Industry news for Web3 professionals and blockchain careers
Japanese artist Anik Malcolm has completed a large-format oil painting representing all 21 million bitcoin as individual hand-painted beads, investing over 900 hours in the project. The work, titled "...
Senator Elizabeth Warren has accused SEC Chair Paul Atkins of potentially providing misleading information to Congress regarding the agency's enforcement activity levels. The allegation centers on Atk...
A cryptocurrency trader recently converted a $2,500 investment into approximately $500,000 within hours through trading the ASTEROID token on Ethereum, a meme coin associated with Elon Musk references...
South Korea's Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has revealed that API-based cryptocurrency trading now accounts for 30% of total market turnover, prompting regulators to announce stricter oversight ...
Sam Altman's World protocol has announced integrations with Zoom and Tinder, marking significant commercial expansion for its biometric identity verification technology. The partnerships introduce Wor...
Kraken's parent company Payward has agreed to acquire U.S.-based derivatives exchange Bitnomial in a $550 million deal that will grant the crypto exchange immediate access to CFTC-regulated derivative...
Crypto.com plans to distribute $1 million in Cronos (CRO) tokens as fighter bonuses at an upcoming UFC event scheduled at the White House. The crypto exchange, which has maintained a high-profile spon...
Kraken recently confirmed two security incidents involving unauthorized access by support staff to limited client data, followed by an extortion attempt from a criminal group. The exchange emphasized ...
Chinese AI lab MiniMax released its M2.7 model this week, delivering performance comparable to Claude Opus on critical coding benchmarks. However, the company modified its commercial licensing terms s...
StarkWare, the development company behind Ethereum layer-2 scaling solution Starknet, has conducted layoffs as part of a strategic pivot toward revenue generation. Co-founder and CEO Eli Ben-Sasson co...
Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has disclosed that it was targeted in an extortion attempt, but the company maintains that no security breach occurred and client funds remain secure. The incident highl...
Tom Duff Gordon, Coinbase's Vice President of International Policy, has departed the cryptocurrency exchange to join OpenAI, marking a notable talent migration between the crypto and artificial intell...
Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has announced plans to acquire U.S.-based derivatives platform Bitnomial in a deal valued at $550 million. The transaction, structured as...
Charles Schwab, managing over $11 trillion in client assets, has begun offering spot Bitcoin and Ethereum trading to its customers, marking a significant expansion of cryptocurrency access within trad...
SEC Chairman Paul Atkins joined two commissioners for the agency's inaugural podcast episode, signaling a fundamental change in how the regulator approaches the cryptocurrency industry. The discussion...
Japanese technology leaders SoftBank, Sony, Honda, and NEC have established a joint venture focused on developing physical AI systems for robotics and autonomous machines, supported by $6.7 billion in...
Neo co-founder Erik Zhang has proposed a comprehensive restructuring of the blockchain platform's governance model, addressing long-standing concerns about transparency and oversight within the organi...
Bitcoin surpassed $77,000 this week, marking its highest level in ten weeks as geopolitical tensions eased and traditional markets posted consecutive record closes. The rally signals potential stabili...
CoinDesk has expanded its educational offerings through CoinDesk University, introducing specialized courses focused on AI agents and stablecoin payment systems. The initiative addresses growing knowl...
Payward, the parent company of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, has entered into an agreement to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million. The acquisition brings a fully regulated U.S. derivatives trad...
