Crypto

Robinhood approves $1.5B buyback as stock nears 55% drop since October high

Robinhood has approved a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program, giving the company more than $1.1 billion of additional capacity as management signals confidence in its strategy and financial strength. The company said it expects to execute the refreshed authorization…

Polymarket and Kalshi Tighten Rules Amid Insider Trading Scrutiny

Prediction market leaders Polymarket and Kalshi are escalating their battle against insider trading. Both platforms announced significant updates to their rulebooks and surveillance tools this Monday to root out market manipulation. This isn’t just a routine compliance update. It comes…

CLARITY Act Could Stop Platforms Acting Like Banks

Crypto platforms may no longer offer interest-like stablecoin rewards, but activity-based incentives remain under new legislative draft. Crypto and bank representatives convened again on Capitol Hill this week to review the latest legislative text outlining a compromise between the…

Circle stock crashes 22% as U.S. bill targets stablecoin rewards

Circle (CRCL) sank about 22%, its worst drop since June 2025, after a tougher CLARITY Act draft threatened to ban stablecoin yield, clashing with booming USDC growth. Summary Circle Internet Group (CRCL) stock is trading around $98.71, down about 22%…

Ledger unveils Wallet 4.0 as it shifts from cold storage to full crypto platform

Ledger is rolling out Wallet 4.0, a broad upgrade to its all-in-one crypto app that aims to make self-custody feel more like a trading platform without dropping the company’s hardware-first security model. The update begins with a limited release now,…

Aave Crypto V4 Upgrade: Ethereum’s DeFi Giant Levels Up

The Aave community has officially voted to approve the deployment of Aave V4 on the Ethereum mainnet, setting in motion one of the most significant architectural overhauls in the history of decentralized finance. This isn’t just a version bump; it…

Important Binance Update Concerning Ripple (XRP) and Other Altcoin Traders: Details

The removal procedure should be wrapped up in approximately three hours. The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange is set to delist certain trading pairs this week. Some of the digital assets that will be affected by the initiative include Ripple…

Artificial Superintelligence Alliance’s FET price climbs while traders quietly accumulate

Artificial Superintelligence Alliance’s FET price grinds higher on steady AI‑token demand, with price, volume, and on‑chain positioning pointing to accumulation rather than euphoric blow‑off. Summary FET trades around $0.77, up roughly 3.8–4.0% over 24 hours, on about $150–200 million in…

Tether taps Big Four firm for first full financial audit to boost transparency

Tether is working with a Big Four accounting firm to carry out its first comprehensive independent financial audit, the digital asset company said Tuesday. Tether Signs Big Four Firm to Complete First Full Audit, Setting a New Quality Standard for…

Crypto

Balancer Labs to Shut Down After $128M Exploit — What DeFi Users Must Know

Balancer Labs is ceasing operations permanently. The announcement comes just days after a sophisticated attacker exploited the protocol for approximately $128 million, effectively emptying major liquidity pools on November 3, 2025. This is not a drill—one of Ethereum’s oldest and…