The $11.2 billion in 2026 funding that killed crypto’s permissionless era
Summary Crypto startups raised $11.2 billion in the first half of 2026, with all disclosed
Swissquote cuts full-year guidance as 1H crypto income plunges, shares slide
Summary Swissquote cut its full-year revenue and profit forecasts after net crypto income plunged 66.2%
Grayscale quietly drops Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF plans
Summary Grayscale asked the SEC to withdraw proposed Cardano, Polkadot and Hedera ETF registrations in
Hardware wallet sales in Russia more than double as new crypto rules near
Summary Retailer M.Video’s hardware-wallet unit sales rose 107% in Q2 from Q1, while Wildberries recorded
NFT startup founder charged with misusing funds from $10 million fundraising
Summary U.S. prosecutors charged Few and Far founder Taj Tarsha with securities and wire fraud
Intesa Sanpaolo slashed IBIT stake by 94% in 2Q, tripled ether ETF holding as crypto prices slumped
Summary Italian banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo cut its IBIT shareholding by 94%, nearly eliminated its
BitGo’s WBTC move pushes LayerZero-to-Chainlink tally near $15 billion
Summary BitGo is set to replace LayerZero with Chainlink CCIP as the exclusive cross-chain provider
Quantum Solutions, Hyperscale Data tap crypto treasuries to fund AI data centers
Summary Tokyo-listed Quantum Solutions sold 1,000 ETH for $1.9M, taking its sales since June to
Ionic Digital jumps 26% in Nasdaq debut, giving Celsius Network claimholders an exit route
Summary Bitcoin miner Ionic Digital surged 26% on its Nasdaq debut following the exchange’s largest
Russia charges Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism
Summary Russia’s FSB has charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with aiding terrorism, accusing the platform
