US Senator Gillibrand says crypto market structure vote could happen by August

US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said lawmakers working towards passage of a digital asset market structure bill likely need to meet three conditions before the chamber could vote on the legislation. Speaking at the Consensus conference in Miami on Wednesday, Gillibrand said she considered addressing consumer protection, illicit finance, and ethics provisions essential before any potential…

AI agents becoming more relevant than humans by 2035 has Big Tech ‘terrified’, says Hoskinson

AI agents will become more relevant than humans on the internet within the next decade, a shift already already forcing Google, Facebook and Amazon to react, said Charles Hoskinson. In his keynote at Consensus Miami 2026 on Wednesday, Hoskinson also said that “by 2035, the majority of searches, commerce and activity on the internet will…

Bubblemaps Flags Mystery Over 90-Wallet Launch Sniping Cluster

Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps said 90 newly funded wallets bought 90% of Mystery (MYSTERY) memecoin supply at launch, raising concerns about coordinated sniping. The wallets were all funded by wallet “0x544E,” which previously withdrew and distributed 20 Ether from crypto exchange Binance. After buying up 90% of the supply at launch, the wallet cluster sold…

Hut 8 Stock Surges Over 30% Following $9.8B Deal

Investors appeared to disregard Hut 8’s reported first quarter 2026 net loss of more than $253 million on Wednesday, lifting the shares of the Bitcoin mining company by more than 33%. Hut 8 attributed the loss to a reduction in the market value of its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings, which fell from a high of over…

Ethereum Whales Accumulate Aggressively as ETH Price Rises to $2.4K

Ethereum accumulation addresses witnessed a surge in daily inflows on Wednesday, suggesting growing confidence in Ether’s (ETH) long-term price trajectory following its latest rise to $2,400. Key takeaways: Accumulation addresses absorbed about $592 million in ETH on Wednesday, signalling aggressive long-term buying. Ether’s ascending triangle projects an ETH price rally to $3,315. Ethereum accumulators add…

Crypto-Backed Republican Candidate Wins Indiana Congressional Primary

A Republican US House of Representatives member running for reelection has won his party’s primary after crypto-affiliated groups contributed more than $500,000 in supportive media buys. Representative James Baird won Tuesday’s Republican primary for Indiana House District 4 with more than 60% of the vote, beating challenger Craig Haggard and others. Beginning with his first…

Zcash Eyes Another 40% Price Jump as US Hedge Fund Reveals ‘Significant Position’ in ZEC

Zcash (ZEC) has outperformed the broader crypto market over the past month, rising by over 125% compared to an average 15% gain for most coins. ZEC/USD versus TOTAL crypto market cap 3o-day performance chart. Source: TradingView The privacy-focused cryptocurrency may rally further in the coming weeks as a mix of bullish technical and fundamental catalysts…

Iran Peace Deal Talk Costs Bitcoin a Trip to $83,000 After New 13-Week Highs

Bitcoin (BTC) cooled from new 13-week highs at Wednesday’s Wall Street open amid mixed signals over a US-Iran peace deal. Key points: Bitcoin stops short of tapping $83,000 as momentum becomes guided by geopolitical developments. Oil sees flash volatility around rumors of the Strait of Hormuz opening. Bitcoin trader sees a price reset to a…

Samsung SDS To Build KSD Tokenized Securities Platform

Samsung SDS, Samsung’s information technology services subsidiary, will reportedly build a token securities platform for the Korea Securities Depository (KSD), moving South Korea’s central securities depository closer to operating blockchain-based securities infrastructure as the country prepares a legal framework for tokenized assets.  Samsung SDS won a contract to build and operate the platform for KSD,…

Linea Moves ZK Rollup Stack Under Linux Foundation Governance

Linea Consortium has joined Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT) as a premier member and contributed the open-source zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup stack powering Linea as a new code project called Lineth. The contribution places Linea’s core layer-2 technology under LFDT’s open-source governance framework, rather than the control of any single company, Linea Consortium said in a…