MakerDAO Co-Founder Proposes New Native Blockchain Based on Solana Fork
Rune Christensen, the co-founder of MakerDAO, has proposed that Maker (MKR) should launch its own native blockchain based on a fork of the Solana (SOL) ...
Binance CEO Changpeng “CZ” Zhao Predicts DeFi Will Surpass CeFi in Next Bull Market
Changpeng “CZ” Zhao, the CEO of Binance, anticipates that decentralized finance (DeFi) will outgrow centralized finance (CeFi) during the next cryptocurrency bull market. During a ...
by Jay Solano
Robinhood to Buy Back Shares from FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried for $605 Million After U.S. Government Seizure
Online stock and cryptocurrency brokerage Robinhood has announced its decision to repurchase shares initially bought by Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of crypto exchange FTX and ...
by Jay Solano
Aerodrome Attracts $150 Million on First Day, Boosting Base Blockchain’s DeFi Ecosystem by 80%
A new decentralized finance (DeFi) platform called Aerodrome has garnered significant attention, securing $150 million in deposits just one day after its launch. This influx ...
by Jay Solano
Iris Energy Ventures into Generative AI with $10M Investment in Nvidia GPUs, Expands Beyond Bitcoin Mining
Iris Energy, a publicly-traded company focused on bitcoin mining, announced on August 29 that it has diversified its focus by acquiring 248 Nvidia H100 graphics ...
by Jay Solano
Bitcoin’s Volatile Price Ride: Grayscale Victory Followed by SEC Delays Erode BTC Gains
Bitcoin experienced a sharp rise and fall over a three-day span, attributed to events surrounding the spot Bitcoin Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). On August 29, the ...
by Jay Solano
Binance Introduces New Crypto-to-Bank Transfer Service in Latin America Amid Regional Financial Challenges
Cryptocurrency giant Binance is pushing deeper into the Latin American market with the launch of “Send Cash,” a product designed to enable direct crypto transfers ...
by Jay Solano
StarkWare Reverses Controversial Wallet Update After User Backlash on Social Media
StarkWare, the organization behind the StarkNet blockchain, has walked back on a recent technical upgrade that rendered some users’ funds inaccessible. The move comes after ...
by Jay Solano
Nodal Power Raises $13M to Fuel Green Bitcoin Mining with Landfill Gas Energy
Utah-based company Nodal Power recently secured a $13 million seed funding round aimed at expanding its innovative green technology that converts landfill gas into energy. ...
by Jay Solano
Grayscale Triumphs Over SEC in Court, Paving Way for Potential Bitcoin ETF Listing
Crypto asset manager Grayscale Investments has won a pivotal lawsuit against the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), regarding its efforts to convert its ...
by Jay Solano
Polygon Introduces Chain Development Kit for Zero-Knowledge-Powered Networks on Ethereum
In a bid to further accelerate Ethereum scaling, Polygon has unveiled a Chain Development Kit (CDK), aimed at helping developers create their own layer 2 ...
by Jay Solano
ASEAN Nations Move Towards Regional QR Payment System to Minimize U.S. Dollar Dependence
In a significant move towards financial integration, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Brunei are set to join a QR payment system within the Association of Southeast ...
by Jay Solano
OKX and Bybit Follow Binance, Remove Sanctioned Russian Banks from P2P Payment Options
In a move to comply with international financial sanctions, major cryptocurrency exchanges OKX and Bybit have removed Tinkoff Bank and Sberbank from their list of ...
by Jay Solano
A Bitcoin Whale Awakens: $30 Million in BTC Moves After Six Years of Dormancy
Sunday night witnessed an unusual surge in bitcoin activity as a ‘sleeping bitcoin whale,’ dormant since 2017, reactivated and transferred a staggering 1,177.89 BTC, currently ...
by Jay Solano
Robinhood Emerges as Third-Largest Bitcoin Holder, Managing $3B in BTC
Investing platform Robinhood has been unmasked as the third-largest holder of Bitcoin, with a whopping $3 billion worth of the cryptocurrency in its coffers, according ...
