El Salvador — often called Bitcoin country —continues to refine its immigration framework to draw high-value foreign talent and capital, including families. Decreto 531, effective March 31, 2026, reduced the physical presence requirement for temporary residents from nine months to 90 calendar days per year, consecutive or accumulated. This adjustment targets entrepreneurs, investors, and remote … Read more
South Korean tech giant LG Electronics is working with the Ethereum layer-2 network Arbitrum to build a blockchain-based advertising network aimed at serving the digital ad industry. Arbitrum would give advertisers and publishers a shared database of ad inventory and track how customers interact with advertisements, with the company exploring how to bring the service … Read more
Citigroup is launching a blockchain-based marketplace for private company shares, looking to give wealthy and institutional investors a new way to gain exposure to pre-IPO firms as Wall Street pushes deeper into tokenized finance. According to The Wall Street Journal, the platform will use tokenized depositary receipts issued by Citi, which represent ownership interests in … Read more
Key takeaways: Surging oil prices and rising producer inflation have pushed traders to price in a stricter US Fed monetary policy. Massive spot Bitcoin ETF outflows in June show the cryptocurrency is currently failing to act as a stock market hedge. The Nasdaq 100 Index dropped 7.5% in the seven days leading up to June … Read more
Ether (ETH) traders are increasing their leveraged long positions despite ETH price being down 44% in 2026. Ether’s futures open interest at Binance has climbed to a record 3.7 million ETH, with the exchange accounting for more than 44% of total Ether futures. Crypto analyst Darkfost noted that Ether futures activity has improved despite rising … Read more
Cross-border payout platform MassPay and Coinbase announced a partnership on Thursday to offer stablecoin cross-border payouts. The partnership connects MassPay’s network in 180 countries with the US-based exchange’s crypto infrastructure, allowing customers to move between fiat, USDC and other digital assets, the companies said in a joint statement shared with Cointelegraph. MassPay CEO Ran Grushkowsky … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) returned to $63,000 on Thursday as crypto shook off news that Iran had closed a key global oil route. Key points: Bitcoin sees volatility but hits intraday highs despite surging US inflation and another Strait of Hormuz closure. Oil rebounds as the US promises fresh attacks on Iranian infrastructure on Thursday. Bitcoin upside … Read more
An artificial intelligence and cybersecurity researcher claims to have jailbroken Anthropic’s latest AI model, Claude Fable 5, within just 48 hours of it being launched. “Pliny the Liberator,” a well-known figure in the AI community, said on Wednesday he “liberated” Fable 5, launched on Tuesday as a safety-tuned version of the more powerful Mythos model … Read more
Advisers to some of the largest financial institutions are taking more of an interest in stablecoins and tokenization than in Bitcoin, which could help pull crypto out of its current slump, said Bitwise investment chief Matt Hougan. Hougan said in a note on Wednesday that he recently spoke with more than 40 advisers who were … Read more
Market analysts have cautioned that Bitcoin and gold may face further headwinds this year following a 4.2% annual increase in the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) in May, according to figures released on Wednesday. The surge in the consumer price index, a broad gauge of goods and services costs across the US economy, deflated hopes … Read more