Venezuela has upheld its ban on crypto mining due to a peak power demand of 15,579 MW, the highest in nine years, and plans to sanction illegal miners. In Brazil, Tether filed a lawsuit against Titan Holding to recover a $300 million loan default, seeking asset freezes amid a financial scandal involving the Master conglomerate. Meanwhile, in Peru, stablecoins now account for 90% of the $28 billion crypto market, driven by their use in remittances and cross-border payments, reducing costs and intermediaries.
Attackers exploited the Ethereum Alephium TokenBridge by compromising three of four guardian keys, enabling them to forge Verified Action Approvals (VAAs) and drain $815,000 in just seven minutes. They minted 13.76 million wrapped ALPH tokens without...
Criminals have shifted their preference from Bitcoin to stablecoins for illicit transactions, with Bitcoin's share dropping from about 70% in 2020 to 7% in 2025. Stablecoins, pegged to the US dollar, now account for roughly 84% of illicit crypto tran...
Bitcoin traded narrowly around $73,840 on May 31, 2026, amid bearish technical signals and mixed institutional moves. Stablecoin dominance increased, with Tether burning $1.2 billion in 24 hours, echoing patterns before Bitcoin's previous sharp drop....
In May 2026, Tether announced a broad strategic expansion into artificial intelligence, payment infrastructure, and regulatory compliance, moving beyond its traditional focus on USDT stablecoin issuance. These initiatives aim to diversify Tether's bu...
Litecoin, once promoted as a fast, cheap digital payment option, is losing ground to stablecoins like USDC and USDT that offer similar speed and low fees but without price volatility. Merchants and users prefer stablecoins because they maintain a con...
