NEAR Token Price Has ‘Potential to Grow 20x,’ Says Arthur Hayes
Driven by the expanding privacy trade and cutting-edge cross-chain intents, NEAR emerges as a contrarian dark horse with technical setups mirroring a historic 250% rally.
Capital Rotates Away From Crowded Large-Caps: HYPE and XRP ETFs See Million-Dollar Inflows
As institutional appetite for market leaders cools, a massive capital rotation is underway. Newly launched HYPE spot products and XRP funds are capturing millions from fleeing…
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Bitwise Declares HYPE ‘Most Mispriced’ Crypto Asset Despite 77% YTD Surge
Despite HYPE dominating large-cap crypto performance in 2026, Bitwise asserts the market is severely underestimating the platform’s extensive reach into tokenized equities and prediction markets.
Polymarket Partners with Nasdaq Private Market to Launch $5T Startup Prediction Hub
Retail traders can now speculate on the milestones of mega-startups like SpaceX and OpenAI. By leveraging institutional secondary market data, Polymarket is transforming late-stage venture capital…
Canaan Posts $88.7M Net Loss in Q1 2026 as Equipment Sales Plummet 75%
Squeezed profit margins and a collapse in hardware demand have dragged down Canaan's first-quarter financials, reflecting broader headwinds across the crypto-mining sector as giants like MARA…
Echo Protocol Hit by $76M Exploit as Attacker Leverages Compromised Admin Key on Monad
Security teams have isolated a major vulnerability in Echo Protocol's cross-chain infrastructure. After a hacker minted 1,000 fraudulent eBTC, the project executed an emergency contract upgrade…
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KB Financial Completes Kaia Blockchain Stablecoin Pilot for In-Store and Cross-Border Payments
South Korea's largest banking group has completed a comprehensive proof-of-concept for its own stablecoin, testing real-world retail kiosk payments and lightning-fast cross-border transfers.
Italy’s Banking Powerhouse Intesa Sanpaolo Doubles Crypto Holdings to $235M in Q1 Pivot
Banking giant Intesa Sanpaolo more than doubled its digital asset footprint in early 2026, executing a sophisticated portfolio reshuffle that saw a near-total exit from Solana…
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Trump Disclosure Reveals Q1 Bets on Coinbase, Strategy, and Bitcoin Miners
A new ethics filing shows President Donald Trump and his family actively traded crypto equities in early 2026, including a six-figure investment in Coinbase and high-frequency transactions for Michael Saylor’s Strategy.
Coinbase to Unify Hyperliquid Markets as Official USDC Treasury Deployer
Coinbase is taking over as the official treasury deployer for USDC on Hyperliquid, acquiring USDH brand assets as the network transitions to a unified, USDC-backed marketplace…