coindesk 1 day ago

The crypto reader's guide to the 2026 midterm election: State of Crypto

America is going to the polls, and the results will shape crypto legislation and regulation over the next two years. Here's what t...

coindesk 1 day ago

The key races to watch for the 2026 election

While crypto isn't a major issue in the 2026 election, the industry will be shaped by who takes office in January. Here are the ma...

coindesk 1 day ago

Crypto PACs made big Republican push in final weeks before November 3 election

Even as polling and online wagers put Democrats at a high chance to claim greater power in Congress, the industry's high-profile s...

coindesk 2 days ago

FBI confirms North Korea's role in $6 billion Binance hack, asks DeFi community...

While the FBI listed hundreds of addresses in its notice, Chainalysis said the Binance attackers have already used "thousands addr...

coindesk 4 days ago

Crypto's longtime foe, North Korea's Lazarus Group, likely behind Binance hack:...

Security researchers suggested that the hermit kingdom's Lazarus Group was behind Thursday's nearly $6 billion hack of the world's...

coindesk 4 days ago

KuCoin exits Russia and Belarus as crypto exchanges withdraw from Western-sancti...

The exchange is closing accounts in both countries after MEXC and Bitget announced similar moves earlier this month.

coindesk 4 days ago

Crypto exchange HTX exits the UK after settling with the FCA

The former Huobi exchange has stopped accepting deposits from British customers and agreed not to target them with crypto promotio...

coindesk 4 days ago

Thai Supreme Court rules bitcoin is property after thief challenges conviction

The court said bitcoin has a market price, can be cashed out and held by the public. It upheld a 10-year sentence for a man who he...

coindesk 4 days ago

Utah charges predictions platform Kalshi with illegal gambling

Utah has filed criminal charges against betting platform Kalshi and its co-founders.

coindesk 5 days ago

Mystery Wall Street Journal ad sparks new fight over tokenized stocks

A full-page warning urging CEOs to opt out of tokenized stock trading drew a response from Securitize and questions over who paid...