Industry news for Web3 professionals and blockchain careers
Argentina's communications regulator has mandated a nationwide block of Polymarket, the blockchain-based prediction market platform, marking another chapter in the increasing regulatory challenges fac...
The current generation of decentralized compute networks has achieved GPU distribution but failed to solve a critical problem: trust verification. While these platforms successfully spread computation...
RedotPay, the Hong Kong-based cryptocurrency payment platform that achieved unicorn status in 2024, is currently negotiating a funding round of up to $150 million, according to Bloomberg. The capital ...
Meta is discontinuing VR headset support for Horizon Worlds, its flagship metaverse platform launched in 2021, marking a significant strategic shift for the company's virtual reality ambitions. The mo...
Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns about Meta's facial recognition plans for its smart glasses product line, highlighting potential privacy implications for both users and bystanders. The inqui...
A Buenos Aires court has directed Argentina's telecommunications regulatory agency ENACOM to block access to Polymarket across the country, marking another regulatory challenge for the crypto predicti...
SEC Chair Paul Atkins has signaled a potential shift in regulatory approach by suggesting the commission should consider offering customized exemptions for crypto companies seeking to raise capital. T...
Tokenization platform Theo has secured $100 million in funding to develop a gold-backed stablecoin that generates yield through dual revenue streams. The announcement signals continued institutional i...
Saifedean Ammous, economist and author of The Bitcoin Standard, published a work of alternate history fiction last fall that examines how decentralized monetary systems might have changed the course o...
PayPal has extended its PYUSD stablecoin to 68 new markets beyond its initial US and UK launch, bringing the total availability to 70 countries. The expansion aims to reduce cross-border transaction c...
Coin Center, the Washington D.C.-based cryptocurrency policy advocacy organization, has formally requested that the Securities and Exchange Commission shift from issuing no-action letters to establish...
Cryptocurrency voucher platform Bitrefill has linked the notorious Lazarus Group to a security incident on March 1 that resulted in stolen funds through a compromised employee laptop. The company conf...
NVIDIA's recent announcement of DLSS 5 and its "neural rendering" technology has triggered significant pushback from the gaming community, raising broader questions about AI integration across tech se...
The Securities and Exchange Commission has released an interpretative notice indicating that most digital assets will not be classified as securities under federal law, marking a significant shift in ...
The Digital Chamber, a leading blockchain advocacy organization, has entered a strategic partnership with Money20/20, a prominent financial technology conference platform. The collaboration aims to br...
Robinhood's venture capital arm has deployed approximately $35 million across two strategic investments, according to recent SEC filings. The fund allocated $14.6 million to acquire Class B stock in p...
A consortium of U.S. regional banks is developing a tokenized deposit network on ZKsync's layer-2 blockchain infrastructure, marking a significant shift in how traditional financial institutions appro...
Mastercard announced Tuesday its acquisition of BVNK, a stablecoin infrastructure company, in a deal valued at up to $1.8 billion. The payment processing giant aims to bridge traditional fiat and cryp...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has published its first formal guidance on classifying digital assets as securities, a move that provides much-needed regulatory clarity for blockchain comp...
Bitcoin's sustained position above $70,000 marks a significant milestone for institutional investors and signals potential shifts in the broader cryptocurrency employment landscape. The price level br...
