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New research shows that crypto mining operations generate harmful pollutants, affecting communities hundreds of miles away.

Metaplanet has acquired a total of over 4,500 BTC and intends to buy more this year as investors try to unpack the latest in U.S. tariffs.

Mantra’s co-founder has denied any team involvement, pointing to forced exchange liquidations during a low-liquidity trading period.

Waylon Wilcox sold millions in CryptoPunks NFTs but told the IRS he hadn’t touched digital assets. Now he’s facing prison time.

Bitcoin dropped over 2% on Sunday as Trump’s mixed signals on China tariffs spooked crypto traders and stoked inflation fears.

Catch up on this week’s biggest crypto and NFT gaming news and find some weekend reads in our latest roundup.

AI-generated clips showing Americans as sweatshop workers have racked up millions of views in an escalating meme war. Here’s how to join the fun.

The Solana Policy Institute aims to reform DeFi’s shadowy reputation and ensure the space remains forefront in the minds of policymakers.

An Italian publisher used AI to create a fictional Hong Kong philosopher whose critique of Trump and Musk became a sensation.

Adoption of cryptocurrencies varies widely across the globe, as a series of recent academic studies demonstrates.

Lomond School said it’s moving forward with accepting BTC payments after families asked it to.

After launching Bitcoin and AI-themed ETF, Roundhill Investment aims to launch an ETF focused on companies developing humanoid robots.

It has been all gas and no brakes for Fartcoin lately, with the Solana meme coin nearly doubling in price over the last week.

SEC leadership floated the possibility Friday of regulatory exemptions that would allow crypto exchanges to experiment with the trading of tokenized securities.

Robinhood and MARA Holdings mark weekly gains, Coinbase gets competition for its custody business, and weighing the upcoming GDP report.

On Monday, Bitcoin slipped as low as $74,700.

Hundreds of people were collectively conned out of $21 million in a crypto investment scam driven by AI impersonations, police said.

Donald Trump’s meme coin is approaching its first token unlock, with the project’s team set to receive around 40 million TRUMP next Friday.

Social news platform Digg is returning thanks to Kevin Rose and Alexis Ohanian, with plans for crypto wallets and AI agents ahead.

Black Mirror’s new season features a desperate man performing increasingly extreme stunts via livestream for digital money. Sound familiar?

But BlackRock funds tracking the price of the two largest cryptocurrencies by market value still generated $3.1 billion in net inflows.

Canadians will choose a new prime minister this month. The odds currently do not favor the Bitcoin advocate.

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News of the case’s pending resolution may be priced in, with the price of XRP holding steady following the agreement-in-principle.

Coinbase opposed FDIC’s request for a 16-day delay in a FOIA case, calling the agency’s stall tactics “legally incorrect.”

A Connecticut court filing reveals the pair have agreed to settle. Now they have 45 days or less to figure out how to go about it.

Arizona moves to shield blockchain and AI computing at home while racing other states on Bitcoin reserve bills.

Investors wanted an AI unicorn. Instead, they got a very expensive customer service team in Southeast Asia.

Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht will give a speech in Las Vegas next month in his first public appearance since he was pardoned.

The SEC said Thursday Helium tokens are not securities, reversing what some viewed as the “last gasp of a failed crusade against crypto.”