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In brief Researchers from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance have found that the use of coin mixers rose significantly last year, following the lifting of sanctions against Tornado Cash. Data indicate that most users have migrated to new mixing protocols, with Railgun now accounting for 71% of all transaction volume. The available metrics suggest that a significant proportion of mixer usage remains illicit, and that Tornado Cash usage remained high amongst bad actors even after the 2022 ban. Usage of coin mixers has reached its highest level since 2022, according to new research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Sam Bankman-Fried, the co-founder and former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has in recent months repeatedly called for a retrial in New York, where he was sentenced to 25 years in prison following the company’s 2022 downfall. His renewed public statements have coincided with growing online speculation that he could seek a presidential pardon, particularly after former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ) was pardoned last year by President Donald Trump. Sam Bankman-Fried Praises CLARITY Act The speculation intensified this week after Sam Bankman-Fried posted on X,…

In brief Beast Industries suspended a video editor who was fined and issued a 2-year ban by Kalshi for insider trading. The firm is being proactive about risks prediction markets pose, according to its CEO. A person claiming to be the employee in question solicited funds in their defense via X. Beast Industries has suspended an employee while it internally investigates allegations of insider trading, CEO Jeff Housenbold said on Thursday, one day after the video editor for YouTube star MrBeast was fined and suspended by prediction markets platform Kalshi.The move was made following consultation with the company’s chief compliance…

In brief Warren pressed OCC Comptroller Jonathan Gould to share the unredacted charter application for World Liberty Financial, citing foreign ownership and national security risks. Gould refused to delay or deny the application, saying he would process it “as we process all applications.” Warren warned Gould that approving the charter would take him “from being a cheerleader for President Trump to an accomplice in his corruption.” The nation’s top bank regulator refused Thursday to delay or deny a bank charter application from a President Trump-affiliated crypto company, even as an outspoken senator told him approving it would make him “an…

In brief American Bitcoin reported a net loss of $59.45 million in Q4 2025. Revenue reached $78.3 million, narrowly missing analyst expectations of $79.6 million. Shares have fallen 39% since the start of the year, outpacing Bitcoin’s own decline. American Bitcoin, the Bitcoin mining firm co-founded and strategically advised by President Donald Trump’s sons, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr., recorded a loss amid weakened crypto prices in Q4.The company posted a net loss of $59.45 million in the fourth quarter, compared with a $3.48 million profit a year ago. The company had also reported a profit in the previous…

In brief Google’s new Nano Banana 2 model offers Pro-level image generation now running at Flash speed The model’s real-time web search gives AI images factual grounding Seedream 5, a Chinese model launched a few days before this announcement offers more flexibility and can be an interesting competitor. Google has been releasing AI software at a staggering pace lately. In the last week or so alone, we’ve seen Gemini 3.1, Lyria, and Pali, which came with a photo shoot feature that turned out to be a genuine crowd pleaser. And now, the follow-up to arguably the biggest image generation hit…

In brief Morgan Stanley plans to build proprietary Bitcoin custody and trading services for clients. Yield and lending services are also under exploration as part of the crypto roadmap. The bank recently filed to launch Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana funds. Wall Street giant Morgan Stanley, which oversees nearly $9 trillion worth of assets on behalf of its clients, wants them to be able to custody and trade Bitcoin on its platform, according to Amy Oldenburg, its recently appointed digital assets strategy head.When asked if the bank is interested in offering Bitcoin-based yield and lending services, as well, she was very…

Crypto trader Michaël van de Poppe says he believes Bitcoin (BTC) is offering a “lifetime opportunity” for investors willing to accumulate during the current downturn. Van de Poppe says regardless of why it’s fallen, Bitcoin is now unmistakably undervalued. [adinserter block=”1″] “Whether it’s Jane Street constantly manipulating the markets. Whether it’s the gamma play on options that has been pushing down the prices on Bitcoin. Whether it’s a correlation with the software companies. It doesn’t matter. The current valuation of Bitcoin is extremely low. There have been only The last few times this happened: – January 2019: $BTC at $3K…

Bitcoin’s rebound toward $70,000 over the last 24 hours has revived a familiar debate in crypto markets: whether Wall Street firms operating within the spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) ecosystem have gained too much influence over price discovery.The latest target is Jane Street, the quantitative trading firm that is both a major ETF intermediary and the subject of a fresh lawsuit tied to the 2022 collapse of Terraform Labs. Related ReadingWall Street titans quietly amass billions in Bitcoin ETFs and crypto stocksWells Fargo, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Jane Street lead the charge with billions in Bitcoin-focused ETFs and equities. Aug 15, 2025…

In brief MARA will convert select mining sites into AI-focused campuses. Shares rose as much as 16% before dipping slightly in after-hours trading following the announcement. Analysts say MARA remains a Bitcoin proxy until leases are signed. MARA Holdings, one of the largest publicly traded Bitcoin miners in the U.S., said Thursday it will team up with Starwood Property Trust to develop AI-focused data centers, sending its shares higher in after-hours trading.Under the agreement, MARA will work with Starwood to convert a portfolio of its U.S. Bitcoin mining sites, excluding those already held in third-party joint ventures, into hyperscale data…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Michael Saylor used his Strategy World 2026 keynote on Feb. 25 to argue that Bitcoin-backed “digital credit” is moving beyond Wall Street wrappers and toward programmable distribution on crypto rails, naming Solana and Ethereum as part of that future. The pitch matters because it pushes Strategy’s Bitcoin treasury model into a broader product thesis: use Bitcoin as the capital base, then package credit, yield and liquidity for corporates, retail investors and eventually tokenized markets. Bitcoin Capital, Credit Product Saylor framed Bitcoin as the foundation of the stack…

In brief Buterin pointed out four Ethereum components that rely on cryptography vulnerable to quantum attacks. The plan replaces BLS, KZG, and ECDSA with hash-based, lattice-based, or STARK-based systems. Recursive aggregation aims to reduce high gas costs from quantum-safe signatures and proofs. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin on Thursday called for a broad overhaul of the network’s cryptographic foundations, warning that advances in quantum computing could break core parts of the protocol, while laying out a multi-stage plan to replace them.In a post on X, Buterin identified four vulnerable areas: consensus-layer BLS signatures, data availability tools known as KZG commitments, the…

Prediction markets promised something elegant: put money behind beliefs, and the price converges on reality. The wisdom of crowds, sharpened by skin in the game.No pollsters, no pundits, just probabilities inching toward truth as traders stake capital on what they know.However, the moment those markets matter (politically, financially, and socially), the best information stops being “alpha” and starts looking like material nonpublic information: unfair, corrosive, and in regulated venues, bannable.Kalshi’s newly disclosed insider cases mark a turning point. Prediction markets scale with market integrity. That integrity depends on surveillance, account freezes, penalties, audits, and a regulatory backstop.The “exchange-ification” arrivesKalshi’s February…

In brief Police in South Korea’s capital lost access to 22 Bitcoin, or around $1.4 million worth at today’s prices. Officers from the Gangnam Police Station were supposed to take custody of seized BTC in their own cold wallets, but instead allowed a third-party to manage them. Years later, the Bitcoin was identified as stolen, and two suspects were arrested for their alleged role in the incident. Police officers from the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul, South Korea didn’t adhere to crypto custody guidelines, leading to the loss of more than $1.4 million in Bitcoin at today’s prices, per a…

In brief Dario Amodei says Anthropic will not remove bans on mass domestic surveillance and fully autonomous weapons. The Pentagon has threatened contract termination and possible action under the Defense Production Act. The standoff follows reports that the U.S. military used Claude to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said Thursday the company will not remove safeguards from its Claude AI model, escalating a dispute with the U.S. Department of Defense over how the technology can be used in classified military systems.The statement comes as the Defense Department reviews its relationship with Anthropic and weighs potential…