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Congress Moves to Neutralize Insider Alpha in Prediction Markets
Blockchain Tech 18h ago

Congress Moves to Neutralize Insider Alpha in Prediction Markets

The PREDICT Act classifies government policy as material non-public information, forcing a shift in how platforms price political…

Tether and Circle Freeze $2.5M in Iranian Exchange Assets
DEFI & WEB3 1d ago

Tether and Circle Freeze $2.5M in Iranian Exchange Assets

Coordinated blacklisting of Wallex-linked addresses follows a tactical pivot to BNB Smart Chain: stablecoin issuers take a front-line…

Iran Monetizes Hormuz Chokepoint With $2M Tolls in USDT and Yuan
Blockchain Tech 1d ago

Iran Monetizes Hormuz Chokepoint With $2M Tolls in USDT and Yuan

The IRGC is turning a critical energy corridor into a selective payment gate, accepting Tether on Tron and…

SWIFT Targets June Retail Payments Rollout with Blockchain Ledger
Blockchain Tech 3d ago

SWIFT Targets June Retail Payments Rollout with Blockchain Ledger

The messaging giant aims to eliminate last-mile friction and integrate 24/7 atomic settlement capabilities into the traditional banking…

X Ban Wipes Out Crypto Rewards, Kaito Pivots To New Model After 20% Slump
Blockchain Tech Jan 16

X Ban Wipes Out Crypto Rewards, Kaito Pivots To New Model After 20% Slump

An X executive confirmed the platform is rejecting enterprise fees from reward apps, triggering a 20% crash in…

$6 Billion ‘Heist’: New GENIUS Act Robs Stablecoin Holders
Blockchain Tech Jan 15

$6 Billion ‘Heist’: New GENIUS Act Robs Stablecoin Holders

Geopolitical analysis suggests Congress legalized a massive wealth transfer by barring retail users from the interest generated by…

Coinbase Torpedoes CLARITY Act Now, Chooses Chaos Over Capture
Blockchain Tech Jan 15

Coinbase Torpedoes CLARITY Act Now, Chooses Chaos Over Capture

Brian Armstrong’s rejection of the Clarity Act marks the end of the "begging for scraps" era as industry…

Meme Coin Factories Fuel Record Crypto Token Survival Plunge
Blockchain Tech Jan 15

Meme Coin Factories Fuel Record Crypto Token Survival Plunge

A new report reveals that the industrialization of token issuance drove 11.6 million crypto assets to failure in…

Fed Surrenders On Inflation: The New ‘Soft Default’ Fuels Bitcoin
Blockchain Tech Jan 14

Fed Surrenders On Inflation: The New ‘Soft Default’ Fuels Bitcoin

December CPI data suggest the central bank's implicitly accepting a higher inflation floor to avoid a recession, creating…

Tether Freeze Exposes ‘Shadow Dollar’ as New US Sanctions Weapon
Blockchain Tech Jan 14

Tether Freeze Exposes ‘Shadow Dollar’ as New US Sanctions Weapon

The unilateral freezing of $182 million in Venezuelan assets proves that Tether offers Washington faster control over rogue…

Vitalik Demands ‘Adversarial’ Ethereum Now, Warns Corporate Capture Kills It
Blockchain Tech Jan 12

Vitalik Demands ‘Adversarial’ Ethereum Now, Warns Corporate Capture Kills It

The Ethereum co-founder called for a return to cypherpunk roots on Monday, urging developers to prioritize censorship resistance…

Warning: Tether (USDT) Now Powers Venezuelan Oil Exports
Blockchain Tech Jan 12

Warning: Tether (USDT) Now Powers Venezuelan Oil Exports

The sanctioned nation has effectively replaced SWIFT with USDT stablecoin, processing 80% of its crude revenue via blockchain…

Institutional Pivot, ETF Flows Drive First New Year Recovery of Crypto
Blockchain Tech Jan 9

Institutional Pivot, ETF Flows Drive First New Year Recovery of Crypto

Bitcoin's battle for the $90,000 floor defines a week where institutional infrastructure officially replaced retail speculation as the…

Trump Rejects Bankman-Fried Pardon Despite Disgraced Founder’s New Pivot
CRYPTO CRIME Jan 9

Trump Rejects Bankman-Fried Pardon Despite Disgraced Founder’s New Pivot

The President-elect confirmed his stance in a New York Times interview, ending Sam Bankman-Fried’s strategic attempt to align…

Morgan Stanley Files New Ethereum ETF, Analysts Question ‘Convenient’ Timing
DEFI & WEB3 Jan 8

Morgan Stanley Files New Ethereum ETF, Analysts Question ‘Convenient’ Timing

The bank applied for an Ethereum fund with staking rewards just 24 hours after its Bitcoin and Solana…

Lummis Now Questions DOJ, Seized Samourai Bitcoin Seems to Exit Reserve
Blockchain Tech Jan 6

Lummis Now Questions DOJ, Seized Samourai Bitcoin Seems to Exit Reserve

The Wyoming Senator alleges the liquidation of assets from privacy wallet developers Samourai, violates a 2025 Executive Order…

Morgan Stanley Challenges BlackRock: Files New Bitcoin and Solana ETFs
Blockchain Tech Jan 6

Morgan Stanley Challenges BlackRock: Files New Bitcoin and Solana ETFs

The bank breaks rank to capture fee revenue from its $8 trillion advisory network with its first proprietary…

New MetaMask Phishing Scheme Mimics 2FA Updates, Collects Seed Phrases
Blockchain Tech Jan 5

New MetaMask Phishing Scheme Mimics 2FA Updates, Collects Seed Phrases

Security firm SlowMist warns of a sophisticated social engineering operation that weaponizes “mandatory” security updates to harvest wallet…

Wrench Attack: Crypto Violence Surges in Lockstep With Market Cap
Blockchain Tech Jan 5

Wrench Attack: Crypto Violence Surges in Lockstep With Market Cap

New analysis shows physical theft outpaces hacking as criminals target the "soft" human holding the private key.

New Third-Party Breach Exposes Ledger Customers Data, Reopens Privacy Wounds
Blockchain Tech Jan 5

New Third-Party Breach Exposes Ledger Customers Data, Reopens Privacy Wounds

The e-commerce provider confirmed unauthorized access to personal contact information while clarifying that payment data and Ledger hardware…

JPMorgan Deploys $100M to Ethereum, Launches ‘MONY’ Fund
Blockchain Tech Jan 3

JPMorgan Deploys $100M to Ethereum, Launches ‘MONY’ Fund

The bank’s asset management arm pivots from private ledgers to public infrastructure, utilizing the Kinexys Digital Assets platform…

‘Tax Haven’ Era for Crypto Ends, 48 Nations Enforce New Rules
Blockchain Tech Jan 3

‘Tax Haven’ Era for Crypto Ends, 48 Nations Enforce New Rules

The implementation of the OECD’s reporting framework forces exchanges to act as automated border agents, sharing granular transaction…

SHIB Volume Surges 61%, Analyst Forecasts ‘Definite’ Profits
DEFI & WEB3 Jan 3

SHIB Volume Surges 61%, Analyst Forecasts ‘Definite’ Profits

Shiba Inu saw $217 million in Saturday trading volume, though reaching a ten-cent valuation would require a market…

Davidson: GENIUS Act Enables ‘Surveillance State’ Disguised as Stablecoin Adoption
Blockchain Tech Jan 1

Davidson: GENIUS Act Enables ‘Surveillance State’ Disguised as Stablecoin Adoption

The legislative push to regulate stablecoins represents a “cosmetic illusion of freedom” designed to entrench banking incumbents and…

Strategy Now Pivots to ‘Corporate Central Bank’ Post-S&P 500 Snub
Blockchain Tech Jan 1

Strategy Now Pivots to ‘Corporate Central Bank’ Post-S&P 500 Snub

The firm formerly known as MicroStrategy decouples from its software roots to issue yield-bearing instruments backed by a…

JPMorgan Cuts Access for Stablecoin Rivals in Strategic Compliance Flex
Blockchain Tech Dec 29

JPMorgan Cuts Access for Stablecoin Rivals in Strategic Compliance Flex

The bank is leveraging strict compliance standards to restrict startups like Blindpay while scaling its own $1 billion-a-day…

Flow Kills ‘Code is Law’ Myth When It Resets Ledger To Reverse $3.9M Exploit
Blockchain Tech Dec 29

Flow Kills ‘Code is Law’ Myth When It Resets Ledger To Reverse $3.9M Exploit

The network rollback suggests that for major IP partners, transaction finality is secondary to balance sheet protection.

‘Gray Market’ Is Dead; Bitcoin Now the ‘Asset of Fear’
Blockchain Tech Dec 29

‘Gray Market’ Is Dead; Bitcoin Now the ‘Asset of Fear’

BlackRock CEO says regulatory clarity has paved the way for sovereign wealth funds to treat crypto as a…

XRP and Cardano Risk Irrelevance in New Crypto Market Pivot
Blockchain Tech Dec 29

XRP and Cardano Risk Irrelevance in New Crypto Market Pivot

Galaxy Digital CEO warns that legacy assets must transition from "narrative-driven" to "business-driven" models as the market demands…

Sun Doubles Down on ‘Ready to Go’ $1B FTX Rescue in Resurfaced Clip
Blockchain Tech Dec 22

Sun Doubles Down on ‘Ready to Go’ $1B FTX Rescue in Resurfaced Clip

Tron founder Sun doubles down on 2022 bailout narrative, framing a self-interested liquidity bid as a missed opportunity…

New US Bill Offers Staking Tax Deferral, Targets Wash Trading
Blockchain Tech Dec 22

New US Bill Offers Staking Tax Deferral, Targets Wash Trading

Draft legislation proposes a "grand bargain" for crypto: a five-year income deferral for staking rewards in exchange for…

North Korean Hackers Steal Record $2B Crypto in 2025
Blockchain Tech Dec 22

North Korean Hackers Steal Record $2B Crypto in 2025

State-backed North Korean hackers pivot to centralized exchanges, driving a 45% surge in illicit revenue despite executing fewer…

Burwick Laywer Reveals Death Threats as Pump.fun RICO Case Escalates
CRYPTO CRIME Dec 19

Burwick Laywer Reveals Death Threats as Pump.fun RICO Case Escalates

The class-action attorney says harassment spiked after a federal judge admitted 5,000 pages of internal chat logs into…

MoonPay Targets $5B Valuation in ICE Deal with NY Charter and Pham Hire
Blockchain Tech Dec 19

MoonPay Targets $5B Valuation in ICE Deal with NY Charter and Pham Hire

With a New York trust charter in hand and a federal regulator now leading legal, MoonPay is courting…

Solana ‘Rigged Casino’ Lawsuit Gets New Life
Blockchain Tech Dec 17

Solana ‘Rigged Casino’ Lawsuit Gets New Life

Federal judge permits second amended complaint alleging insiders used Jito MEV tools to front-run retail traders.

Crypto Lender Shortlists Shiba Inu as ‘Best Community’ of the Year
DEFI & WEB3 Dec 17

Crypto Lender Shortlists Shiba Inu as ‘Best Community’ of the Year

Platform pits established Shiba Inu against high-volatility newcomers to highlight divergence between legacy digital assets and emerging speculative…

JP Morgan Debuts New Tokenized Money-Market Fund on Ethereum
Blockchain Tech Dec 16

JP Morgan Debuts New Tokenized Money-Market Fund on Ethereum

Bank pivots from private ledgers to public infrastructure, seeking enhanced liquidity and 24/7 settlement utility for institutional clients.

New Bitcoin Act Proposal: US Treasury To Purchase 1M BTC
DEFI & WEB3 Dec 16

New Bitcoin Act Proposal: US Treasury To Purchase 1M BTC

Legislation championed by Senator Lummis aims to establish a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve funded by revaluing Federal Reserve gold…

BlackRock Taps New Talent for Asia Digital Asset Push
Blockchain Tech Dec 16

BlackRock Taps New Talent for Asia Digital Asset Push

Asset manager seeks Singapore-based strategy lead and US product directors to expand "next-generation" tokenization and ETF offerings.

Circle Explores New Private Model for Stablecoins with USDCx
Blockchain Tech Dec 9

Circle Explores New Private Model for Stablecoins with USDCx

The company behind USDC is teaming up with Aleo to explore a confidential version of its stablecoin, addressing…

Bitcoin Skyrockets to $94K as Fed Rate Cut Looms
DEFI & WEB3 Dec 9

Bitcoin Skyrockets to $94K as Fed Rate Cut Looms

Bitcoin effectively front-runs the central bank’s impending policy shift, signaling that institutional capital is rotating back into risk…

CeFi’s New Hedge: Using Decentralized Tech to Navigate Global Regulation
Blockchain Tech Dec 8

CeFi’s New Hedge: Using Decentralized Tech to Navigate Global Regulation

The core tension in high-growth markets is sovereign control versus financial access, prompting exchanges to deploy decentralized infrastructure…

ZKsync Lite Retires 2026 As Focus Shifts to New Era
Blockchain Tech Dec 8

ZKsync Lite Retires 2026 As Focus Shifts to New Era

Matter Labs sets a 2026 retirement date for its pioneering ZKsync Lite protocol, mandating a strategic migration to…

Crypto ETFs Log $1B Recovery After XRP Hits New Highs
DEFI & WEB3 Dec 8

Crypto ETFs Log $1B Recovery After XRP Hits New Highs

Digital asset investment products snapped a month-long outflow streak with $1.07 billion in new capital, driven by record-breaking…

Coinbase Reopens India Access as Part of New 2026 Strategy
DEFI & WEB3 Dec 8

Coinbase Reopens India Access as Part of New 2026 Strategy

Coinbase targets a 2026 fiat on-ramp launch, signaling a strategic, multi-year commitment to integrating the sub-continent's vast digital…

SEC vs. Crypto: New Roundtable Sets Stage for Surveillance Overhaul
AI Dec 8

SEC vs. Crypto: New Roundtable Sets Stage for Surveillance Overhaul

The SEC formalizes the clash between financial surveillance and privacy in an upcoming roundtable, with Commissioner Peirce calling…

‘New Phenomenon’: Billions in PH Flood Control Funds Laundered via Crypto
Blockchain Tech Dec 2

‘New Phenomenon’: Billions in PH Flood Control Funds Laundered via Crypto

The investigation into the plunder of billions in PH flood control funds uncovers a sophisticated digital laundering operation…

Shiba Inu Now Escalates Shibarium Bridge Hack Investigation to FBI
Blockchain Tech Dec 2

Shiba Inu Now Escalates Shibarium Bridge Hack Investigation to FBI

The Shibarium Bridge hack investigation shifts to federal enforcement as developer Kaal Dhairya promises to attach K9 Finance’s…

10% Zama Token Auction Utilizes New FHE Sealed-Bid Model
DEFI & WEB3 Dec 2

10% Zama Token Auction Utilizes New FHE Sealed-Bid Model

Cryptography firm Zama eliminates "gas wars" and front-running by launching a Zama token auction that uses Fully Homomorphic…

New Report: Trump Crypto ‘Corruption’ Scheme Enriched President and Family
AI Nov 28

New Report: Trump Crypto ‘Corruption’ Scheme Enriched President and Family

House Democrats have released a sweeping staff report detailing alleged Trump crypto corruption, claiming the administration generated $11.6…

Lazarus Group Tied to Latest $36M Upbit Hack
Blockchain Tech Nov 28

Lazarus Group Tied to Latest $36M Upbit Hack

South Korean authorities suspect the state-sponsored Lazarus Group orchestrated the theft of 54 billion won in Solana assets…

New Ethereum Gas Limit Increase Hits 60M, Boosts Network Capacity
DEFI & WEB3 Nov 28

New Ethereum Gas Limit Increase Hits 60M, Boosts Network Capacity

Ethereum validators have successfully executed a network-wide Ethereum gas limit increase to 60 million, expanding block capacity by…

CME Trading Halt Sparks New Crypto Market Volatility Fears
DEFI & WEB3 Nov 28

CME Trading Halt Sparks New Crypto Market Volatility Fears

A critical cooling failure at a CyrusOne data center has forced CME Group to halt all trading, severing…

New Security Alert: Crypto Copilot Chrome Extension Skims Solana Swaps
Blockchain Tech Nov 28

New Security Alert: Crypto Copilot Chrome Extension Skims Solana Swaps

Cybersecurity researchers have identified Crypto Copilot, a malicious browser extension actively skimming funds from Solana traders by injecting…

New NYSE Arca Filing Confirms Shiba Inu ETF Inclusion
DEFI & WEB3 Nov 27

New NYSE Arca Filing Confirms Shiba Inu ETF Inclusion

The Shiba Inu ETF inclusion narrative gains official ground as NYSE Arca files a 19b-4 request for the…

SHIB Utility Now Hits 4-Year Mark as Lending Collateral
DEFI & WEB3 Nov 18

SHIB Utility Now Hits 4-Year Mark as Lending Collateral

A renewed marketing push from lender CoinRabbit highlights four years of sustained SHIB utility, a trend now evolving…

DappRadar Shuts Down; Rival’s Offer Sparks ‘Predatory’ Cry
DEFI & WEB3 Nov 18

DappRadar Shuts Down; Rival’s Offer Sparks ‘Predatory’ Cry

Seven-year analytics pioneer DappRadar shuts down as RADAR crashes 38%, raising questions about who survives when real builders…

Shiba Inu Gains Japan’s Official Nod, Eyes New Massive Tax Cut
DEFI & WEB3 Nov 16

Shiba Inu Gains Japan’s Official Nod, Eyes New Massive Tax Cut

Shiba Inu (SHIB) has secured a coveted spot on Japan’s “Green List” of approved crypto assets, a move…

Bitcoin Death Cross: Fourth Signal Eyes $145K Rally
DEFI & WEB3 Nov 16

Bitcoin Death Cross: Fourth Signal Eyes $145K Rally

The fourth Bitcoin death cross in 18 months marks a potential market bottom as on-chain data and historical…

US Soldier Enables North Korean IT Worker Scheme Hitting 136 Companies
Blockchain Tech Nov 16

US Soldier Enables North Korean IT Worker Scheme Hitting 136 Companies

Active-duty U.S. soldier among 5 who pleaded guilty helping North Korean IT workers infiltrate 136 US companies using…

New Hyperliquid Hit: Same Flaw, $5M Loss
Blockchain Tech Nov 15

New Hyperliquid Hit: Same Flaw, $5M Loss

Hyperliquid suffers $5 million loss in POPCAT crash—the third time attackers exploited identical liquidity flaws using meme coins…

Bangkok Crypto Scam Raid: 15 Arrested in Sealed Warehouse
Blockchain Tech Nov 15

Bangkok Crypto Scam Raid: 15 Arrested in Sealed Warehouse

Thai police arrested 15 Eastern European nationals operating a cryptocurrency investment fraud website from a windowless Bangkok warehouse…

Epstein Emails Show Bitcoin Core Funding, MIT CBDC Role
Blockchain Tech Nov 15

Epstein Emails Show Bitcoin Core Funding, MIT CBDC Role

House Oversight documents show convicted financier funded MIT's Digital Currency Initiative in 2015. The same lab later participated…

UAE Bitcoin Ban: No, But New Law Regulates Wallets, Marketing
Blockchain Tech Nov 14

UAE Bitcoin Ban: No, But New Law Regulates Wallets, Marketing

A new UAE law stops short of a Bitcoin ban but imposes a sweeping licensing regime on crypto…

Dubai Court Affirms Global Freeze on $456M in TrueUSD Fraud Case
Blockchain Tech Nov 13

Dubai Court Affirms Global Freeze on $456M in TrueUSD Fraud Case

The landmark ruling upholds a worldwide injunction against assets allegedly diverted from the stablecoin’s reserves by a Hong…

Passport-Based Apple Digital ID Now Accepted for TSA Airport Screening
Blockchain Tech Nov 13

Passport-Based Apple Digital ID Now Accepted for TSA Airport Screening

Apple expands Wallet functionality to 170 million US passport holders, enabling airport identity verification without physical documents at…

She Zhijiang Extradition Forces Spotlight on Crypto and Cybercrime
Blockchain Tech Nov 11

She Zhijiang Extradition Forces Spotlight on Crypto and Cybercrime

The landmark extradition of the alleged kingpin shines a light on the illicit financial flows and digital asset…

Florida Probes JPMorgan Over Trump Media Debanking, Now Holds $2B+ in Bitcoin
Blockchain Tech Nov 11

Florida Probes JPMorgan Over Trump Media Debanking, Now Holds $2B+ in Bitcoin

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is investigating JPMorgan Chase for allegedly terminating banking services to Trump Media &…

Why Romance Scammers Are Now Using Crypto to Steal Millions
Blockchain Tech Nov 8

Why Romance Scammers Are Now Using Crypto to Steal Millions

Six arrests expose how fake dating profiles funnel millions into crypto wallets beyond borders.

New Crypto Scam: Fake Hyperliquid App on Google Play Exposed
Blockchain Tech Nov 8

New Crypto Scam: Fake Hyperliquid App on Google Play Exposed

A fraudulent app posing as Hyperliquid slipped past Google Play’s defenses, sparking warnings for crypto users. Blockchain investigator…

New Study: Polymarket Wash Trading Peaked at 60% of Volume
Blockchain Tech Nov 8

New Study: Polymarket Wash Trading Peaked at 60% of Volume

Columbia University researchers reveal that Polymarket wash trading may have driven nearly 60% of the platform’s weekly volume…

New India Stablecoin: Polygon and Anq Develop Rupee-Backed ARC
Blockchain Tech Nov 7

New India Stablecoin: Polygon and Anq Develop Rupee-Backed ARC

India’s strategic entry into the global stablecoin race is marked by the development of ARC, a rupee-backed stablecoin…

How to Do Real Crypto Due Diligence Before Buying a New Token (2025 Guide)
Blockchain Tech Nov 7

How to Do Real Crypto Due Diligence Before Buying a New Token (2025 Guide)

In a market flooded with hype and half-truths, real crypto due diligence is the only edge investors have…

Balancer DeFi Hack: $128M Exploit Extends Across Chains
Blockchain Tech Nov 3

Balancer DeFi Hack: $128M Exploit Extends Across Chains

One of DeFi’s largest multi-chain breaches of 2025 exposes systemic vulnerabilities in Balancer’s V2 architecture.

AWS Users Flag New Disruptions Following Major October Outage
Blockchain Tech Nov 2

AWS Users Flag New Disruptions Following Major October Outage

Despite the Amazon Web Services official status reporting all systems as operational, user reports detailing service outages and…

New IBM Quantum Breakthrough Shrinks Timeline to Crack Bitcoin Encryption
Blockchain Tech Oct 31

New IBM Quantum Breakthrough Shrinks Timeline to Crack Bitcoin Encryption

Researchers at International Business Machines (IBM) set a new benchmark for entanglement, accelerating the theoretical timeline for systems…

Kalshi Files Federal Lawsuit, Blocking New York’s Prediction Markets Crackdown
DEFI & WEB3 Oct 28

Kalshi Files Federal Lawsuit, Blocking New York’s Prediction Markets Crackdown

In a calculated legal move, Kalshi is taking its battle with New York regulators to federal court, aiming…

Coinbase Makes Dual Moves With Citi and Apollo to Power New Institutional Crypto Era
Blockchain Tech Oct 28

Coinbase Makes Dual Moves With Citi and Apollo to Power New Institutional Crypto Era

The financial giants have announced a strategic collaboration to integrate digital assets, particularly stablecoins, into traditional financial systems,…

IBM Eyes Institutional Crypto with New Digital Asset Haven
Blockchain Tech Oct 28

IBM Eyes Institutional Crypto with New Digital Asset Haven

The technology giant is positioning its new platform, built with wallet provider Dfns, as the critical infrastructure needed…

Ferrari Debuts Private Blockchain Token for Its Exclusive Hyperclub Members
Blockchain Tech Oct 26

Ferrari Debuts Private Blockchain Token for Its Exclusive Hyperclub Members

The luxury automaker is moving beyond accepting crypto for payments to using a dedicated token as a tool…

Coinbase Latest 14-Hour Downtime Triggers Panic On Zero-Balance Glitch
Blockchain Tech Oct 26

Coinbase Latest 14-Hour Downtime Triggers Panic On Zero-Balance Glitch

The failure of a planned upgrade left millions of users unable to trade during a volatile market session,…

Buterin Issues Warning on the Limits of Blockchain Security
Blockchain Tech Oct 26

Buterin Issues Warning on the Limits of Blockchain Security

The Ethereum co-founder shared a post about blockchain security, reminding users that while a 51% attack cannot break…

Kyrgyzstan Goes All-In on Binance: Stablecoin, Crypto Reserve Now Launched
Blockchain Tech Oct 25

Kyrgyzstan Goes All-In on Binance: Stablecoin, Crypto Reserve Now Launched

The Central Asian nation has launched a national stablecoin and prepared its CBDC for deployment, positioning itself as…

WazirX to Relaunch Trading with New 85% Recovery Plan
Blockchain Tech Oct 23

WazirX to Relaunch Trading with New 85% Recovery Plan

After a 16-month shutdown caused by a devastating hack, India’s largest crypto exchange is betting on a court-approved…

Tucker Carlson Now Claims CIA Created Bitcoin as a ‘Massive Scam’
Blockchain Tech Oct 23

Tucker Carlson Now Claims CIA Created Bitcoin as a ‘Massive Scam’

Tucker Carlson says the CIA created Bitcoin, reviving an old conspiracy at a Turning Point USA event. Experts…

Crypto Report 2025 Declares This the Year Crypto Went Mainstream
Blockchain Tech Oct 23

Crypto Report 2025 Declares This the Year Crypto Went Mainstream

The a16z Crypto Report 2025 declares this the year crypto went mainstream, as stablecoins move trillions, institutions go…

K9 Finance Relaunches Liquid Staking on Shibarium After Bridge Exploit
Blockchain Tech Oct 22

K9 Finance Relaunches Liquid Staking on Shibarium After Bridge Exploit

The key DeFi feature, liquid staking on Shibarium, is being restored with new security measures following a costly…

Solana Ends Support for its Saga Web3 Phone, Now Reselling for $5,000
Blockchain Tech Oct 22

Solana Ends Support for its Saga Web3 Phone, Now Reselling for $5,000

Support for the Saga Web3 phone has officially ended, yet demand driven by crypto airdrops keeps its resale…

Buterin Confirms 190M SHIB Donation Quietly Fueled Biotech Research Breakthrough
Blockchain Tech Oct 22

Buterin Confirms 190M SHIB Donation Quietly Fueled Biotech Research Breakthrough

The previously underreported return of funds from a 2021 meme coin donation was the critical step that enabled…

Buterin Praises Polygon, CEO After New Loyalty Remarks Toward Ethereum
Blockchain Tech Oct 22

Buterin Praises Polygon, CEO After New Loyalty Remarks Toward Ethereum

Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin publicly commends Polygon’s contributions and Nailwal’s leadership after a rare moment of candid reflection…

Solana Founder Teases Innovative Sharded Perpetual DEX
Blockchain Tech Oct 21

Solana Founder Teases Innovative Sharded Perpetual DEX

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has unveiled plans for “Percolator,” a sharded perpetual DEX, signaling a strategic move to…

Buterin on GKR Protocol: Boosting Blockchain and AI Verification
AI Oct 21

Buterin on GKR Protocol: Boosting Blockchain and AI Verification

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is spotlighting the GKR protocol, a 17-year-old cryptographic method that enables faster, more efficient…

New AWS Outage Takes Coinbase, Robinhood; Half the Internet Down
Blockchain Tech Oct 20

New AWS Outage Takes Coinbase, Robinhood; Half the Internet Down

A ripple of digital silence spread across the internet today as Amazon Web Services' crucial US-EAST-1 region faltered,…

Trump Now Reportedly Considers Pardon for Binance Co-Founder CZ
CRYPTO CRIME Oct 11

Trump Now Reportedly Considers Pardon for Binance Co-Founder CZ

A potential presidential pardon for Changpeng Zhao, the former Binance CEO, is reportedly under consideration in the White…

Binance Apologizes, Now Offers Compensation as Users Allege Manipulation
Blockchain Tech Oct 11

Binance Apologizes, Now Offers Compensation as Users Allege Manipulation

Binance's co-founder issues an apology and offers compensation for transaction issues during a record $19 billion crypto meltdown,…

New $30B Crypto Crash Fuels Fears of CEXs Manipulation
Blockchain Tech Oct 11

New $30B Crypto Crash Fuels Fears of CEXs Manipulation

A record crypto liquidation, estimated at over $30 billion, brought major centralized exchanges to their knees, triggering widespread…

El Salvador Big Win: Bukele Turns Bitcoin Gains Into Gold
Blockchain Tech Sep 8

El Salvador Big Win: Bukele Turns Bitcoin Gains Into Gold

After turning a $300 million Bitcoin gamble into more than $700 million, President Nayib Bukele is cashing in.…

DeFi Kill-Switch Now Exposed in Justin Sun’s $500M WLFI Feud
Blockchain Tech Sep 6

DeFi Kill-Switch Now Exposed in Justin Sun’s $500M WLFI Feud

World Liberty Financial froze Justin Sun’s $100M+ in tokens, proving it has a hidden kill-switch. The feud exposes…

$5B Bitcoin Exposed: Germany Missed Movie2K’s Hidden Crypto Fortune
Blockchain Tech Sep 6

$5B Bitcoin Exposed: Germany Missed Movie2K’s Hidden Crypto Fortune

Authorities missed 45,860 BTC during a 2024 seizure. The criminal treasury remains untouched on the public ledger.

The Hidden Economics of Token Unlocks: A Trader’s Guide
Blockchain Tech Sep 1

The Hidden Economics of Token Unlocks: A Trader’s Guide

Billions in insider-held tokens are set to hit the market, quietly shaping crypto prices. From WLFI to Solana…

How to Track a Crypto Whale: A Beginner’s Guide to On-Chain Sleuthing
Blockchain Tech Sep 1

How to Track a Crypto Whale: A Beginner’s Guide to On-Chain Sleuthing

A $4B Bitcoin-to-Ethereum rotation showed how on-chain sleuthing works in real time. From Etherscan to Nansen, tracking whale…

Ethereum’s New BETH Turns Destroyed ETH Into a DeFi Primitive
Blockchain Tech Sep 1

Ethereum’s New BETH Turns Destroyed ETH Into a DeFi Primitive

A new token, BETH, is turning billions of dollars in destroyed Ethereum into a tradable asset. For every…

Trump-Tied WLFI Token Hits Markets With $483M Unlock, Testing Its $40B Valuation
DEFI & WEB3 Sep 1

Trump-Tied WLFI Token Hits Markets With $483M Unlock, Testing Its $40B Valuation

A crypto token tied to the Trump family is lighting up DeFi markets today, as World Liberty Financial’s…

Ethereum Eyes $5,000 in Historic Break from Bitcoin
Blockchain Tech Aug 25

Ethereum Eyes $5,000 in Historic Break from Bitcoin

Ethereum is closing in on the $5,000 mark, with institutional investors driving the surge. The world’s second-largest cryptocurrency…

Wall Street Orchestrates Crypto’s Next Big Treasury: $1B Solana Deal
Blockchain Tech Aug 25

Wall Street Orchestrates Crypto’s Next Big Treasury: $1B Solana Deal

A billion-dollar war chest for Solana is taking shape on Wall Street. Galaxy Digital, Multicoin Capital, and Jump…

BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Citi Building New Financial System on the Blockchain
DEFI & WEB3 Aug 18

BlackRock, JPMorgan, and Citi Building New Financial System on the Blockchain

Wall Street is quietly staging a takeover of its own future. Its weapon of choice: the blockchain. The…

A New Predator Is Stalking Crypto’s Old Guard: Qubic’s Threat to Dogecoin
Blockchain Tech Aug 18

A New Predator Is Stalking Crypto’s Old Guard: Qubic’s Threat to Dogecoin

A new predator is stalking the crypto landscape—and its next target is Dogecoin. Qubic, an AI-focused blockchain project,…

First Yen-Backed Stablecoin Nears With Japan’s Latest Move
Blockchain Tech Aug 18

First Yen-Backed Stablecoin Nears With Japan’s Latest Move

Japan is rewriting its digital currency playbook. The Financial Services Agency is preparing to approve the country’s first…

Monero’s Decentralization Tested: Kraken Responds to 51% Mining Pool Surge
Blockchain Tech Aug 17

Monero’s Decentralization Tested: Kraken Responds to 51% Mining Pool Surge

Monero’s decentralization just got its toughest stress test yet. A single mining pool surged past the critical 51%…

Thailand Bets on Crypto to Revive Tourism With New Payment Scheme
Blockchain Tech Aug 17

Thailand Bets on Crypto to Revive Tourism With New Payment Scheme

Thailand is making a high-stakes wager: that crypto can rescue its flagging tourism economy. Starting today, foreign visitors…

The Verifiable Enterprise: How Crypto’s ‘Proof of Intelligence’ Stack Aims to Solve AI’s Trust Problem
AI Aug 17

The Verifiable Enterprise: How Crypto’s ‘Proof of Intelligence’ Stack Aims to Solve AI’s Trust Problem

Artificial intelligence runs on probabilities. Blockchains run on proofs. For years, that tension kept AI and crypto apart.…

Decoding the Panic: Why 42 of America’s Biggest Banks Are Trying to Stop Ripple
Blockchain Tech Aug 7

Decoding the Panic: Why 42 of America’s Biggest Banks Are Trying to Stop Ripple

Something big is shifting beneath the surface of U.S. finance, and the old guard is starting to flinch.

China Backs State-Led Stablecoins to Rival USD 
Blockchain Tech Aug 7

China Backs State-Led Stablecoins to Rival USD 

Hong Kong to serve as a testbed for digital renminbi tokens, as Beijing balances ambition with fear.

Buterin Pressures Layer-2s to Cut Withdrawal Times—Speed Now Trumps Decentralization
Blockchain Tech Aug 7

Buterin Pressures Layer-2s to Cut Withdrawal Times—Speed Now Trumps Decentralization

Ethereum’s architect is resetting the finish line for the networks built on top of it. As major rollups…

Operation Chokepoint 3.0 Now: a16z Takes on the Hidden Fees Strangling Innovation
AI Aug 3

Operation Chokepoint 3.0 Now: a16z Takes on the Hidden Fees Strangling Innovation

There’s a $100 billion tax on the American economy that no one voted for. It’s levied every time…

Meme Coins, FOMO, and the New Speculation Economy
Blockchain Tech Aug 3

Meme Coins, FOMO, and the New Speculation Economy

It always starts the same way. A trader drops $1,000 into a meme coin that’s blowing up on…

Buterin Draws a Line in the Sand: Ethereum’s Next Decade Is About Never Going Down
Blockchain Tech Aug 1

Buterin Draws a Line in the Sand: Ethereum’s Next Decade Is About Never Going Down

Ten years in, Ethereum’s co-founder is making the network’s purpose clearer than ever. Its primary mission isn’t to…

Coinbase Hidden Engine Is Now Powering Its Biggest Bet Yet
Blockchain Tech Aug 1

Coinbase Hidden Engine Is Now Powering Its Biggest Bet Yet

Coinbase is now two companies in one. On one side: a retail exchange still tethered to the boom-bust…

How AI-Fueled Crypto Scams Drove $12.4B in Fraud Losses
AI Jul 29

How AI-Fueled Crypto Scams Drove $12.4B in Fraud Losses

Artificial intelligence has become the primary engine for digital asset fraud. Scam losses reached $9.9 billion last year…

US Treasury Pivots: New Stablecoin Law Fuels Dollar Dominance, Eys Billions in T-Bill Demand
DEFI & WEB3 Jul 29

US Treasury Pivots: New Stablecoin Law Fuels Dollar Dominance, Eys Billions in T-Bill Demand

The new federal stablecoin legislation transforms the assets into a core fiscal instrument, channeling private capital into the…