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Mike Cagney's Second Act
May 3, 2026Business

Mike Cagney's Second Act: How Figure Technology Is Using Blockchain to Rewire Credit Markets From the Inside

Figure Technology Solutions crossed $1 billion in monthly loan originations for the first time in March 2026, validating a multi-year thesis that blockchain can eliminate the intermediary layers that make credit markets slow and expensive. CEO Mike Cagney is now pushing beyond lending into tokenized equities, yield-bearing stablecoins, and democratized prime brokerage — a build that could reshape Wall Street's back-office infrastructure if it scales.

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The $292 Million Kelp DAO Hack Exposed DeFi's Structural Fault Lines

The $292 Million Kelp DAO Hack Exposed DeFi's Structural Fault Lines — And Wall Street Is Watching

May 3, 2026Business
SBI Holdings Moves to Absorb Bitbank and Build Japan's

SBI Holdings Moves to Absorb Bitbank and Build Japan's Largest Crypto Exchange Group

May 1, 2026Business
The OpenAI-to-Coinbase Pipeline

The OpenAI-to-Coinbase Pipeline: How Six Senior Marketers Followed Their CMO Out the Door

Apr 23, 2026Business
The $200,000 Sale That Would Have Paid Out $3 Billion

The $200,000 Sale That Would Have Paid Out $3 Billion: FTX's Cursor Stake and What It Means for Sam Bankman-Fried

Apr 23, 2026Business
Justin Sun Sues World Liberty Financial Over Frozen Tokens

Justin Sun Sues World Liberty Financial Over Frozen Tokens as Trump-Linked Firm Fires Back With Misconduct Accusations

Apr 23, 2026Business
Tesla Reports $173 Million Bitcoin Loss

Tesla Reports $173 Million Bitcoin Loss in Q1 as Holdings Remain Unchanged at 11,509 BTC

Apr 23, 2026Business
American Bitcoin Completes Drumheller Expansion With 11,298 New Miners

American Bitcoin Completes Drumheller Expansion With 11,298 New Miners, Shares Jump 12%

Apr 22, 2026Business
DoorDash Joins Stripe's Tempo Blockchain

DoorDash Joins Stripe's Tempo Blockchain to Bring Stablecoin Payouts to 40+ Countries

Apr 21, 2026Business
Strategy Surpasses BlackRock's IBIT

Strategy Surpasses BlackRock's IBIT as the World's Largest Single Bitcoin Holder

Apr 21, 2026Business
Twelve European Banks Unite Behind Fireblocks to Launch MiCAR

Twelve European Banks Unite Behind Fireblocks to Launch MiCAR-Compliant Euro Stablecoin

Apr 21, 2026Business
Coinbase and Bybit in Discussions

Coinbase and Bybit in Discussions to Bring Tokenized US Stocks to Global Markets

Apr 20, 2026Business
Bitmine Approaches 5 Million ETH

Bitmine Approaches 5 Million ETH as Tom Lee Calls the End of Crypto's Mini-Winter

Apr 20, 2026Business
Strategy Crosses 815,000 BTC

Strategy Crosses 815,000 BTC With Third-Largest Purchase in Company History

Apr 20, 2026Business
eToro Acquires ZenGo for ~$70 Million to Bring MPC Keyless Self.

eToro Acquires ZenGo for ~$70 Million to Bring MPC Keyless Self-Custody Into Its 40-Million-User Trading Platform

Apr 15, 2026Business
Rakuten Integrates XRP Into Its Payments App

Rakuten Integrates XRP Into Its Payments App, Giving 44 Million Users the Ability to Spend Ripple's Token Across 5 Million Japanese Merchants

Apr 15, 2026Business
JPMorgan CFO Barnum Warns on Stablecoins at Q1 Earnings

JPMorgan CFO Barnum Warns on Stablecoins at Q1 Earnings — Calling Yield Products a Regulatory Arbitrage Play That Could Let Firms "Run a Bank" Without Banking Rules

Apr 14, 2026Business
Deutsche Börse Takes a $200 Million Stake in Kraken

Deutsche Börse Takes a $200 Million Stake in Kraken, Valuing the Crypto Exchange at $13.3 Billion as the Two Build a Hybrid Market Infrastructure

Apr 14, 2026Business
Iran War Is Pushing European Commodity Traders Out of Banks and Into Stablecoins

Iran War Is Pushing European Commodity Traders Out of Banks and Into Stablecoins as Trade Finance Plumbing Breaks Down

Apr 12, 2026Business
SpaceX Holds 8,285 BTC Worth $603 Million

SpaceX Holds 8,285 BTC Worth $603 Million Untouched as xAI Integration Swings the Company From an $8 Billion Profit to a $5 Billion Loss

Apr 12, 2026Business
Wall Street Cuts Crypto Earnings Forecasts as Q1 Trading Volumes Hit Two-Year Lows

Wall Street Cuts Crypto Earnings Forecasts as Q1 Trading Volumes Hit Two-Year Lows — Coinbase Takes the Biggest Hit

Apr 12, 2026Business
A Decade-Old Feud Between the Founders of Binance

A Decade-Old Feud Between the Founders of Binance and OKX Explodes Into Public View After CZ's Memoir

Apr 11, 2026Business
Binance Offers Its 1,000 UAE Employees the Option

Binance Offers Its 1,000 UAE Employees the Option to Relocate as Iran War Disrupts the Middle East's Crypto Capital

Apr 10, 2026Business
OKX and HashKey Back Vietnam's First Regulated Crypto

OKX and HashKey Back Vietnam's First Regulated Crypto Exchange as Hanoi Opens One of Asia's Most Restrictive Licensing Windows

Apr 10, 2026Business
Banks Know Stablecoins Are Coming for Their Business

Banks Know Stablecoins Are Coming for Their Business — and Most Are Not Ready

Apr 9, 2026Business
The $40 Billion Typo That Won't Go Away

The $40 Billion Typo That Won't Go Away: Bithumb Takes Seven Holdout Users to Court Over Unreturned Bitcoin

Apr 9, 2026Business
Standard Chartered Moves to Absorb Zodia Custody

Standard Chartered Moves to Absorb Zodia Custody and Consolidate Its Crypto Infrastructure Under One Roof

Apr 8, 2026Business
Pharos Network Raises $44 Million at a $1 Billion Valuation

Pharos Network Raises $44 Million at a $1 Billion Valuation to Build Institutional-Grade RWA Infrastructure

Apr 8, 2026Business
Switzerland's Six Largest Banks Unite to Test a Digital Swiss Franc

Switzerland's Six Largest Banks Unite to Test a Digital Swiss Franc in a Live Controlled Sandbox

Apr 8, 2026Business
MEXC's New CEO Thinks Everything Is a Meme Now

MEXC's New CEO Thinks Everything Is a Meme Now — and Wants to Build the Exchange That Trades All of It

Apr 8, 2026Business
Charles Schwab Moves Toward Direct Crypto Trading

Charles Schwab Moves Toward Direct Crypto Trading With Spot Bitcoin and Ether Launch Planned for Mid-2026

Apr 4, 2026Business
Circle's Silence During the Drift Hack Reignites

Circle's Silence During the Drift Hack Reignites the Stablecoin Freeze Debate

Apr 4, 2026Business
SoFi Big Business Banking

SoFi Big Business Banking: The First U.S. Nationally Chartered Bank to Offer 24/7 Fiat-to-Crypto Settlement Under One Regulated Roof

Apr 2, 2026Business
France's Lightning Stock Exchange Lise Prepares Europe's

France's Lightning Stock Exchange Lise Prepares Europe's First Fully Onchain IPO — ST Group Lists on April 9

Apr 2, 2026Business
Franklin Templeton Acquires 250 Digital and Launches Franklin Crypto

Franklin Templeton Acquires 250 Digital and Launches Franklin Crypto — With Part of the Deal Settled in BENJI Tokens

Apr 1, 2026Business
Europe's Largest Crypto Asset Manager Arrives in the U.S.

CoinShares Completes $1.2 Billion SPAC Merger and Begins Trading on Nasdaq — Europe's Largest Crypto Asset Manager Arrives in the U.S.

Apr 1, 2026Business
OpenFX Raises $94 Million

OpenFX Raises $94 Million to Rebuild Cross-Border FX on Stablecoin Rails — Volume Has Grown 11x in a Year

Mar 31, 2026Business
Midas Closes $50 Million Series A

Midas Closes $50 Million Series A to Build Instant Redemption Infrastructure for Tokenised Assets

Mar 30, 2026Business
GameStop's Bitcoin Hoard Was Never Sold

GameStop's Bitcoin Hoard Was Never Sold — It Was Pledged to Coinbase for an Options Income Strategy

Mar 27, 2026Business
OKX Rules Out a Rushed IPO

OKX Rules Out a Rushed IPO, Citing Crypto's Track Record of Damaging Public Listings

Mar 27, 2026Business
Coinbase and Better Launch First Fannie Mae-Conforming Crypto

Coinbase and Better Launch First Fannie Mae-Conforming Crypto-Backed Mortgage in U.S. History

Mar 26, 2026Business
Ripple Enters Singapore's Central Bank Sandbox

Ripple Enters Singapore's Central Bank Sandbox to Pilot Automated Trade Finance Payments Using Its RLUSD Stablecoin

Mar 25, 2026Business
BlackRock's Digital Assets Chief Calls Most Crypto Tokens Nonsense

BlackRock's Digital Assets Chief Calls Most Crypto Tokens Nonsense and Points to Artificial Intelligence as the Industry's True Growth Catalyst

Mar 25, 2026Business
BNY CEO Robin Vince Argues That Large Banks Will Define

BNY CEO Robin Vince Argues That Large Banks Will Define the Next Phase of Crypto Adoption, Not Replace It

Mar 25, 2026Business
Morgan Stanley's Digital Assets Chief Says Wall Street's Crypto Expansion Reflects Years of Infrastructure Work

Morgan Stanley's Digital Assets Chief Says Wall Street's Crypto Expansion Reflects Years of Infrastructure Work, Not a Sudden Rush

Mar 25, 2026Business
Tether Engages a Big Four Accounting Firm

Tether Engages a Big Four Accounting Firm for Its First Full Financial Statement Audit of $184 Billion USDT Reserves

Mar 24, 2026Business
Kravis-Backed ParaFi Capital Raises $125 Million

Kravis-Backed ParaFi Capital Raises $125 Million for New Venture Fund Targeting Stablecoins and Tokenization Amid Market Downturn

Mar 24, 2026Business
New York Stock Exchange Selects BlackRock-Backed Securitize

New York Stock Exchange Selects BlackRock-Backed Securitize as First Partner for Its Tokenized Securities Platform

Mar 24, 2026Business
$2.2 Trillion Asset Manager Invesco Enters

$2.2 Trillion Asset Manager Invesco Enters the Tokenized Treasury Market by Taking Over Superstate's $967 Million Onchain Fund

Mar 24, 2026Business
Revolut Posts Record $2.3 Billion Profit

Revolut Posts Record $2.3 Billion Profit as the Crypto-Integrated Fintech Giant Scales Toward 100 Million Customers

Mar 24, 2026Business
Fund Services Giant Apex Group

Fund Services Giant Apex Group Tokenizes Bitcoin Mining Structured Note on Coinbase's Base Network

Mar 24, 2026Business
Rival Prediction Market Leaders

Rival Prediction Market Leaders Unite to Back First Venture Fund Dedicated to the Sector's Infrastructure

Mar 24, 2026Business
Crypto Sector Sheds 450+ Jobs in Weeks

Crypto Sector Sheds 450+ Jobs in Weeks as Firms Split Between Blaming Markets and Crediting AI

Mar 22, 2026Business
A Seat at Trump's Crypto Luncheon Could Cost $70,000

A Seat at Trump's Crypto Luncheon Could Cost $70,000 — or Over $6 Million — as TRUMP Holders Race the Leaderboard

Mar 22, 2026Business
Evernorth Reveals 473 Million XRP Treasury and $233.7 Million Accounting Impairment

Evernorth Reveals 473 Million XRP Treasury and $233.7 Million Accounting Impairment as SPAC Filing Discloses Full Strategy

Mar 19, 2026Business
Polymarket Acquires Blockchain Infrastructure Firm Brahma

Polymarket Acquires Blockchain Infrastructure Firm Brahma as Prediction Market Competition Intensifies

Mar 19, 2026Business
FTX Recovery Trust to Distribute $2.2 Billion

FTX Recovery Trust to Distribute $2.2 Billion to Creditors on March 31 in Fourth Bankruptcy Payout

Mar 19, 2026Business
Mastercard's $1.8 Billion Acquisition of BVNK Signals

Mastercard's $1.8 Billion Acquisition of BVNK Signals That Stablecoins Have Moved to the Center of Global Payments

Mar 18, 2026Business
Cango Sells Bitcoin Holdings

Cango Sells Bitcoin Holdings to Cut Debt and Finance AI Transformation

Mar 17, 2026Business
OpenSea Postpones Token Launch

OpenSea Postpones Token Launch Amid Challenging Crypto Market Conditions

Mar 17, 2026Business
Metaplanet Raises $255 Million

Metaplanet Raises $255 Million to Accelerate Bitcoin Accumulation Strategy

Mar 17, 2026Business
Crypto Trading Firm Blockfills Files

Crypto Trading Firm Blockfills Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Mar 16, 2026Business
 Nasdaq and NYSE’s Owner Are Exploring Blockchain

Why Nasdaq and NYSE’s Owner Are Exploring Blockchain for the $126 Trillion Equity Market

Mar 15, 2026Business
Crypto’s Multi-Million F1

Crypto’s Multi-Million F1 Sponsorships Face Pressure as Middle East Conflict Disrupts Major Events

Mar 15, 2026Business
Ethereum Foundation Sells 5,000 Ether

Ethereum Foundation Sells 5,000 Ether to Tom Lee’s BitMine in $10.2 Million Deal

Mar 15, 2026Business
Mining Giant Foundry

Mining Giant Foundry Plans Institutional Zcash Mining Pool

Mar 11, 2026Business
Mastercard Expands Blockchain Payments Push

Mastercard Expands Blockchain Payments Push With Binance, PayPal and Ripple

Mar 11, 2026Business
Ripple Seeks Australian Financial Services License

Ripple Seeks Australian Financial Services License as APAC Payment Volume Doubles

Mar 11, 2026Business
Multicoin Says Internet Labor Markets Could Spark Crypto’s

Multicoin Says Internet Labor Markets Could Spark Crypto’s Next Adoption Wave

Mar 11, 2026Business
Kast Secures $80 Million

Kast Secures $80 Million Funding Round to Expand Stablecoin Payments Platform

Mar 9, 2026Business
Nasdaq and Kraken Partner to Enable Trading

Nasdaq and Kraken Partner to Enable Trading of Tokenized Stocks

Mar 9, 2026Business
Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin-Focused

Jack Dorsey’s Bitcoin-Focused Firm Edges Toward Stablecoins Despite Reservations

Mar 8, 2026Business
Kalshi and Polymarket Pursue $20 Billion Valuations

Kalshi and Polymarket Pursue $20 Billion Valuations in New Fundraising Talks

Mar 8, 2026Business
Circle Begins Using USDC

Circle Begins Using USDC for Internal Treasury Transfers, Settles $68 Million

Mar 8, 2026Business
Bank of Canada and Major Banks Complete

Bank of Canada and Major Banks Complete First Tokenized Bond Trial

Mar 6, 2026Business
Strike Obtains New York BitLicense

Strike Obtains New York BitLicense, Expanding Bitcoin Services in the State

Mar 6, 2026Business
Kazakhstan Central Bank Plans $350M Digital Asset Investment

Kazakhstan Central Bank Plans $350M Digital Asset Investment From Gold and Forex Reserves

Mar 6, 2026Business
CleanSpark Sold 97% of February

CleanSpark Sold 97% of February Bitcoin Production to Finance AI Expansion

Mar 5, 2026Business
ICE Partners With Crypto

ICE Partners With Crypto Exchange OKX to Expand Digital Asset Infrastructure

Mar 5, 2026Business
Former Binance Communications

Former Binance Communications Chief Joins Stablecoin Firm Kast

Mar 4, 2026Business
Sui Launches Native Stablecoin

Sui Launches Native Stablecoin With Treasury Yield Returning to the Network

Mar 4, 2026Business
Tether Invests $50 Million in Sleep Technology

Tether Invests $50 Million in Sleep Technology Firm Eight Sleep

Mar 4, 2026Business
Bank of Japan Broadens Blockchain

Bank of Japan Broadens Blockchain Settlement Trials Ahead of 2026 CBDC Decision

Mar 4, 2026Business
BitMine Expands Ether Treasury to 4.47 Million Tokens

BitMine Expands Ether Treasury to 4.47 Million Tokens With $98M Purchase

Mar 2, 2026Business
South Korea Probes Seed Phrase Leak After $4.8M

South Korea Probes Seed Phrase Leak After $4.8M Crypto Theft From Tax Authority

Mar 2, 2026Business
AI-Driven Job Disruption

AI-Driven Job Disruption Could Accelerate Bitcoin’s Next Rally

Mar 1, 2026Business
Iran Conflict Highlights $7.8 B Crypto Ecosystem

Iran Conflict Highlights $7.8 B Crypto Ecosystem and Bitcoin Mining Network

Mar 1, 2026Business
Stablecoin Payments

Stablecoin Payments Enter a New Era Focused on Distribution

Mar 1, 2026Business
Citi and Morgan Stanley Deepen Crypto Push With Custody

Citi and Morgan Stanley Deepen Crypto Push With Custody, Trading and Tokenization Expansion

Feb 28, 2026Business
American Bitcoin Reports $59 Million

American Bitcoin Reports $59 Million Q4 Loss Amid Bitcoin Price Decline

Feb 26, 2026Business
STS Digital Secures $30 Million

STS Digital Secures $30 Million to Scale Crypto Options Platform

Feb 26, 2026Business
University Endowments Consider Crypto Allocations

University Endowments Consider Crypto Allocations as Traditional Returns Face Pressure

Feb 25, 2026Business
Circle Shares Surge 15%

Circle Shares Surge 15% After Q4 Earnings Outperform Expectations

Feb 25, 2026Business
Kraken Introduces 24/7 Perpetuals

Kraken Introduces 24/7 Perpetuals Trading for Tokenized U.S. Stocks

Feb 24, 2026Business
Meta Plans Stablecoin Return

Meta Plans Stablecoin Return in Second Half of 2026

Feb 24, 2026Business
Step Finance Ceases Operations

Step Finance Ceases Operations Following $2.7 Million January Security Breach

Feb 24, 2026Business
BitMine Increases ETH Holdings by About $98M

BitMine Increases ETH Holdings by About $98M Amidging Over $8B in Unrealized Losses

Feb 23, 2026Business
SportFi Shifts From Fan Tokens to On-Chain Markets

SportFi Shifts From Fan Tokens to On-Chain Markets Tied to Match Results

Feb 22, 2026Business
France Imposes Strict Conditions

France Imposes Strict Conditions on Sale of Majority Energy Cloud Stake to U.S. Bitcoin Miner

Feb 22, 2026Business
SBI to Launch ¥10 Billion

SBI to Launch ¥10 Billion On-Chain Bond Offering XRP Rewards to Retail Investors

Feb 22, 2026Business
Bitdeer Shares Drop 17%

Bitdeer Shares Drop 17% on $300M Convertible Note Offering

Feb 19, 2026Business
Figure Launches Tokenized

Figure Launches Tokenized Stock With Expanded $150M Offering

Feb 19, 2026Business
77% of Stablecoin Users Would Open Bank-Issued Wallet

77% of Stablecoin Users Would Open Bank-Issued Wallet, Survey Finds

Feb 19, 2026Business
NYSE President Says Exchange Has Duty to Embrace Tokenization

NYSE President Says Exchange Has Duty to Embrace Tokenization

Feb 18, 2026Business
U.S. Crypto Investors Grapple

U.S. Crypto Investors Grapple With Confusion Over New IRS Tax Rules

Feb 18, 2026Business
Harvard Trims Bitcoin Holdings

Harvard Trims Bitcoin Holdings by 20%, Initiates New Ether Position

Feb 16, 2026Business
Silicon Valley Bank

Silicon Valley Bank Says 2026 Marks Crypto’s Year of Integration

Feb 16, 2026Business
Nexo Reenters U.S. Market

Nexo Reenters U.S. Market Through Partnership With Bakkt

Feb 16, 2026Business
Metaplanet Projects 81%

Metaplanet Projects 81% Operating Profit Growth in 2026 After Options-Driven Surge

Feb 16, 2026Business
Elon Musk’s X Plans to Roll Out Crypto

Elon Musk’s X Plans to Roll Out Crypto and Stock Trading Within Weeks

Feb 15, 2026Business
Sui Executives Say GENIUS

Sui Executives Say GENIUS Act Momentum Is Driving Record Institutional Interest

Feb 15, 2026Business
Galaxy’s Steve Kurz Sees “Great Convergence”

Galaxy’s Steve Kurz Sees “Great Convergence” Powering Crypto’s Long-Term Growth

Feb 15, 2026Business
Sharplink’s Lubin and Chalom Defend Ether

Sharplink’s Lubin and Chalom Defend Ether Strategy as Prices Slide

Feb 13, 2026Business
Binance CEO Teng

Binance CEO Teng Says Other Platforms Also Faced Liquidations During Oct. 10 Turmoil

Feb 12, 2026Business
Hoskinson Says Midnight Will Chart Its Own Course

Hoskinson Says Midnight Will Chart Its Own Course, Not Target Monero or Zcash Users

Feb 12, 2026Business
UK Selects HSBC to Lead Blockchain-Based Government Bond Pilot

UK Selects HSBC to Lead Blockchain-Based Government Bond Pilot

Feb 12, 2026Business
CertiK Strengthens Governance

CertiK Strengthens Governance and Transparency Ahead of Planned IPO

Feb 12, 2026Business
Cardano Expands Cross-Chain

Cardano Expands Cross-Chain Reach as Hoskinson Confirms LayerZero Integration

Feb 12, 2026Business
Block Considers Workforce

Block Considers Workforce Reduction of Up to 10% as Cost Pressures Mount

Feb 8, 2026Business
Forward Industries, heavily focused on Solana-linked exposure

After a Difficult Stretch, SOL-Centric Forward Industries Says Its Strategy Is Built for Recovery

Feb 8, 2026Business
EY Urges Companies

EY Urges Companies to Control Digital Wallets as Customer Relationships Shift On-Chain

Feb 7, 2026Business
Crypto’s Place in 401(k) Plans

Crypto’s Place in 401(k) Plans Questioned After $2 Trillion Market Collapse

Feb 7, 2026Business
Sberbank Moves

Sberbank Moves Toward Crypto-Backed Lending in Major Shift by Russia’s Largest Bank

Feb 7, 2026Business
Tether Commits

Tether Commits $100 Million to Anchorage in Strategic Bet on Regulated Crypto Banking

Feb 5, 2026Business
Ethereum Treasury

Ethereum Treasury Firm Expands Tokenization Effort With $4.7M Home Loan Purchase

Feb 5, 2026Business
Franklin Templeton Executive Predicts Digital Wallets

Franklin Templeton Executive Predicts Digital Wallets Will Become the Primary Home for Personal Wealth

Feb 4, 2026Business
WisdomTree CEO

WisdomTree CEO Says Crypto Has Become a Core Business as Profitability Nears

Feb 4, 2026Business
Spacex Absorbs xAI

SpaceX Absorbs xAI in Landmark Deal, Expanding Elon Musk’s AI and Space Ambitions

Feb 3, 2026Business
GameStop

GameStop’s Ryan Cohen Shifts Strategy Away From Bitcoin Toward Major Consumer Acquisition

Feb 3, 2026Business

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