France's national anti-organized-crime branch has charged 88 people across a wave of crypto-related kidnappings, Le Monde reported on April 25, 2026.

Grayscale staked 102,400 ETH worth roughly $237M from its trust holdings, a sign that ETF and asset manager staking is moving from theory to live yield.

The Senate Banking Committee's April markup window for the CLARITY Act has closed without a vote, and Sen. Thom Tillis is pushing the new target to mid-May.

The CFTC sued New York Friday, arguing the state's prediction market suit against Coinbase and Gemini intrudes on federal jurisdiction over derivatives.

Polish reports say the Zondacrypto chief has left for Israel as prosecutors widen a probe linked to a 4,500 BTC wallet and a crisis now topping $100M.

South Africa's National Treasury has proposed draft rules that would subject crypto assets to the same capital flow controls that govern rand outflows.

Polish prosecutors are investigating Zondacrypto over a 4,500 BTC cold wallet said to be inaccessible, with CEO Przemyslaw Kral out of reach.

Bitmine disclosed that more than 70% of its 3.5 million ETH holdings are now staked, pushing roughly $8.1B of ether into active validator duty.

Tokyo-listed Metaplanet raised $50 million in zero-coupon bonds, with proceeds earmarked for additional bitcoin purchases as BTC trades near $77.7K.

Tether minted 3 billion USDT in the past week and on-chain data shows Abraxas Capital received 2.89B of it, a 96% concentration in one recipient.