Politics
Brian Quintenz, a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner and current policy lead at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is no longer in the running to lead the CFTC. The decision, first reported by Politico, marks a significant shift in the Biden administration’s approach to appointing leadership
Politics
Washington, D.C. – Lawmakers in the Senate Finance Committee are making measurable progress on long-debated rules around how cryptocurrencies should be taxed, according to Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), one of Capitol Hill’s most vocal supporters of digital assets. Speaking Tuesday at the BTC in D.C. event, Lummis said
AI
Shenzhen, China – At its flagship Huawei Connect 2025 conference last week, Huawei laid out an ambitious roadmap to open-source its full AI software stack by December 31, 2025, signaling a major shift in how the company wants developers to engage with its Ascend AI ecosystem. The plan includes releasing critical
Finance
Nasdaq-listed Thumzup Media (TZUP) has provided a $2.5 million loan to DogeHash Technologies, supporting the expansion of its Dogecoin mining operations. The funding will help DogeHash deploy more than 500 additional ASIC miners, bringing its fleet above 4,000 rigs by the end of the year. The deal comes
Falcon Finance is the latest decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol making waves by offering a way to mint synthetic dollars, stake assets, and earn yield — all while keeping security and compliance in focus. The project recently gained extra attention when Binance announced an airdrop of FF tokens to eligible users, cementing
Ethereum is gearing up for one of its biggest upgrades yet. The Fusaka upgrade, scheduled for late 2025, is designed to make the network faster, more efficient, and better prepared for growing demand. From raising the gas limit to introducing smarter data handling techniques, Fusaka aims to ease congestion without
Opinion
The race for U.S. crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) is accelerating, and analysts say approval for Litecoin, Solana, and XRP ETFs is now virtually guaranteed. Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas raised the odds of approval to 100%, pointing to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recent adoption of
Finance
Bitcoin has taken a step closer to the world of decentralized finance (DeFi) with Starknet’s launch of a new staking mechanism and yield opportunities. The Layer 2 network announced that bitcoin staking is now live on its platform, marking what it calls the first trustless way for BTC to
Regulation
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has granted its first-ever no-action letter to DoubleZero, a decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN) project, confirming that its 2Z tokens fall outside federal securities laws. The decision marks a milestone in how regulators may treat blockchain-based rewards designed to incentivize physical infrastructure contributions.
AI
Researchers from Brave and the National University of Singapore have unveiled a new privacy attack that sheds light on how artificial intelligence models may inadvertently memorize and reveal sensitive data. The technique, called CAMIA (Context-Aware Membership Inference Attack), is the most effective method to date for probing what AI systems
Markets
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, may be on track to become one of the most profitable companies in history—potentially surpassing even oil giant Saudi Aramco, according to Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan. Crypto Is Going After Really Big Markets | Bitwise InvestmentsAccess exclusive crypto insights and tools
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