Month: May 2026

Bitcoin News Today: BTC ATM Giant Goes Bankrupt

In Bitcoin news today, Bitcoin Depot, once the largest BTC ATM operator in North America with 9,276 kiosks across the US, Canada, and Australia, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on May 18, 2026, and has already taken...
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Hacker Drains $11.58 Million From Verus-Ethereum Bridge

A hacker drained approximately $11.58 million in assets from the Verus-Ethereum Bridge in a single transaction on May 17, 2026 — targeting a cross-chain infrastructure project that had explicitly marketed itself as immune to the kind of smart contract exploit that just gutted it. The exploit was flagged in...
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HYPE Defies Altcoin Crash as BTC Dips Below $77K: Market Watch

Bitcoin’s troubles only intensified as the legacy financial markets started to open during the night, with the asset dipping to a new multi-week low of under $77,000. Most altcoins have followed suit with painful declines from ETH, DOGE, and especially BCH. On the contrary, HYPE and ZEC have defied...
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Kraken trims workforce as AI adoption grows across crypto sector

Kraken has reportedly reduced its workforce by around 150 employees as the crypto exchange increases the use of artificial intelligence across its operations, a move that Bloomberg said could delay the company’s planned U.S. public listing until 2027. Bloomberg reported…...
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US dollar steady as oil prices rise amid bond selloff

Rising oil prices and bond selloff signal potential economic instability, prompting concerns over inflation and future Fed rate hikes. The post US dollar steady as oil prices rise amid bond selloff appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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