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How Telegram plans to turn crypto into a global payments network

How Telegram plans to turn crypto into a global pa...

2 months ago 35

World decreasing WLD token unlock rate by over 40% starting in July

World decreasing WLD token unlock rate by over 40%...

2 months ago 40

Justin Sun’s frozen WLFI takes $11 million hit as World Liberty brushes off liquidation fears

Justin Sun’s frozen WLFI takes $11 million hit as ...

2 months ago 35

$‘One basis point’: Benchmark says a fraction of NYSE’s $44 trillion market could drive Securitize growth$

‘One basis point’: Benchmark says a fraction of NY...

2 months ago 33

Bhutan moves another $18 million in bitcoin as tracked holdings continue to shrink: Arkham

Bhutan moves another $18 million in bitcoin as tra...

2 months ago 36

Bittensor co-founder denies suspending subnet emissions after Covenant AI exit

Bittensor co-founder denies suspending subnet emis...

2 months ago 42

Bitcoin rebound faces oil shock, inflation test despite ceasefire relief as macro jitters persist: analysts

Bitcoin rebound faces oil shock, inflation test de...

2 months ago 29

‘It’s time to pass the Clarity Act’: Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong backs Bessent’s crypto bill push

‘It’s time to pass the Clarity Act’: Coinbase CEO ...

2 months ago 35

TD Cowen cuts Strategy price target to $350, initiates coverage of Sharplink, Strive, Nakamoto and Smarter Web with buy ratings

TD Cowen cuts Strategy price target to $350, initi...

2 months ago 34

StarkWare researcher proposes ‘quantum-safe’ Bitcoin transactions without a soft fork

StarkWare researcher proposes ‘quantum-safe’ Bitco...

2 months ago 34

HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial gain first Hong Kong stablecoin issuer licenses

HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial gain first Hong Kon...

2 months ago 39

Bitget debuts IPO Prime market with SpaceX pre-IPO exposure token

Bitget debuts IPO Prime market with SpaceX pre-IPO...

2 months ago 41

Japan’s cabinet approves bill to classify crypto assets as financial products: Nikkei

Japan’s cabinet approves bill to classify crypto a...

2 months ago 31

World Liberty defends borrowing position on Dolomite, dismisses liquidation concerns as ‘FUD’

World Liberty defends borrowing position on Dolomi...

2 months ago 33

‘It is decentralization theatre’: Covenant AI exits Bittensor, TAO drops 15%

‘It is decentralization theatre’: Covenant AI exit...

2 months ago 41

Galaxy stock rallies 11% after annual report shows core business profitable despite $241 million net loss

Galaxy stock rallies 11% after annual report shows...

2 months ago 37

CryptoQuant says bitcoin, ether rally driven by new long positions in perpetual futures

CryptoQuant says bitcoin, ether rally driven by ne...

2 months ago 39

Binance’s Changpeng Zhao claims U.S. crypto rivals ‘paid millions’ to block his pardon

Binance’s Changpeng Zhao claims U.S. crypto rivals...

2 months ago 33

‘This is a lot’: Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s fate is unclear, judge says

‘This is a lot’: Tornado Cash developer Roman Stor...

2 months ago 35

AlphaTON Capital looks to raise $43 million to bolster Telegram’s Cocoon AI infrastructure

AlphaTON Capital looks to raise $43 million to bol...

2 months ago 38

US Secret Service freezes $12 million in crypto tied to global fraud in Operation Atlantic

US Secret Service freezes $12 million in crypto ti...

2 months ago 39

TD Cowen says White House stablecoin report unlikely to change hurdles for crypto bill, sees even tougher path ahead

TD Cowen says White House stablecoin report unlike...

2 months ago 36

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago memecoin gala collides with correspondents’ dinner, raising attendance questions

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago memecoin gala collides with cor...

2 months ago 41

Telegram’s Pavel Durov touts TON’s upgraded ‘one second’ transaction speed

Telegram’s Pavel Durov touts TON’s upgraded ‘one s...

2 months ago 39

CME Bitcoin futures activity slumps to 14-month low as basis trade unwind drains institutional demand

CME Bitcoin futures activity slumps to 14-month lo...

2 months ago 40

Former SEC, JPMorgan exec Brett Redfearn joins Securitize as president

Former SEC, JPMorgan exec Brett Redfearn joins Sec...

2 months ago 29

Stablecoin FX nears ‘institutional-grade’ parity with bank rails in LATAM and East Africa: report

Stablecoin FX nears ‘institutional-grade’ parity w...

2 months ago 40

Tom Lee’s Bitmine uplists to NYSE with 4.8M ETH and $4 billion buyback authorization

Tom Lee’s Bitmine uplists to NYSE with 4.8M ETH an...

2 months ago 34

Binance Wallet rolls out gas-free prediction markets via Predict.fun integration

Binance Wallet rolls out gas-free prediction marke...

2 months ago 38

ZachXBT uncovers North Korea-linked IT worker network generating $1M monthly via crypto payment flows

ZachXBT uncovers North Korea-linked IT worker netw...

2 months ago 37

Lucky solo bitcoin miner beats roughly one-in-300-year odds to win $222,000 block reward

Lucky solo bitcoin miner beats roughly one-in-300-...

2 months ago 40

Strategy’s Michael Saylor says bitcoin likely bottomed near $60K, suggests quantum risk is overblown

Strategy’s Michael Saylor says bitcoin likely bott...

2 months ago 39

DOJ, CFTC argue Kalshi’s sports and event contracts are financial swaps as Arizona enforcement escalates

DOJ, CFTC argue Kalshi’s sports and event contract...

2 months ago 38

Spot bitcoin ETFs post net outflows despite $31 million inflows into Morgan Stanley’s MSBT

Spot bitcoin ETFs post net outflows despite $31 mi...

2 months ago 38

Bhutan moves $23 million worth of bitcoin; total holdings down 70% from peak

Bhutan moves $23 million worth of bitcoin; total h...

2 months ago 44

Bithumb turns to legal action to recover lost bitcoin in ‘fat finger’ incident: report

Bithumb turns to legal action to recover lost bitc...

2 months ago 33

Bitcoin Depot reveals $3.7 million stolen from company wallets in security breach

Bitcoin Depot reveals $3.7 million stolen from com...

2 months ago 40

Morgan Stanley’s MSBT bitcoin ETF logs $34 million in first-day volume

Morgan Stanley’s MSBT bitcoin ETF logs $34 million...

2 months ago 50

Crypto card boom hits $600 million monthly volume as USDC gains ground on USDT

Crypto card boom hits $600 million monthly volume ...

2 months ago 36

Canary Capital files spot PEPE ETF application with SEC

Canary Capital files spot PEPE ETF application wit...

2 months ago 44

Bored Ape Yacht Club maker Yuga Labs settles with ‘expressive appropriation artist’ Ryder Ripps in long-running trademark case

Bored Ape Yacht Club maker Yuga Labs settles with ...

2 months ago 37

Polygon Labs seeking to raise up to $100 million for stablecoin payments business: report

Polygon Labs seeking to raise up to $100 million f...

2 months ago 33

SEC appoints David Woodcock as new enforcement director amid concerns over previous lead, agency’s crypto cases

SEC appoints David Woodcock as new enforcement dir...

2 months ago 46

New XFUNDS ETF toggles between bitcoin overnight and Treasuries by day

New XFUNDS ETF toggles between bitcoin overnight a...

2 months ago 29

Stablecoin volumes could hit $1.5 quadrillion by 2035 as onchain payments begin to rival Mastercard, Visa: Chainalysis

Stablecoin volumes could hit $1.5 quadrillion by 2...

2 months ago 31

US Treasury unveils proposed stablecoin rules targeting money laundering, sanctions

US Treasury unveils proposed stablecoin rules targ...

2 months ago 30

Circle rolls out USDC payments platform that lets users pay without holding stablecoins

Circle rolls out USDC payments platform that lets ...

2 months ago 31

Ethereum Foundation swaps 5,000 ETH into stablecoins for operational and grant funding

Ethereum Foundation swaps 5,000 ETH into stablecoi...

2 months ago 26

Bitcoin payments allowed for Hormuz tanker tolls as Iran seeks up to $2 million per ship: FT

Bitcoin payments allowed for Hormuz tanker tolls a...

2 months ago 23

Bernstein says quantum is a ‘manageable upgrade cycle’ for Bitcoin, not an existential threat

Bernstein says quantum is a ‘manageable upgrade cy...

2 months ago 29