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Kraken will allow customers to convert cryptocurrency into cash at MoneyGram locations across more than 100 countries, addressing a longstanding gap in the digital asset ecosystem, according to an exclusive report from Fortune. The partnership gives Kraken users access to nearly 500,000 physical locations worldwide, where they can exchange crypto holdings for local currency. The move targets a key friction point in crypto markets: while digital transfers settle with speed, converting assets into cash often involves multiple steps, limited banking access, or delays. The initiative reflects rising demand for reliable cash access, driven in part by Kraken’s expanding presence in…

The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange has rolled out a long-awaited security feature designed not to stop hackers — but to stop criminals armed with physical threats.For years, the cryptocurrency industry has poured billions into defending against digital attackers: phishing scams, SIM card swaps, seed phrase theft, and elaborate social engineering campaigns. Yet one threat has stubbornly resisted every technological fix — the criminal who simply shows up at your door.In the crypto community, this is darkly referred to as a “wrench attack,” a nod to the blunt idea that even the most airtight digital security can be defeated by someone…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Before Standard Chartered’s investment arm took a stake in GSR, the crypto market maker had already made a move of its own. GSR invested in Libeara last month — a tokenization platform backed by SC Ventures — designed to help financial institutions issue tokenized assets. That prior transaction set the stage for what came next: SC Ventures formally becoming GSR’s first external shareholder in the company’s 13-year history. The investment was announced Monday. GSR confirmed that SC Ventures had secured a strategic stake in the firm, ending…

A token that’s down 98% from its peak doesn’t usually inspire confidence. But in the world of micro-cap meme coins, a 98% drawdown is less a death sentence and more a recurring character arc — and for BEEG (Beeg Blue Whale), there’s a growing case that the chapter titled “revival” may be closer than most people think.Sitting at roughly $0.000020–$0.000023 today, BEEG is a community-driven cryptocurrency built natively on the Sui blockchain. Its all-time high was approximately $0.000485. That gap represents either a cautionary tale or an asymmetric opportunity, depending entirely on what happens next. This article breaks down both…

XRP reaching $300 is back on the table, and the case for it right now comes from a macro diamond pattern that analyst EGRAG Crypto flagged on the monthly chart on May 4, 2026. The analysis maps two separate price ladders, one running up to $183 and another going all the way to $300, both framed as structured price-and-time models with key cycle windows in April 2027 and also April 2028. And on top of that technical setup, XRP treasury firm Evernorth named Robert Kaiden, CFO of the OpenAI Foundation, to its board as it prepares to list on Nasdaq.Also…

All news is rigorously fact-checked and reviewed by leading blockchain experts and seasoned industry insiders. Bullish has agreed to acquire Equiniti from Siris in a $4.2 billion stock-and-debt transaction. The deal combines Bullish’s tokenization infrastructure with Equiniti’s transfer agent platform serving around 20 million shareholders. Bullish is making a fairly serious move into the less visible parts of traditional finance. The crypto exchange has agreed to acquire Equiniti, a global transfer agent and shareholder services firm, in a $4.2 billion transaction that links tokenization infrastructure with regulated capital markets operations. Bullish adds the shareholder record layer tokenization needs The deal…

Bitcoin price broke above $81,000 during Asian trading hours and early U.S. hours today, its highest price since late January and the latest sign that the market has moved past a brutal first-quarter stretch that bottomed near $60,000.  The move came on the back of several forces hitting at once: a flood of institutional money into ETFs, a shift in Middle East tensions, and a derivatives market that had been loading up for a run past $80,000 for weeks. The structural setup for this was built in April. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in $2.44 billion in net inflows last…

Tony Kim May 05, 2026 11:34 Relay Chain processes 100M+ transactions and $20B+ volume by leveraging a dedicated chain built on Celestia, solving scalability and cost challenges. Relay, a multichain payments network, has processed over 100 million transactions and $20 billion in volume across 85+ blockchains. To address scaling bottlenecks, the project introduced Relay Chain, a bespoke settlement layer tailored to its needs. Built on Celestia using the Sovereign SDK, Relay Chain eliminates inefficiencies tied to using general-purpose blockchains for settlement. Relay’s core function allows users to transact with any digital asset across…

Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies have staged a notable recovery over the past two weeks, with BTC climbing back toward the $80,000 area from lows near $75,000 — a move underpinned by renewed institutional demand and easing geopolitical risk, according to the market insights team at QCP Capital, one of Asia’s largest digital asset trading firms. Related Reading The broader crypto market has moved in step with the recovery. Ethereum, XRP, and Solana have each posted gains alongside Bitcoin over the period, reflecting a return of risk appetite across the digital asset space. The catalyst, as QCP’s analysis frames it, is…

Toncoin is currently the best-performing cryptocurrency in the daily charts among the top 100 projects by market cap, according to CoinGecko’s TON data. The asset has rallied 23.5% in the last 24 hours, 31.3% in the last week, 26.3% in the 14-day charts, and 38.5% over the previous month. Let’s discuss what could be behind Toncoin’s (BTC) latest price rally, and if it is safe to invest in the asset right now. Source: CoinGecko What Could Be Pushing Toncoin’s Price Rally? Source: Bitcoinist Toncoin’s (TON) latest upswing follows founder Pavel Durov’s recent post about network fees falling six times to…