Crypto

The lock is meant to protect users from being forced into withdrawing their funds, though it’s an internal policy and not a cryptographic lock.

World Liberty alleged that Sun engaged in short-selling, straw purchases and defamation.

Brush up on the basics, from agentic to generative, before Consensus Miami 2026.

Chainlink (LINK), up 2.7% since Friday, was also a top performer.

From pegs to reserves to regulation, here’s what you need to know ahead of Consensus Miami 2026.

The crypto exchange claims client funds were misused, commingled and concealed in a “Ponzi-like” scheme that unraveled amid a liquidity crisis.

The deal gives Payward a full CFTC-regulated derivatives stack in the U.S.

Families holding decades-old judgments against North Korea are trying to seize 30,765 ETH frozen after last month’s rsETH exploit, citing alleged links between the attack and DPRK-linked hacking groups such as Lazarus, and invoking a New York restraining notice that could block Arbitrum from releasing the funds.

Your day-ahead look for May 4, 2026

The largest crypto reversed sharply from a $80,594 high after Iran’s Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a U.S. warship, with oil spiking 5% before the U.S. denied the report.

Coinbase adding DFlow as its primary router will mean eight times less trade failures.

Bitcoin’s move to $80,000 caught bears on the wrong side of the market again, leading to large short liquidations.

Your look at what’s coming in the week starting May 4.

While ETF inflows have resumed, the recovery has yet to match last fall’s peak.

Michael Saylor says the company will resume purchases next week, but the pause lands as analysts focus on losses and the growing complexity of Strategy’s preferred-stock funding machine.

Veteran trader Peter Brandt sees bitcoin rallying to $250,000 in 2029, but only after the market finishes a long drawn-out bottoming process that could last into September 2026.

Sharp volume surge drives move through $1.40, meaning traders may now watch whether the level holds as support.