South Korea’s Digital Asset Exchange Alliance (DAXA) has rolled out a new compliance standard requiring local crypto exchanges to revoke API keys suspected of being shared or misused. The move comes as the Financial Supervisory Service says automated trading represents about 30% of domestic crypto turnover, prompting tighter monitoring steps such as IP whitelisting and mandatory re-authentication.

TeraWulf said it has secured a 285-acre site in eastern Kentucky for the Muskie Data Campus, designed to support more than 1 gigawatt (GW) of AI and high-performance computing capacity. The company plans to deliver the first 500 MW in the second half of 2028, followed by another 500 MW in the second half of 2030. Shares rose 10.3% in the latest session and were trading at $25.18 at press time.

Quantinuum said on May 26, 2026 it has set terms for a U.S. IPO that would value the quantum computing company at about $12.7 billion. The Honeywell-backed firm plans to price roughly 21 million shares at $45 to $50 each, aiming to raise up to $1.05 billion and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker "QNT."

Over the past 24 hours, crypto markets turned broadly lower as total capitalization fell more than 2% to about $2.53 trillion, triggering $574.28 million in liquidations with roughly 90% from long positions. Bitcoin slid about 3% into the $75,000 area, erasing around $55 billion in market cap, while Ether dropped 4%. The move followed the SEC's delay of a tokenized stock trading exemption framework and Kevin Warsh being sworn in as the new Federal Reserve chair.

Ether is being watched for a rare milestone after posting a negative Q4 2025 and a losing Q1 2026, with Q2 now in progress and ETH up more than 11% so far this quarter. Exchange metrics and relative performance have added pressure, even as some point to institutional accumulation and ETF inflows as signs sentiment may be stabilizing.

On February 23, ZachXBT alleged Axiom Exchange staff misused internal data for insider trading. Roughly three hours before his report, two newly created wallets staked a combined $59,800 on a prediction market and netted about $109,000. According to Lookonchain, twelve addresses collectively gained approximately $1.02 million; Axiom said on February 26 it revoked access and began an internal probe.

In 2025, global funding rounds of $50 million or more reportedly totaled about $300 billion, down from over $500 billion at the height of the 2021 boom, with the number of qualifying companies falling to 1,440. According to Crunchbase data, private equity and crossover funds such as Tiger Global and SoftBank Vision Fund sharply cut their mega-round participation, while traditional venture capital firms reclaimed the lead by deal count. AI-focused financings dominated the largest raises, including a $40 billion round for OpenAI, a $14.3 billion deal for Scale AI, and a $13 billion round for Anthropic.

On February 21, 2026, IoTeX disclosed that a private key tied to a token safe was compromised, enabling unauthorized asset transfers. On-chain data indicates roughly $8.8 million drained across multiple tokens, with funds moved into ETH and partially bridged to Bitcoin. IoTeX said preliminary assessments suggest the actual loss could be significantly lower than rumors.

On February 17, 2026, HIVE Digital Technologies reported a record fiscal third-quarter revenue of $93.1 million, up 219% year over year and 7% from the prior quarter. According to its release, digital mining revenue reached $88.2 million as average hashrate climbed 41% to 22.9 EH/s, while net loss totaled $91.3 million due to $57.4 million in accelerated depreciation.