Recent News on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Finance | Yellow

Bitcoin options topped futures OI in July 2025. CME hit $3T in crypto derivatives volume. Here's what's driving the shift.

Social trading apps like fomo are merging crypto execution with social feeds. Robinhood's 2026 response suggests the model has crossed into mainstream finance.

FDIC Chair Travis Hill says a new rule will bar pass-through deposit insurance for stablecoins, closing a GENIUS Act gap as banks warn of deposit runoff.

Binance.US names compliance veteran Stephen Gregory as CEO, its fifth since 2019, as the platform operates under its parent's DOJ settlement.

Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent platform that went viral due to a security breach that enabled human-faked bot posts. Deal terms undisclosed.

Mastercard launches a Crypto Partner Program with 85+ firms including Binance, Ripple and PayPal, targeting cross-border and B2B blockchain payments.

Kaiko analysis shows Solana lost $4.15B and Ethereum $1.62B in 2025 after validator inflation exceeded fee revenue, while Tron was the only major Layer 1 to generate positive earnings.

Binance has filed a defamation lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over a report alleging the exchange dismantled a compliance investigation into crypto transactions linked to Iran-backed groups.

XRP Ledger daily transactions nearly doubled from December's high, yet the token remains range-bound below $1.50.

Hoskinson detailed a three-layer funding strategy requiring salary cuts, token index purchases, and dozens of annual hackathons.