Industry news for Web3 professionals and blockchain careers
South Korea's major stock exchanges triggered automatic circuit breakers on Monday as escalating Middle East tensions sparked a widespread flight from risk assets. Both the Kospi and Kosdaq indexes dr...
A former Los Angeles Police Department officer faces federal charges after a jury convicted him of kidnapping and extorting $350,000 in Bitcoin from a teenager. Eric Halem used his law enforcement aut...
Indiana Governor Mike Braun has signed House Bill 1042 into law, allowing state residents to include cryptocurrency investments in their retirement portfolios. The legislation marks a significant regu...
A White House crypto policy advisor has publicly disputed JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon's recent arguments against providing yield on stablecoins, highlighting ongoing tensions in Washington over dig...
Bitcoin retreated from its attempt to reclaim the $70,000 level, falling approximately 3% as geopolitical tensions in Iran triggered a broader sell-off across global markets. The decline affected trad...
Visa has partnered with Bridge, the stablecoin platform acquired by Stripe in October 2024, to significantly expand stablecoin-linked Visa card availability across international markets. The collabora...
Polymarket has withdrawn a prediction market concerning potential nuclear detonations after facing significant public criticism, adding to mounting challenges for the decentralized platform as it navi...
Marathon Digital Holdings (MARA), one of the largest Bitcoin mining operations in the United States, disclosed in a Monday SEC filing that it may liquidate portions of its Bitcoin holdings based on ma...
American Bitcoin has deployed 11,298 new mining machines to its Alberta facilities, adding 3 exahashes per second (EH/s) to its operational capacity. The expansion represents a significant infrastruct...
American Bitcoin announced the acquisition of 11,298 new Bitcoin mining machines as the company works to expand its operational capacity following a fourth-quarter loss. The mining firm, which has tie...
Polymarket has removed prediction markets related to nuclear detonations after facing significant backlash from users and industry observers. The decentralized prediction platform, which has seen subs...
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is advocating for the blockchain's ecosystem to extend beyond its current dominance in decentralized finance and embrace what he terms "sanctuary technologies." Thi...
Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan believes traditional financial markets will adopt 24/7 cryptocurrency trading infrastructure sooner than many industry observers expect. His comments follo...
A recent study from the Bitcoin Policy Institute reveals interesting patterns in how artificial intelligence systems evaluate and select digital currencies, findings that could influence how blockchai...
A former cryptocurrency advisor to the Trump administration says Bitcoin's long-term success in the United States will require substantive government policy changes, not just favorable political rheto...
Cathie Wood's Ark Invest has purchased approximately $16.15 million in shares from two major crypto-adjacent platforms during recent market volatility. The investment firm acquired $4.09 million in Co...
Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer at Bitwise, argues that recent U.S. military operations against Iran underscore the growing strategic importance of blockchain-based financial systems. The strike...
Institutional investors and cryptocurrency exchanges are increasingly staking their Ethereum holdings rather than selling during market rallies, according to recent analysis. This strategic shift refl...
Coinbase has introduced the x402 protocol, a new payment standard designed to enable AI agents to conduct autonomous financial transactions using cryptocurrency. The protocol addresses a critical gap ...
Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1042 into law this week, making Indiana the latest state to authorize cryptocurrency exposure within certain retirement investment portfolios. The legislation all...
