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Namik Muduroglu: Blockchain teams must engage in application development, MegaETH achieves 55,000 transactions per second, and the shift from infrastructure to user-centric ecosystems | Unchained

Namik Muduroglu: Blockchain teams must engage in a...

1 month ago 44

ARK Invest expands holdings in Bitmine, Bullish, and Robinhood

ARK Invest expands holdings in Bitmine, Bullish, a...

1 month ago 17

Coinbase acquires 841 Bitcoin in Q4, lifting holdings to 15,389 BTC

Coinbase acquires 841 Bitcoin in Q4, lifting holdi...

1 month ago 16

Binance France CEO targeted in chaotic double home attack

Binance France CEO targeted in chaotic double home...

1 month ago 18

South Korea’s Mirae Asset moves to take control of crypto exchange Korbit in $92M deal

South Korea’s Mirae Asset moves to take control of...

1 month ago 27

Dutch House passes 36% tax on unrealized crypto and investment gains

Dutch House passes 36% tax on unrealized crypto an...

1 month ago 20

Anthropic doubles valuation in five months to $380B with $30B raise

Anthropic doubles valuation in five months to $380...

1 month ago 26

Coinbase posts $667M Q4 loss as shares rebound 3% in after-hours trading

Coinbase posts $667M Q4 loss as shares rebound 3% ...

1 month ago 29

Justin Drake: Quantum computing could break crypto keys in minutes, Ethereum aims for post-quantum security by 2029, and the race to secure blockchain against quantum threats | Unchained

Justin Drake: Quantum computing could break crypto...

1 month ago 58

Crypto, stocks and metals slide in broad market selloff

Crypto, stocks and metals slide in broad market se...

1 month ago 25

Optimism partners with Succinct to bring ZK validity proofs to OP Stack

Optimism partners with Succinct to bring ZK validi...

1 month ago 31

Jim Bianco: AI will surpass the internet in impact, SaaS pricing models are under pressure, and older generations may struggle with AI-driven business models | Bankless

Jim Bianco: AI will surpass the internet in impact...

1 month ago 30

Elizabeth Warren slams SEC’s Atkins over weak enforcement against Trump-linked crypto firms

Elizabeth Warren slams SEC’s Atkins over weak enfo...

1 month ago 14

Bitcoin drops to $66K as Standard Chartered cuts year-end targets across digital assets

Bitcoin drops to $66K as Standard Chartered cuts y...

1 month ago 16

Trove Markets discreetly refunds influencers via stablecoins after ICO crash

Trove Markets discreetly refunds influencers via s...

1 month ago 17

Binance opens deposits for Ripple’s flagship on XRP Ledger

Binance opens deposits for Ripple’s flagship on XR...

1 month ago 12

Bitcoin and Ethereum could drop further as investor risk appetite fades, StanChart warns

Bitcoin and Ethereum could drop further as investo...

1 month ago 31

Deutsche Bank-backed Taurus and Blockdaemon team up to power institutional staking services

Deutsche Bank-backed Taurus and Blockdaemon team u...

1 month ago 21

Trump-backed World Liberty plans to launch World Swap forex platform

Trump-backed World Liberty plans to launch World S...

1 month ago 28

Binance SAFU Fund completes $1B Bitcoin accumulation

Binance SAFU Fund completes $1B Bitcoin accumulati...

1 month ago 16

Aster to launch layer 1 mainnet in March with privacy-first features

Aster to launch layer 1 mainnet in March with priv...

1 month ago 19

UK Treasury taps HSBC’s Orion blockchain to pilot first G7 digital gilt

UK Treasury taps HSBC’s Orion blockchain to pilot ...

1 month ago 20

Parker White: Bitcoin’s price drop linked to IBIT options stress, a Hong Kong hedge fund’s influence, and the risks of short volatility strategies | Unchained

Parker White: Bitcoin’s price drop linked to IBIT ...

1 month ago 45

Elon Musk says XMoney will launch external beta in 1–2 months

Elon Musk says XMoney will launch external beta in...

1 month ago 18

P2P Bitcoin marketplace Paxful sentenced for promoting illegal prostitution and money laundering

P2P Bitcoin marketplace Paxful sentenced for promo...

1 month ago 16

Bhavin Vaid: Curation is essential for navigating crypto markets, risk curators ensure pricing efficiency, and transparency builds user trust | On The Brink with Castle Island

Bhavin Vaid: Curation is essential for navigating ...

1 month ago 48

Coinbase stock sinks 6% as analysts slash targets ahead of earnings

Coinbase stock sinks 6% as analysts slash targets ...

1 month ago 18

Coinbase unveils new Agentic Wallets enabling AI agents to hold and send crypto

Coinbase unveils new Agentic Wallets enabling AI a...

1 month ago 33

UK’s FCA sues Justin Sun–linked HTX over illegal crypto promotions

UK’s FCA sues Justin Sun–linked HTX over illegal c...

1 month ago 24

Bybit partners with Doppler Finance to launch XRP yield products

Bybit partners with Doppler Finance to launch XRP ...

1 month ago 18

Paxos Labs and Aleo launch private stablecoin USAD on Aleo mainnet

Paxos Labs and Aleo launch private stablecoin USAD...

1 month ago 18

Jack Dorsey’s Cash App eliminates fees on large Bitcoin purchases and recurring buys

Jack Dorsey’s Cash App eliminates fees on large Bi...

1 month ago 23

Bitcoin reaches highest volatility since 2022 as BTC drops to $66K

Bitcoin reaches highest volatility since 2022 as B...

1 month ago 21

BlackRock acquires Uniswap’s UNI tokens as it enters DeFi

BlackRock acquires Uniswap’s UNI tokens as it ente...

1 month ago 26

US nonfarm payrolls double forecast with 130K jobs added

US nonfarm payrolls double forecast with 130K jobs...

1 month ago 25

Ripple partners with major asset manager Aviva Investors to tokenize traditional funds on XRP Ledger

Ripple partners with major asset manager Aviva Inv...

1 month ago 23

Johann Kerbrat: Blockchain can revolutionize finance, Robinhood’s open ecosystem is disrupting markets, and BRX bridges DeFi with real-world yields | Bankless

Johann Kerbrat: Blockchain can revolutionize finan...

1 month ago 33

Hayes-backed Solana treasury firm doubles down on SOL despite $179M net loss

Hayes-backed Solana treasury firm doubles down on ...

1 month ago 17

Franklin Templeton, Binance debut program that allows institutions to use tokenized money funds as trading collateral

Franklin Templeton, Binance debut program that all...

1 month ago 19

Robinhood activates testnet for Ethereum layer 2 blockchain

Robinhood activates testnet for Ethereum layer 2 b...

1 month ago 17

Goldman Sachs discloses first XRP and Solana ETF holdings valued at $260M

Goldman Sachs discloses first XRP and Solana ETF h...

1 month ago 27

Bryan Pellegrino: Blockchain scalability is hindered by storage layer constraints, node computation inefficiencies drive up costs, and the shift towards centralization threatens decentralization | Unchained

Bryan Pellegrino: Blockchain scalability is hinder...

1 month ago 41

LayerZero Labs unveils Zero blockchain with Citadel and ARK backing

LayerZero Labs unveils Zero blockchain with Citade...

1 month ago 22

Anthropic safeguards lead resigns, warns of growing AI safety crisis

Anthropic safeguards lead resigns, warns of growin...

1 month ago 28

SafeMoon founder Braden Karony sentenced to 100 months in prison for crypto fraud

SafeMoon founder Braden Karony sentenced to 100 mo...

1 month ago 21

Sam Bankman-Fried files motion for new trial in FTX fraud case

Sam Bankman-Fried files motion for new trial in FT...

1 month ago 18

Ripple to host XRP Community Day 2026 tomorrow with Grayscale, Gemini, and ecosystem leadership

Ripple to host XRP Community Day 2026 tomorrow wit...

1 month ago 26

IBKR expands crypto suite with nano Bitcoin and Ether futures

IBKR expands crypto suite with nano Bitcoin and Et...

1 month ago 18

Canton Network powers first private stablecoin payroll, accelerating institutional blockchain adoption

Canton Network powers first private stablecoin pay...

1 month ago 41

EU proposes crackdown on crypto transactions with Russia to curb sanctions evasion

EU proposes crackdown on crypto transactions with ...

1 month ago 27