ETH, BNB, DOGE lead as crypto market cap rebounds to $4T

    Total crypto market capitalization soared back over $4 trillion on Sunday, with Ether, BNB and Dogecoin posting double-digit gains after Friday’s market crash that wiped out nearly $500 billion in crypto value. The three blue-chip coins have surged 10.5%, 13.6% and 12.5% over the last day, while Solana, Cardano, and Chainlink are also up over…

    US and China soften trade rhetoric, giving analysts hope of market rebound

    Trade tensions between the US and China appear to be softening, as representatives from both governments issued statements on Sunday that signaled a willingness to resume trade negotiations, giving analysts hope of a market rebound. In a translated statement, China’s Ministry of Commerce said it was “ready to strengthen dialogue” with other countries on trade and…

    Bitcoin Core v30 goes live with controversial OP_RETURN change

    Bitcoin Core developers saw a mixed reaction from the Bitcoin community as they announced the release of their v30 update, bringing forward a host of node-related changes to architecture, performance, and security. The key changes brought forward in Bitcoin Core 30.0 are the introduction of optional encrypted connections between nodes for better privacy and the…

    Zcash recovers to pre-crash highs following crypto market meltdown

    The price of Zcash, a supply-capped, shielded, layer-1 coin dedicated to user privacy, fully recovered following Friday’s market crash, forming a new recent high of about $291 on Saturday before retracing to about $273 at the time of this writing. Zcash plummeted by 45% on Friday, falling from a high of about $273 to $150,…

    US Senate passes GAIN Act, prioritizing domestic AI and HPC chip sales

    The US Senate has advanced sweeping AI legislation under the National Defense Authorization Act, compelling chipmakers to serve US customers first before exporting advanced processors abroad. On Thursday, senators passed the Guaranteeing Access and Innovation for National Artificial Intelligence Act of 2026, or GAIN Act, as an amendment to National Defense Authorization Act, requiring AI and high-performance…

    Crypto.com CEO calls for probe into exchanges after $20B liquidations

    Crypto.com CEO Kris Marszalek has called for a regulatory investigation into exchanges that suffered the largest losses following a record $20 billion in crypto liquidations over the past 24 hours. In a Saturday post on X, Marszalek urged regulators to “conduct a thorough review of fairness of practices,” asking whether trading platforms had slowed down, mispriced assets,…