RegulationExchangesUphold Disputes NYAG Claims in $5M CredEarn SettlementUphold settled a New York Attorney General inquiry into its CredEarn product for $5 million, while disputing the regulat...May 5, 2026, 08:02 AMUpholdCred
Layer 2ExchangesUpbit Launches GIWA Chain, a Self-Managed Optimism Layer 2South Korea's Upbit has partnered with Optimism to build GIWA Chain, a dedicated Layer 2 blockchain using the OP Stack o...May 5, 2026, 08:01 AMUpbitOptimism
ExchangesAdoptionGSR Secures SC Ventures Backing for Institutional Crypto InfrastructureGSR announced backing from SC Ventures to expand its institutional digital asset offerings across tokenization, liquidit...May 5, 2026, 08:01 AMGSRSC Ventures
ExchangesRegulationKraken Acquires Bitnomial to Expand US Crypto DerivativesKraken announced the acquisition of Bitnomial, a US-regulated cryptocurrency derivatives platform, to strengthen its dom...May 4, 2026, 11:03 AMKrakenBitnomial
RegulationExchangesIran's Nobitex Faces Sanctions Scrutiny as Crypto Outflows SurgeReuters reported that Nobitex, Iran's largest cryptocurrency exchange, has faced increased sanctions scrutiny after link...May 3, 2026, 10:01 AMNobitexIran
RegulationExchangesNew York Secures $5M Settlement From Uphold Over CredEarn PromotionNew York regulators reached a $5 million settlement with cryptocurrency exchange Uphold over its CredEarn savings produc...May 3, 2026, 09:05 AMUpholdNew York
MacroExchangesGeopolitical Tension in Middle East May Redirect Capital Flows to Asian Crypto HubsEscalating U.S.-Middle East tensions are prompting analysts to examine whether regional capital may redirect toward Asia...May 3, 2026, 08:02 AMBinanceSingapore
ExchangesAdoptionSBI Holdings Submits Letter of Intent to Acquire BitbankSBI Holdings, Japan's largest financial services conglomerate, submitted a letter of intent Tuesday to acquire Bitbank, ...May 3, 2026, 06:03 AMSBI HoldingsBitbank
ExchangesBlockchainFX Positions Itself as Licensed Trading Platform Amid PresaleBlockchainFX, a multi-asset trading application, is conducting a presale offering and positioning itself as a licensed p...May 3, 2026, 03:33 AMBlockchainFXSIREN
