Donald Trump Jr. and Zach Witkoff took the main stage at Consensus Miami 2026 on Thursday to defend World Liberty Financial as the project fights a federal lawsuit from Justin Sun. Summary Trump Jr. and Witkoff appeared at Consensus Miami 2026 on Day 3 to make the case for World Liberty Financial. Justin Sun filed
Kraken’s $600 million acquisition of Reap folds a Hong Kong stablecoin business‑payments specialist into its stack, with Payward issuing stock at a $20 billion valuation to anchor its IPO‑era M&A currency. Summary Kraken parent Payward will buy Hong Kong-based Reap Technologies for $600 million in cash and stock. The deal values Payward’s stock at $20
Summary Pi Network (PI) is trading around $0.18 today, with most major trackers clustering the live price near the 0.178–0.180 dollar range and 24‑hour volume around $25–35 million. The token is sitting slightly below its 200‑day moving average near $0.196–0.20 and broadly flat to down on the week, reinforcing a sideways-to-soft bias rather than a clean bullish
Bitcoin failed to clear its 200‑day simple moving average near $83,300 and slipped back under $81,000, reviving comparisons with the March 2022 breakout that quickly reversed into a deep selloff. Summary Bitcoin failed to clear its 200‑day simple moving average near $83,300 and slid back below $81,000, triggering comparisons with the failed breakout of March
Ethereum is trading around $2,350 today with a live market cap near $281 billion and more than $20 billion in 24‑hour volume, sitting far below its $4,955 all‑time high but well above the sub‑$1,000 lows of the last bear market. Summary Ethereum is trading around $2,350 today, with a live market cap near $281 billion
XRP whale inflows to Binance have fallen to their lowest level since November 2021, according to CryptoQuant analyst Arab Chain. Summary XRP whale inflows to Binance fell sharply, lowering fears of large-scale selling pressure near term. Analysts say a confirmed XRP close above $1.45 could reopen the path toward $1.80 next. ETF inflows and weaker
South Korean crypto exchange Upbit has added B3 to its Korean won market, giving local traders direct access to the Base-linked token. Summary Upbit opened B3 trading against the Korean won, giving the Base token local market access. The exchange delayed trading to 14:00 KST and applied early order restrictions for stability. B3’s Base network
AE Coin and USD Universal have introduced a regulated stablecoin conversion framework in the UAE that enables near-instant exchange between UAE dirham and U.S. dollar-backed payment tokens for institutional use. Summary AE Coin and USD Universal launched a regulated conversion rail between dirham and dollar backed stablecoins in the UAE. Al Maryah Community Bank is
Samsung SDS has reportedly won a contract to build and operate a token securities platform for the Korea Securities Depository. Summary Samsung SDS will turn KSD’s token securities testbed into a production-ready blockchain platform by 2027. South Korea’s new rules will recognize distributed ledgers as legal securities registries under KSD oversight. The project aligns Samsung’s
NYSE parent ICE and Securitize warned at Consensus Miami 2026 that offshore synthetic tokenized stocks are misleading retail investors and creating serious risks for the broader market. Summary Executives from ICE, OKX, and Securitize said at Consensus Miami that synthetic tokenized stocks often do not represent underlying equity and use company names without issuer approval.
