Binance co-CEO Yi He has made history by becoming the first crypto-native executive featured on Fortunes 2026 Most Powerful Women in Business list. Ranked at No. 64, her inclusion places the Binance leader alongside top executives from global finance, retail, and major technology companies. The recognition comes several months after Binance officially promoted Yi He to co-CEO in December 2025. While Richard Teng oversees regulatory and compliance matters, Yi He continues to focus on growth, operations, branding, and strategic expansion. Yi Hes journey into cryptocurrency began in 2014 after...

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is stepping away from his signature long-form blog posts to experiment with a new creative format: science fiction. In a recent post shared through his Farcaster account, vitalik.eth revealed that he has started writing a decentralized governance sci-fi novel, with the first two chapters already published on his personal website. The move marks a major shift for Buterin, who has spent years analyzing blockchain governance, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), voting systems, and public goods funding through technical essays. By turning those...

The US government transferred nearly $1.9 million worth of seized altcoins linked to Alameda Research to Coinbase Prime on Wednesday, according to on-chain data tracked by Arkham Intelligence. The transaction quickly sparked speculation across the crypto market about whether federal authorities are preparing to sell the assets. The transferred crypto assets included Render (RNDR), Uniswap (UNI), The Sandbox (SAND), Mask Network (MASK), and Axie Infinity (AXS). Most of the portfolios value came from RNDR and UNI, while the remaining tokens represented smaller holdings valued at several hundred...

Crypto exchange Bitget has officially introduced Reality, a licensed financial platform focused on real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. The new platform aims to bridge traditional finance with blockchain technology by allowing eligible global users to access tokenized financial assets through crypto-native infrastructure. Reality will initially support tokenized US stocks and ETFs, bringing traditional equities into Bitgets growing digital trading ecosystem. The platform is designed to remove common barriers associated with traditional markets, including limited trading hours, geographic...

Cardone Capital, the real estate investment company led by entrepreneur Grant Cardone, has strengthened its Bitcoin portfolio once again during the latest crypto market pullback. The firm recently purchased an additional 130 BTC, valued at nearly $10 million based on current Bitcoin prices. Grant Cardone announced the acquisition on X, stating that Cardone Capital was taking advantage of the market correction to increase its exposure to Bitcoin. The billionaire investor also shared his belief that the United States could become the global center for cryptocurrency under a more aggressive...

Pepe Coin (PEPE) showed resilience on Wednesday even as Bitcoin dropped below the critical $75,000 level. PEPE traded near $0.00000359 after posting a modest 0.80% daily gain, outperforming several meme coins during a broader crypto market decline. The crypto market faced renewed pressure after weak investor sentiment, continued ETF outflows, and geopolitical concerns linked to the Iran-U.S. peace process. Bitcoin fell 2.45% to $74,971, while the total cryptocurrency market capitalization slipped 2% to $2.52 trillion. Despite the bearish environment, whale activity boosted confidence around...

Bitcoin fell below the $75,000 level on Wednesday after renewed geopolitical uncertainty surrounding the United States and Iran rattled global financial markets. The leading cryptocurrency briefly touched an intraday low of $74,571 before recovering slightly to trade near $75,129, according to TradingView data. Despite the rebound, Bitcoin remained down around 1% over the past 24 hours. The decline in BTC price came after conflicting reports emerged regarding a possible diplomatic agreement between Washington and Tehran. Iranian state media claimed that both countries were nearing a peace...

Google security engineer Michele Spagnuolo has been arrested and charged in the United States over an alleged insider trading scheme involving prediction market platform Polymarket. Federal prosecutors claim Spagnuolo used confidential Google search trend data to place profitable bets before the information became public. According to a complaint unsealed by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District of New York, Spagnuolo allegedly accessed an internal Google analytics tool that tracked the most-searched individuals on the platform for 2025. Authorities say he then used the...

The U.S. cryptocurrency industry is rapidly increasing its political influence as the 2026 congressional midterm elections approach. Crypto-backed super PACs are pouring millions into key primary races across Texas and other states, helping defeat long-time incumbents while supporting candidates viewed as friendly to digital asset innovation and blockchain regulation. Fairshake remains the dominant crypto political action committee, spending heavily to influence House and Senate races. In Texas, the PAC invested nearly $6.5 million to support Representative Christian Menefee, who defeated...

A popular Korean crypto education series this week highlighted a deceptively simple message from risk thinker Nassim Nicholas Taleb: what investors don’t know can matter far more than what they think they know—a timely reminder for digital-asset markets where volatility and sudden regime shifts remain the norm. The Day 72 post, framed as a psychological reset rather than investment advice, urged readers to focus less on prediction and more on 'humility toward uncertainty'—a core theme in Taleb’s work on extreme events and risk management. The column argues that cultivating an awareness of...