Industry news for Web3 professionals and blockchain careers
Crypto.com has secured significant regulatory wins from U.S. agencies, including support from the CFTC in ongoing litigation and a federal bank charter, shortly after contributing $35 million to a pro...
A Seoul murder case highlights the extreme risks that can emerge when informal cryptocurrency investment arrangements go wrong, according to South Korean prosecutors. Authorities have charged a man wi...
Coinbase, Kraken, and Binance are increasing their investments in real-world asset (RWA) tokenization infrastructure, responding to sustained growth in the sector despite challenging market conditions...
Institutional investors reduced their bitcoin ETF positions significantly during the fourth quarter of 2024, with holdings declining by over 25,000 BTC worth of shares, according to recent analysis. T...
OpenAI has announced plans to phase out HumanEval, the industry's most widely-used benchmark for measuring AI coding capabilities, citing data contamination that undermines the metric's reliability. T...
Stripe has initiated a tender offer valuing the payments giant at $159 billion, reflecting the company's expanding involvement in cryptocurrency payments and stablecoin processing. The valuation miles...
Ethereum's recent price volatility reflects deeper structural concerns that may impact hiring and career opportunities across the Web3 ecosystem. ETH rebounded from $1,800 but continues facing headwin...
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal has launched a formal inquiry into Binance over allegations that the exchange may have facilitated sanctions violations linked to Iran. The investigation adds another l...
Fintech leader Stripe has begun exploring a potential acquisition of PayPal, according to Bloomberg reports, marking what could become one of the largest consolidation moves in the digital payments se...
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has added Russian cybersecurity company Operation Zero to its sanctions list following a criminal case involving cryptocurrency-funded theft...
Bitcoin Depot, one of North America's largest crypto ATM operators, will require identity verification for every transaction at its machines, marking a significant shift in compliance procedures for t...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned a Russian exploit brokerage network that allegedly used cryptocurrency to purchase stolen U.S. government cyber tools, marking the first enforcement ...
An independent Bitcoin miner successfully validated block 938092 and earned the complete 3.125 BTC block subsidy—worth approximately $200,000—after spending only $75 on rented computing power. Min...
Strategy executive chairman Michael Saylor will address Bitcoin 2026, scheduled for April 27-29 at The Venetian in Las Vegas. The conference represents a significant networking opportunity for blockch...
Kraken has introduced tokenized stock perpetual futures contracts for traders outside the United States, marking the exchange's expansion into regulated equity-linked crypto products. The new offering...
Bitcoin continues trading under the $65,000 threshold amid persistent selling pressure, though recent onchain data suggests market conditions may be stabilizing. For blockchain professionals monitorin...
Polymarket users have wagered over $7 million on the outcome of a prominent blockchain investigation, highlighting how decentralized prediction markets are becoming integral tools for tracking industr...
MoonPay has launched a new infrastructure platform that enables AI agents to conduct autonomous transactions using stablecoins on blockchain networks. The payment infrastructure provider's latest offe...
Numo has released a tap-to-pay point-of-sale application that enables merchants to accept bitcoin payments through standard Android devices, eliminating the need for specialized hardware. The free, op...
Coinbase has rolled out commission-free stock and ETF trading to all US customers, marking a significant expansion beyond its cryptocurrency-focused platform. The exchange now offers access to thousan...
