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Sam Bankman-Fried’s 25-year sentence stands after a federal appeals court rejected his bid to overturn the FTX fraud conviction tied to the exchange’s collapse.

Galaxy Research says Bitcoin’s cycle bottom may still be ahead, with on-chain data pointing to a possible mid-$40,000s floor scenario by late 2026.

Charles Hoskinson says Cardano will move community discussions from X to a moderated Discord, citing toxicity and Midnight’s rapid growth as a model.

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse said the Clarity Act could bring crypto activity back onshore and give US banks and CFOs confidence to adopt digital assets.

Cardano-linked Masumi Network showcased its AI agent marketplace at Germany’s Bundestag, highlighting blockchain-based agent payments and enterprise use.

IOTA has launched Audit Trails, an open-source toolkit for anchoring governed business record histories onchain while keeping sensitive data off-chain.

Bitcoin is nearing its realized-price floor, CryptoQuant data show, but shrinking demand, ETF outflows and muted capitulation keep a cycle bottom unconfirmed.

Strategy CEO Phong Le said the firm’s 32 BTC sale was meant to test internal processes and signal it can sell when needed, despite remaining a net buyer.

Mastercard named RippleX among partners for Agent Pay for Machines, a push to support AI-agent transactions with stablecoin settlement and controls.

IOTA’s TLIP trade network is featured in GBBC’s 2026 use case report, highlighting DLT-backed supply-chain digitization in East African trade corridors.

Zooko says Ironwood will let full nodes verify Zcash’s 16M ZEC supply on activation, even if past Orchard counterfeiting can’t be fully ruled out.

In the Bitcoin world, some debates keep coming back, flare up for a moment, then fade into the background again. At first glance, the Bitcoin quantum-computer debate looks like exactly that kind of topic. And yet, since the start of 2026, it has clearly spilled...