Day: May 8, 2026

Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev revealed the U.S. is on the verge of passing the Crypto Clarity Act, legislation that would establish a formal regulatory framework for digital assets in America for the first time. Landmark Legislation for Digital Finance The co-founder and chief executive of Robinhood said Friday that the U.S. is finalizing the passage of […]

Coinbase disclosed during its Q1 2026 earnings call that it purchased $88 million worth of bitcoin during the quarter, marking a significant addition to the publicly listed exchange’s corporate treasury. Strong Accumulation Signal Coinbase, the only major U.S.-listed cryptocurrency exchange, added bitcoin to its corporate treasury during the first quarter of 2026, disclosing a purchase […]

Coinbase’s exchange went dark for over two hours on Friday after an Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage disrupted trading access for thousands of users worldwide. Major Disruption Affects Withdrawals, Trades Coinbase, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges by trading volume, experienced a significant service disruption Friday morning after an outage at Amazon Web Services […]

Flutter Entertainment announced a leadership transition at FanDuel, with Chief Executive Amy Howe departing after five years and Christian Genetski stepping into the CEO role. The departure was confirmed alongside Flutter’s Q1 2026 results. Genetski Takes Over While Flutter Names Group-Level President Per the press release, Howe will receive severance of $4,370,828 – equal to […]

Payward Inc., the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, announced on Thursday that it has agreed to acquire Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies Holdings for up to $600 million in a mix of cash and stock, in a deal that values Payward at $20 billion. Payward Locks in $600M Reap Acquisition as Stablecoin Card Market Tops […]