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Strategy, the Tysons Corner-based software and Bitcoin treasury firm formerly known as MicroStrategy, filed a Form 8-K on Friday announcing plans to repurchase $1.5 billion of its convertible notes due 2029 — a significant balance sheet move that comes as the company’s preferred stock instrument, STRC, continues to attract record investor demand. The repurchase announcement arrives one day after STRC, Strategy’s Variable Rate Series A Perpetual Stretch Preferred Stock, recorded an all-time high daily trading volume of $1.53 billion on Thursday, surpassing the prior record of $1.1 billion set on April 13.  Executive Chairman Michael Saylor confirmed the milestone on…

Polish lawmakers have approved a long-debated cryptocurrency bill, moving to align the country with the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation as a fraud probe tied to a major exchange fuels political tension in Warsaw. The legislation, passed on Friday, sets a framework for licensing, supervision, and consumer protection across the crypto sector, according to Reuters reporting. Poland faces a July deadline to implement MiCA or risk forcing domestic firms to halt crypto-asset services, according to the national financial watchdog. The vote lands as prosecutors investigate the collapse of Zondacrypto, once the country’s largest exchange, where thousands of users remain…

BNB price continued climbing this week as bulls attempted to confirm a breakout above a key neckline resistance zone, with a bullish double bottom structure on the daily chart signaling the potential for a larger upside move toward the $750 region. Summary BNB price climbed toward the key $680–$690 neckline resistance as a bullish double bottom pattern signaled potential upside toward $750–$780. Growing optimism around spot BNB ETF proposals and rising institutional activity on BNB Chain helped strengthen investor sentiment. CoinGlass data showed rising open interest and positive funding rates, signaling that traders continue building bullish positions on BNB. According…

The post Thorchain Exploit Drains $7.4M Across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News THORChain halted trading after blockchain investigator ZachXBT linked a multichain exploit to losses potentially exceeding $10 million across Bitcoin, Ethereum, BSC, and Base. Early tracking shows roughly 37 BTC and 216 ETH drained into monitored wallets, intensifying pressure on RUNE as investors assess fallout. The cross-chain liquidity protocol, already criticized for laundering exposure, now faces renewed scrutiny over security and governance. Recovery efforts and a formal team statement remain pending, while analysts warn additional losses or copycat attacks could emerge. Credit: Source…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Binance Research says illicit crypto transactions account for less than 1% of total on-chain transaction volume. More than $75 billion in illicit crypto funds remained on-chain in 2025, up about 28% from the previous year. Binance Research has put new numbers behind one of crypto’s more uncomfortable realities. Illicit activity is still present on-chain, and the dollar amount is large. At the same time, it remains a small fraction of overall blockchain activity, with illicit transactions accounting for less than 1% of total on-chain volume.…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Glassnode has pointed out how this Bitcoin bear market has so far seen a peak Unrealized Loss significantly lower than previous cycles. Bitcoin Relative Unrealized Loss Has Dropped To Just 8% In its latest report, on-chain analytics firm Glassnode has discussed the latest trend in the Relative Unrealized Loss of Bitcoin. This indicator keeps track of the total amount of unrealized loss held by the BTC investors as a percentage of the market cap. Below is the chart shared by Glassnode that shows the trend in the…

Chainlink (LINK) has cemented its position at the forefront of the real-world asset (RWA) tokenization wave, claiming the top spot in two major sector rankings even as the broader market crosses a historic $12 billion milestone. The development arrives alongside a bullish technical breakout that analysts say could drive LINK prices more than 170% higher.What Is RWA Tokenization — and Why Does It Matter?Real-world asset tokenization refers to the process of converting ownership rights to physical or financial assets — such as real estate, government bonds, commodities, or private credit — into digital tokens that live on a blockchain. Once…

Solana is navigating a familiar tension: a technically healthy chart that is, for the moment, losing a battle with gravity. After rallying nearly 10% off a key trendline breakout and briefly touching the $97–$98 zone, SOL has pulled back to trade around $91.56 at the time of writing — giving up its short-term gains but, critically, not surrendering its broader bullish structure. The question the market is now asking is not whether the rally happened, but whether the foundation underneath it is strong enough to launch another leg higher.The Pullback in ContextThe current decline is being interpreted as part of…

Tony Kim May 15, 2026 09:19 HKMA Q1 2026 survey shows credit card receivables drop to HK$158B, while delinquency ratio edges higher. Seasonal factors remain key drivers. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released its credit card lending survey results for Q1 2026, revealing a 3.8% decline in total card receivables to HK$158.0 billion as of March 31. This marks a reversal from the 8.7% surge recorded in Q4 2025, which was driven by festive spending and salaries tax payments. Delinquency and rescheduling rates ticked up slightly, with the combined ratio rising to…

On-chain data shows investor realized profits on the Ethereum network have hit their highest level in three weeks alongside the dip in the ETH price. Ethereum Realized Profit/Loss Shot Up Recently According to data from on-chain analytics firm Santiment, the Ethereum Network Realized Profit/Loss has observed a spike recently. This indicator tells us, as its name suggests, the net amount of profit or loss that ETH investors as a whole are realizing through their transactions. The metric works by going through the transfer history of each token being sold on the blockchain to determine the price at which it was…