The new poll suggests the vast majority of people think that government officials should keep their own financial interests separate from the industry.

New polling of voters suggests they aren't yet warming much to crypto, tending to see it as a negative force in the economy, and they have similar distrust of AI.

Americans had a generally unfavorable view of cryptocurrencies, the survey of 1,000 randomly selected registered voters found.

Figure’s $1 billion month capped a years-long push to strip out middlemen from credit markets, bringing real-world assets, lending and even equities onchain.

The ban applies to fintechs and payment firms, closing the back-end payment rail for cross-border flows, but individual crypto investors can still buy and hold assets.

The agreement necessitates firms restructure reward programs from a "buy and hold" to a "buy and use" model; however, CCI raised concerns over its broad prohibition.

Developers and industry figures say the eCash proposal introduces user risk, uneven distribution and philosophical tension.

A new report from Bitget and Polymarket reveals that prediction markets are evolving into a $240 billion industry driven by retail users who are trading more frequently on everything from crypto to politics.

As Wall Street moves onchain, the year's biggest crypto hack and DeFi crisis is forcing a rethink of risk, security and market structure, industry insiders told CoinDesk.

Bitcoin recovered from a midweek dip to $75,500 to climb back above $78,000 by Saturday morning in Asia, with the Senate's stablecoin yield compromise removing a key roadblock to crypto market structure legislation.

A new design proposed by venture fund Paradigm would let holders privately timestamp proof that they control vulnerable keys before quantum computers arrive, creating a possible rescue path if Bitcoin ever sunsets old addresses.

The text released Friday blocks crypto firms from offering stablecoin yield offerings that look like bank deposits, but "bona fide" transactions are allowed.

AMD’s expansion and improved financing terms highlight Riot’s shift beyond bitcoin mining and strengthen confidence in its growing data center business.

The latest transaction follows a similar March deal in which the foundation sold 5,000 ETH to BitMine, raising roughly $10.2 million.

AIMCo returns to Michael Saylor's bitcoin treasury company years after exiting, now sitting on a sizable unrealized gain.

Of the myriad pundits proclaiming what bitcoin is or isn’t, Blume offers a more clear-eyed framing that, he argues, will outlast the others.

The stablecoin issuer said the crypto market was highly volatile during the first quarter.

Although Manfred will not start trading crypto until the end of May, it already has a crypto wallet and credentials to hire staff, make payments and do business.

The crypto asset rose nearly 3% over the past 24 hours.

The figure implies a sharp increase in the bitcoin price.

Bitcoin (BTC), up 1.9% from Thursday, was also a top performer.

Your day-ahead look for May 1, 2026

The Tokyo-based broker is betting big on crypto with plans in Singapore and a Visa partnership for bank cards that allows users to accumulate digital assets.

BTC rises to $77,000 after holding $75,000 support, but negative funding, unchanged open interest and cautious positioning signal a lack of conviction.

BTC rises on steady volume and strong technical structure, but surging put interest and muted prediction market odds point to defensive positioning.