Bhutan’s sovereign investment arm, Druk Holding & Investments, transferred approximately 319.7 BTC valued at roughly $23 million on Thursday, continuing a steady drawdown of the country’s state-held bitcoin reserves that began in 2025.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb has filed a lawsuit to recover funds mistakenly sent to users in February.

Anthropic’s unreleased Claude Mythos Preview has autonomously identified thousands of high-severity zero-day vulnerabilities across every major operating system and web browser, prompting the company to launch Project Glasswing, a defensive cybersecurity coalition backed by up to $100 million in AI usage credits.

Crypto-native perpetual markets tied to real-world assets ( RWA) are rapidly gaining traction against traditional futures. New data shows sharp growth in trading volumes across metals, equities, and energy.

A new poll commissioned by the Betting and Gaming Council has found that 65% of UK bettors would refuse to hand over personal financial documents like bank statements and payslips to continue gambling, intensifying industry warnings that proposed affordability checks will drive customers toward unregulated operators.

Cango Inc. sold 6,451 bitcoin across February and March 2026, applying the proceeds entirely to retire crypto-collateralized loans as the company transitions its mining infrastructure toward artificial intelligence (AI) compute services.

Binance expands institutional crypto access with a unified marketplace that standardizes strategy discovery, capital allocation, and execution within its native ecosystem, aiming to streamline participation and reduce operational friction for trading teams and investors.

Evernorth advances its SPAC merger with an amended SEC filing detailing XRP-based financing, refining how token contributions translate into equity within its planned public market debut.

Bitcoin and ethereum allocations can swing from near zero to over 20% in diversified portfolios as return expectations rise, with Charles Schwab showing investor assumptions directly dictate crypto’s role in portfolio construction.

Traders on Polymarket and Kalshi are pricing in a fragile truce, with over $16.5 million wagered on when or whether Washington will officially close the books on its military campaign against Tehran.

Morgan Stanley listed its own spot bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF) on NYSE Arca this week, becoming the first major U.S. commercial bank to issue such a product directly.

Institutional access to meme-based crypto expands as Canary Capital files with the SEC for a PEPE ETF, offering brokerage-based exposure while avoiding direct token custody and derivative risks.

Crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) slipped back into outflows after a strong start to the week, led by bitcoin’s sharp reversal. XRP stood out with gains, while ether and solana faced renewed selling pressure.

The United Kingdom’s new statutory gambling levy has begun distributing its first prevention grants through the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. This follows one of the most contentious transitions in UK gambling policy with the end of the preceding charity-led model helmed by Gambleaware.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appointed David Woodcock as Director of the Division of Enforcement on Wednesday, with the role taking effect May 4.