As Bitcoin faces volatility and global uncertainty rises, tokenized gold has surged past $6 billion while stablecoins now command over $307 billion in liquidity. Here’s why investors are rotating into defensive crypto strategies — and how institutions are accelerating the shift toward on-chain safe havens.

River Protocol just delivered a jaw-dropping 1,900% surge in 30 days, putting chain-abstraction and satUSD in the spotlight. Here’s how River eliminates stablecoin bridging, why whales are piling in, and what its explosive rise could mean for DeFi in 2026.

Bitcoin plunged to $86,000 amid $300 million in liquidations, Ethereum launched quantum-resistant security upgrades, the SEC dropped its Gemini case, and Dogecoin ETF rumors sent shockwaves through crypto. Here’s what happened — and what to watch next.

Venezuela’s oil-backed Petro collapsed in corruption, but what came next matters more. From USDT oil settlements to a sanctioned-state crypto playbook, this failure may quietly benefit XRP, HBAR, and Ethereum.