Finance
Save the Children has launched a new Bitcoin Fund aimed at helping the organization stretch donations further and deliver aid more efficiently during emergencies. Developed in partnership with digital asset firm Fortris, the fund is built to hold, manage, and deploy bitcoin contributions when crises arise. According to Thursday’s
Finance
Phantom users can now trade on real-world events directly inside the wallet, thanks to a new integration with prediction market operator Kalshi. The feature, announced Friday, introduces “Phantom Prediction Markets,” giving users a way to discover, track, and take positions on political, economic, sports, and cultural events without switching apps.
Innovation
YouTube is giving U.S. creators a new way to receive their earnings: PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin. The update, first reported by Fortune, adds a crypto-based payout option to the platform’s long-standing payment partnership with PayPal. YouTube launches option for U.S. creators to receive stablecoin payouts through PayPal
DeFi
JPMorgan has arranged one of the first corporate debt issuances on a public blockchain, creating a Solana-based token to support a new commercial paper offering for a Galaxy Digital subsidiary. The deal drew participation from Coinbase and Franklin Templeton, marking another major step in bringing traditional financial instruments on-chain. A
Finance
LI.FI, the Berlin-based startup building infrastructure for seamless movement of digital assets across blockchains, has secured a $29 million extension to its Series A round. The fresh capital brings the company’s total funding to $51.7 million, with Multicoin Capital joining as a lead investor alongside earlier backers
Why Blockchains Still Struggle With Scale Crypto keeps pulling in new users, new apps, and far more transactions than early blockchain designers ever imagined. The result is a familiar problem: most public blockchains can’t scale fast enough without giving up something important. This tension is known as the blockchain
Finance
Klarna is taking a closer step toward digital assets through a new partnership with Privy, a wallet infrastructure platform owned by Stripe. The companies will work together to research and design potential crypto wallet features aimed at helping everyday users store and move digital assets with less friction. The announcement
Finance
Grayscale has opened its Bittensor Trust to public trading just days before the Bittensor network enters its first halving event. The investment product, listed under the ticker GTAO on the OTCQX marketplace, is now the first publicly quoted option in the United States that gives investors exposure to TAO, the
Markets
Bitcoin fell back to roughly $90,000 on Thursday after the Federal Reserve delivered a widely expected quarter-point rate cut but paired it with guidance that analysts viewed as cautious. The softer tone pushed risk assets lower, reversing a brief upswing that had lifted bitcoin toward $94,500 before the
Regulation
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority says one of its main goals for 2026 is to let local companies test and roll out stablecoin payment systems. The plan was outlined in a letter from FCA Chief Executive Nikhil Rathi to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, highlighting the regulator’s broader push
Finance
A16z crypto, the digital-asset arm of Andreessen Horowitz, is deepening its footprint in Asia with a new office in Seoul. The firm confirmed the move in a press announcement, calling South Korea one of the world’s most active markets for onchain activity. The region’s broader momentum also played
Markets
BitMine, the Ethereum-focused treasury firm chaired by Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee, reportedly added another large block of ether to its holdings this week. Data shared by blockchain tracker EmberCN, citing Arkham, suggests the company purchased 33,504 ETH—about $112 million—through trading firm FalconX on Wednesday. BitMine hasn’t