Industry news for Web3 professionals and blockchain careers
Polymarket, the decentralized prediction market platform, has announced a partnership with Circle to transition from bridged USDC.e to native USDC on Polygon. The move represents a significant infrast...
Multiple tokenization firms have raised concerns that restrictive parameters in the European Union's Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) pilot regime could disadvantage the region's blockchain industr...
Kraken Institutional has introduced its first managed yield strategy in partnership with Bitwise Asset Management, offering institutional clients a way to generate returns on crypto holdings while mai...
Gemini has announced plans to withdraw from the UK, European Union, and Australia while reducing its global workforce by approximately 25%. The cryptocurrency exchange is consolidating operations to f...
Russia's largest financial institution is moving to offer cryptocurrency-backed loans, signaling a significant shift in how traditional banking infrastructure integrates with digital assets in the cou...
Miden co-founder Azeem Khan argues that privacy should serve as fundamental infrastructure for cryptocurrency networks, though he acknowledges the industry may need to accept certain regulatory compro...
Polymarket's parent company has filed trademark applications for "POLY," signaling concrete steps toward launching its native token following earlier announcements from company executives. The filings...
Polymarket users have placed over $2 million in bets on whether UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer will leave office in 2026, demonstrating how decentralized prediction markets continue to expand beyond c...
Bitcoin's steepest two-week decline since June 2022 has prompted industry leaders to reassure stakeholders that current market conditions differ fundamentally from the systemic failures that character...
Ripple's XRP token posted a 20.1% gain to lead the CoinDesk 20 Index higher, with all tracked assets trading in positive territory. The broad-based rally signals renewed momentum across the cryptocurr...
Citi analysts have reduced their price target for Coinbase Global (COIN) to $400 per share, down from a previous $500 target, following a significant market correction that saw the exchange operator's...
Chinese authorities have extended their cryptocurrency restrictions to explicitly cover real-world asset (RWA) tokenization and unauthorized offshore yuan-pegged stablecoins. The move clarifies Beijin...
Bitfarms has finalized its strategic transition from bitcoin mining operations to AI infrastructure development, sending shares up 16% following the announcement. The company plans to relocate its par...
The Ethereum Foundation is actively working on quantum-resistant cryptography solutions to protect the network from potential future threats posed by quantum computing advances. Thomas Coratger, the F...
Bitcoin recovered above $70,000 following Thursday's sharp market decline, signaling continued volatility that presents both challenges and opportunities for blockchain professionals navigating the cu...
Chinese authorities have expanded their cryptocurrency enforcement efforts to explicitly include stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, according to new regulatory guidance issued this week. The...
Ondo Finance, known for its tokenized real-world assets, is moving into perpetual futures trading as the foundation of a broader plan to build prime brokerage services on-chain. The expansion represen...
A technical malfunction at South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb resulted in an accidental distribution of approximately 2,000 BTC to users, causing Bitcoin's price on the platform to briefly p...
Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) reported a substantial Q4 loss, prompting Wall Street analysts to reassess the company's bitcoin treasury strategy and its implications for the broader corporate cryp...
The normalization of digital asset treasuries in corporate finance is creating a new category of specialized roles at the intersection of traditional finance and blockchain technology. As more compani...
