Recent News on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Finance | Yellow

Strive’s acquisition of Semler Scientific creates the first merger between public Bitcoin treasury firms, consolidating nearly 12,800 BTC and reshaping how corporations use Bitcoin on their balance sheets.

Crypto’s long-expected altcoin season failed to materialize in 2025. New data shows how ETFs, institutional mandates, and shifting retail behavior reshaped market structure and why future cycles may look very different.

CoinGecko seeks $500M sale with Moelis advising as crypto M&A reaches record $8.6B across 133 deals in 2025.

YZi Labs invests multi-8-figure sum in Genius Trading, with Binance founder CZ joining as advisor to back privacy-focused cross-chain terminal.

Oklahoma bank backed by Ben Carson, Larry Elder goes public via $250M SPAC, plans stablecoin and crypto loans.

Bank of Italy warns ETH price collapse could trigger validator exodus, threatening Ethereum's $800B infrastructure stability.

Polygon acquires Coinme and Sequence for $250M+ to build regulated stablecoin payment infrastructure targeting $100M+ revenue.

VanEck declares Bitcoin's four-year halving cycle broke in 2025, forcing investors to abandon traditional timing signals. Crypto may now behave like macro-sensitive risk assets.

ClearBank selects Taurus custody platform for stablecoin services, targeting MiCAR-compliant USDC and EURC operations.

Ukraine blocks Polymarket over unlicensed gambling amid $270M+ war-related betting volume and regulatory scrutiny.