ECB picks 36 payment providers to test digital euro ahead of 2027 pilot
The European Central Bank will beta test a digital euro with 36 providers, including Revolut, after the project drew more than 50 applications.
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Ethereum Foundation spinout EthSystems targets banks with blockchain privacy technology
A team of former Ethereum Foundation researchers focused on institutional privacy has launched EthSystems, a new for-profit company aimed at building confidentiality infrastructure for financial institutions using Ether…
Bitcoin's BIP-110 sparked a fight over who gets to decide the future of Bitcoin
Bitcoin has experienced exchange collapses, government crackdowns and community debates over how the network should scale. However, one proposal aimed at restricting certain types of data stored on the blockchain has be…
Prediction markets just crushed traditional sportsbooks in a massive $50 billion World Cup breakout
The 2026 FIFA World Cup was already set to be the biggest sports betting event ever staged on American soil. What nobody had fully pencilled in was that two prediction market startups would together challenge the entire…
US Government Moves $288M in Seized Crypto to Coinbase Prime
The U.S. government shifted $288 million in seized Bitcoin and Ethereum onto Coinbase Prime on Monday, on-chain tracker Arkham showed, reviving speculation that Washington could be preparing to sell crypto it has pledge…
Strategy became a symbol of the dot-com crash: Could history repeat?
MicroStrategy blew up during the dot-com era, before Michael Saylor transformed it into the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Did he learn his lesson?
Hobby-level miner bags $200K solo BTC block with budget Bitaxe rig
A solo Bitcoin miner secured a $200,000 block reward with a budget mining rig, pushing payouts to hobby-level miners to $4.7 million for the past year.
AI has not triggered DeFi ‘hackpocalypse,’ Dragonfly partner says
Total value stolen and median hack size are declining compared to 2025, signaling that the AI hacking apocalypse was a false alarm, argued Dragonfly managing partner Haseeb Qureshi.
Solo bitcoin miner makes $200,000 using $150 equipment
A solo bitcoin miner recently hit the jackpot in a lottery-like stroke of luck, turning a modest investment into an outsized gain.
South Korea to test tokenized government bonds with CBDC in 2027
South Korea will test tokenized government bonds linked to the Bank of Korea’s wholesale CBDC system in 2027 as token securities rules take effect.
Live updates: Bitcoin holds $62,600 as the Iran conflict reignites and CPI looms
Bitcoin traded near $62,600 on Tuesday, down 0.3% over 24 hours and roughly flat on the week, per CoinDesk data. The market is steady on the surface but the macro backdrop underneath it has turned.
US spot Bitcoin ETFs post $425M outflow after brief rebound
US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw their largest single-day outflows in July, with $424.66 million leaving the funds, reversing a brief return to positive weekly flows.
U.S. government moves $288 million in seized bitcoin, ether to Coinbase Prime
The U.S. government just staged its seized crypto for an exchange, and it took an extra hop to get there.
Bitcoin slips as traders lift July Fed rate hike bets ahead of Inflation report
Major cryptocurrencies have come under pressure, reflecting heightened expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase as soon as July, just ahead of key U.S. inflation data and congressional testimony from Ch…
CLARITY Act gains second law enforcement endorsement before Senate push
The Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association expressed support for the CLARITY Act but urged changes to the legislation’s language.
Thai scammer's $122M wallet, Japan embraces crypto credit: Asia Express
Bitcoin backed mortgages and stablecoin yield are hot topics in Japan right now, as Hyundai experiments with Avalanche for global stablecoin transfers. Asia Express
Protesters March on OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind Demanding AI Development Pause
Protesters again took to the streets of San Francisco, marching between the offices of OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind, calling for a pause in the development of more powerful AI.
Binance.US CEO says exchange is rebuilding, eyes return to 20% U.S. market share
Latest developments: CEO Stephen Gregory said Binance.US is focused on growth after what he described as a two-year "hibernation" tied to regulatory issues surrounding the broader Binance brand.
Claude's Personality Changes Depending on the Model—And the Language You Speak
Claude doesn't behave the same way in every conversation. According to new research published Monday, AI giant Anthropic found its assistant consistently expresses different values depending on both the model users choo…
New Hampshire Follows Bitcoin Reserve With 'Blockchain Basic Laws' Signing
New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte helped make the state into one of the crypto-friendliest in the nation when she signed HB 639 into law last week.
This Is How Much Your Boyfriend Is Spending on AI Girlfriends
People are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on AI girlfriends, and the trend doesn’t show any signs of slowing down.
Trump's crypto riches loom over Clarity Act talks to ban conflicts for U.S. officials
President Donald Trump's disclosure that the crypto sector had increased his wealth by some $1.4 billion is looming heavily over the ongoing discussions about satisfying Democratic lawmakers' demands that the crypto mar…
Global law firm launches MiCA compliance tool as crypto companies navigate new EU rules
Reed Smith’s Aquarius platform automates regulatory filings and legal workflows as demand for MiCA compliance tools grows across Europe.
Hyundai completes USDT treasury settlement pilot between US and Mexico
Hyundai completed a proof-of-concept using Tether's USDT to settle a cross-border treasury transfer between its US and Mexican subsidiaries, highlighting growing enterprise interest in stablecoin-based payments.