Recent News on Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Finance | Yellow

Silver briefly surpassed NVIDIA's market cap at $82.7/oz, prompting Bitcoin breakout comparisons.

Solana applications earned $2.39B in 2025, up 46%, while network added 725M wallets and hit records.

Dormant trader with perfect Israel betting record returns to Polymarket after 7 months with $8K wager.

Tether's Scudo represents 1/1,000 troy ounce of XAUT token backed by 1,300+ gold bars in custody.

Bitcoin's stablecoin ratio on Binance mirrors setup that preceded March rally to near $126K ATH.

a16z crypto research identifies blockchain privacy as the most important competitive advantage for 2026.

Venezuela stock market up 73% since Maduro capture, 148% from Dec 23. Speculative repricing on sanctions relief expectations, not economic fundamentals.

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott says a crypto market structure bill set for a committee vote could expand financial access, reduce costs, and keep digital asset innovation in the U.S.

MSCI won't remove bitcoin treasury companies from global equity indexes in Feb 2026 review. Strategy stock rises 4% to $170 as forced selling risk removed.

Coinbase research warns quantum computers could compromise 6.51 million bitcoin (32.7% of supply) via exposed public keys. "Q-day" approaching faster than expected.