from March 31 reveals the amended terms of the Ripple-Gemini credit facility. Gemini must hold at least $50 million in RLUSD, use it as collateral, and meet minimum usage thresholds. Fail to reduce borrowings by July 2, and the interest rate climbs to 10%.