Author: James Wilson

OKX has added BlackRock’s BUIDL tokenized U.S. Treasury fund to its institutional collateral framework with Standard Chartered. The move allows eligible institutional and VIP clients to use BUIDL as trading margin. Summary OKX now lets eligible institutional and VIP clients use BlackRock’s BUIDL fund as trading collateral. Standard Chartered will custody BUIDL off-exchange while OKX manages margining and liquidation processes. BUIDL will be treated like USD, USDC and other dollar assets inside OKX’s margin system. Clients can hold the asset off-exchange with Standard Chartered while trading on OKX Middle East. They can also deposit BUIDL directly on the exchange, depending…

DeFi United has released a recovery plan to restore full backing for Kelp DAO’s rsETH after a $292 million exploit earlier this month.  Summary DeFi United will convert committed ETH into rsETH tranches to restore full backing after the exploit. Aave may recover about 13,000 ETH through controlled liquidations of eight affected lending positions. The recovery still needs governance approvals, legal agreements, and staged security checks before full execution. The coalition includes several DeFi protocols that joined efforts after the attack. The April 18 exploit targeted Kelp DAO’s rsETH bridge through a forged message. The attacker minted 116,500 unbacked rsETH…

Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. BTC cloud mining gains momentum in 2026 as AJC Mining expands access to remote mining contracts. Summary AJC Mining gains attention in 2026 with cloud BTC mining, flexible contracts, and no-hardware mining access. Cloud mining demand rises as AJC Mining offers beginner-friendly Bitcoin mining with daily earnings tracking. AJC Mining provides global users with low-barrier BTC mining through flexible contracts and transparent payouts. As the cryptocurrency market continues to develop in 2026, institutionalization, compliance, and diversification of trading tools…

Core Scientific plans to turn its Pecos, Texas site into a large artificial intelligence data center campus.  Summary Core Scientific will convert its Pecos Bitcoin mining site into a large AI data center campus. The company expects about 1GW of the planned 1.5GW capacity to be available for leasing. Core Scientific is repurposing 300MW of mining power as miners seek AI revenue streams. The Bitcoin miner said the project could reach up to 1.5 gigawatts of gross power capacity. The company said about 1 gigawatt of that capacity is expected to be available for leasing. The site will support high-density…

The crypto market fell 1.3% to $2.64 trillion on Tuesday as concerns over stalled U.S.-Iran peace negotiations and rising oil prices eroded investor appetite for risk assets. Summary Crypto market cap fell 1.3% to $2.64T as stalled U.S.-Iran peace talks and rising oil prices weighed on risk sentiment. Bitcoin dropped below $77K and Ethereum hovered near $2.3K, with broader altcoins declining 1–2%; over $266M in liquidations hit leveraged traders. Crude oil surged toward $100+ per barrel amid diplomatic uncertainty, adding inflation concerns and pressuring global markets and crypto-linked equities. Bitcoin (BTC) price crashed 2.2% from Monday’s high of $78,225 to…

Summary Quantum computers can theoretically break Bitcoin’s elliptic-curve cryptography, but no machine capable of doing so exists yet. Google researchers say cracking Bitcoin’s encryption may require fewer than 500,000 qubits — below the “millions” often cited. BIP-360 and BIP-361 propose quantum-resistant Bitcoin transactions and a phased migration away from legacy signatures. Ripple has a four-phase plan to make the XRP Ledger quantum-proof by 2028; Ethereum targets quantum resistance via Strawmap by 2030. The real risk is “harvest now, decrypt later” — adversaries collecting encrypted data now to crack it when quantum computers mature. Quantum computers can theoretically break Bitcoin’s elliptic-curve…

Veteran trader Peter Brandt has pushed back against claims that Bitcoin could reach $250,000 in 2026.  Summary Peter Brandt said Bitcoin’s rising channel does not confirm a strong bullish bottoming pattern. Bitcoin traded near $76,000 to $78,000 after rebounding from February’s $60,000 support zone. On-chain data showed fresh capital inflows, but retail Bitcoin participation remained weak. His latest chart review warned traders against treating recent price action as the start of a strong breakout. Brandt said Bitcoin has formed an ascending parallel channel over recent weeks. He said the structure can allow more gains, but it does not confirm a…

The White House has signaled that a new step toward operationalizing the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve has been prepared, with an announcement expected within weeks. Summary White House adviser Patrick Witt said a major announcement on the U.S. Bitcoin reserve is expected within weeks, pointing to progress on legal and operational structure. Lawmakers including Cynthia Lummis and Nick Begich are working to pass legislation that would formalise the reserve and allow up to 1 million Bitcoin to be acquired over time. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, Patrick Witt said officials have been working through the legal…

On-chain investigator ZachXBT has accused Sam Altman-linked Worldcoin, now known as World, of using a harmful token model tied to biometric data collection.  Summary ZachXBT alleged Worldcoin used low-float token tactics while collecting biometric data from vulnerable users. He claimed verified Worldcoin accounts appeared for sale online, raising privacy and security concerns. WLD fell over 2% as Musk’s OpenAI lawsuit added fresh attention to Sam Altman. The comments came after Elon Musk referred to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as “Scam Altman” on X. ZachXBT claimed Worldcoin used a “predatory low float crypto token” structure. He also compared some of its…

Anthropic’s implied pre-IPO valuation has crossed $1 trillion on Jupiter’s Prestocks market.  Summary Anthropic’s implied pre-IPO valuation crossed $1 trillion on Jupiter after a 733% surge since October. Forge Global also priced Anthropic near $1 trillion, while Hiive valued the company at $851 billion. Kalshi puts Anthropic’s 2026 IPO odds at 59% as private AI market demand grows. The pricing places the AI company among a small group of private firms valued at that level before a public listing. The valuation has risen 733% since October 2025, according to a post from The Kobeissi Letter. Anthropic now joins OpenAI and…