Bitcoin preps highest weekly close since January as BTC price nears $79K May 3, 2026, 12:26 pm
Bitcoin canceled out the week's earlier losses to tease the highest BTC price weekly candle close since the end of January near $79,000.
Here’s what happened in crypto today May 3, 2026, 10:00 am
Need to know what happened in crypto today? Here is the latest news on daily trends and events impacting Bitcoin price, blockchain, DeFi, NFTs, Web3 and crypto regulation.
Americans distrust crypto, AI as industry super PACs flood midterms, poll finds May 3, 2026, 9:00 am
A new Politico poll finds most Americans distrust crypto and AI, raising questions about whether candidates backed by industry super PACs could face voter backlash.
Iran’s largest crypto exchange founded by sons of family tied to supreme leaders: Reuters May 3, 2026, 7:12 am
Nobitex, Iran’s largest crypto exchange, was founded by brothers linked to the powerful Kharrazi family, which has ties to the country’s supreme leaders.
US CISA adds ‘insane’ Linux Copy Fail flaw to watch list May 3, 2026, 7:07 am
Malicious actors with code execution capability may gain root access on Linux systems using as few as 10 lines of Python, according to a researcher.
New York forces Uphold to pay $5M over fraudulent crypto investment scheme May 3, 2026, 4:56 am
New York AG Letitia James secured a $5 million settlement from Uphold for promoting CredEarn, a crypto savings product that misled users about its risks.
Crypto industry will be ‘just fine’ if CLARITY Act doesn’t pass: Chris Perkins May 3, 2026, 1:51 am
The efforts of the SEC and CFTC chairmen indicate that the crypto industry will not suffer without the CLARITY Act, according to crypto executive Chris Perkins.
Bitcoin logs best monthly performance in 12 months during April May 2, 2026, 11:29 pm
Despite being the best-performing month in the past 12 months, it still came in slightly below its historical average, according to CoinGlass data.
Wallets seized by OFAC may not be Iranian; other state actors instead: Analyst May 2, 2026, 6:00 pm
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that wallets the US targeted as part of Operation Economic Fury were linked to Tehran, but analysis of the wallets' characteristics suggests otherwise.
A16z sides with CFTC against states seeking to ban prediction markets May 2, 2026, 9:51 am
Venture capital firm a16z argues that state crackdowns on platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket conflict with federal law and hurt market access for ordinary users.