Acting US AG Says Devs Will No Longer Be Charged Unless they Knowingly Help Third Parties Commit Crimes

Acting US Attorney General Todd Blanche said the US Department of Justice and FBI are no longer targeting blockchain developers over platforms used for illegal activity, instead shifting focus to the users engaged in financial crime. Speaking at a Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and Coinbase chief legal officer Paul…

Mining Stocks Outperform Bitcoin in 2026 Amid AI Pivot

Publicly traded crypto mining companies are posting strong gains in 2026, even as the broader crypto market remains under pressure. All ten of the largest publicly traded mining stocks are in positive territory year-to-date (YTD), with gains ranging from around 5% to more than 85%, according to data from Bitcoinminingstock.io. Top Bitcoin mining stocks by…

Brazil’s central bank bans stablecoin and crypto settlement in cross-border payments

Brazil’s central bank has banned electronic foreign exchange (eFX) providers from using stablecoins, bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies to settle overseas remittances. BCB Resolution No. 561, published April 30, updates rules for eFX, Brazil’s regulated system for digital international payments, purchases, withdrawals and transfers. The rule takes effect October 1, with adaptation deadlines running into 2027….

A16z Backs CFTC in Fight Against State Prediction Market Bans

A16z has thrown its weight behind the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in a growing federal-state standoff over prediction markets, opposing state regulators that try to shut down platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. The venture capital heavyweight submitted the letter on Thursday in response to the CFTC’s advance notice of proposed rulemaking on prediction markets….

Bitcoin Rally Accelerates, But BTC Options Doubt $84K Is Possible

Key takeaways: Bitcoin options markets price in low odds of BTC reaching $84,000 in May, while the monthly futures basis rate reflects weakness. Significant Bitcoin accumulation by listed companies and rising spot Bitcoin ETF inflows absorb mining supply, reducing the impact of potential selling. Bitcoin (BTC) reclaimed the $78,000 level amid broader risk-on sentiment, as…

Riot Posts $167M in Q1 Revenue as Data Center Arm Pulls in $33M

Riot Platforms posted $167.2 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2026, with its newly launched data center business contributing $33.2 million. The data center revenue helped offset a decline in Riot’s core Bitcoin mining business, which fell to $111.9 million from $142.9 million in Q1 2025, driven by lower average Bitcoin prices and…

Ethereum Foundation Offloads $23M in ETH to BitMine for Third Time in Two Months

The Ethereum Foundation has completed a third over-the-counter (OTC) sale of ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies, offloading another 10,000 ETH at an average price of $2,292 per coin, worth roughly $22.9 million. “This sale funds the Ethereum Foundation’s core operations and activities, including protocol R&D, ecosystem development, community grant funding and more,” the Foundation wrote…

Crypto Lobby Backs Removal of ‘Reputation Risk’ Debanking

US crypto lobby group Blockchain Association has thrown its support behind the US Federal Reserve’s proposal to codify the removal of “reputation risk” from its supervision of banks, which has been used in the past to debank crypto companies. In a letter sent Monday in response to the Fed’s request for comment, Ashok Pinto, the…

Bitcoin above $78K, ETH, SOL, DOGE higher as Senate clears Clarity Act yield hurdle

The S&P 500 just closed at another record high while bitcoin made another run to the $80,000 level earlier Saturday. The largest crypto traded at $78,180 in Asian hours Saturday, up 0.8% on the week and recovering from a Wednesday low near $75,500 that came on the back of fresh Iran military escalation reports. The…

Bitcoin Doesn’t Need A Fresh Narrative To Reclaim $100K: Analyst

Bitcoin may not need a new story or catalyst to push back above the psychological $100,000 level, which it has not traded above in nearly five months, according to MN Trading Capital founder Michael van de Poppe. ‘“There doesn’t need to be a narrative that pushes the price upwards,” van de Poppe said in an…