Markets
Bitcoin mining difficulty surged 14.7% to 144.4 trillion at block height 937,440. The adjustment marks the largest absolute increase on record, reflecting a sharp hashrate recovery after widespread U.S. winter storm curtailments. Data from Mempool shows the roughly 18.5 trillion jump erased the prior epoch’
AI
About one-third of global organizations now use generative artificial intelligence in at least one function, according to McKinsey’s 2024 global AI survey. That benchmark frames Coca-Cola’s shift from price-led growth toward AI-driven persuasion as inflation pressures ease across key consumer markets. Recent reporting from Mi-3 shows Coca-Cola executives
Regulation
A federal judge in Tennessee blocked state enforcement against Kalshi’s sports event contracts. The ruling strengthens the platform’s claim that its contracts fall under exclusive federal commodities jurisdiction, limiting state-level gaming oversight. U.S. District Judge Aleta A. Trauger granted a preliminary injunction Thursday preventing Tennessee officials from
Finance
Gemini Space Station shares are down 43% over the past 30 days and trade near $5.90, close to all-time lows. Yet Mizuho analysts argue much of the recent leadership turmoil may already be reflected in the price. In a Wednesday note, Dan Dolev and Alexander Jenkins reiterated an “outperform”
Why Ethereum’s Layer 2 Boom Created a New Problem Ethereum remains the backbone of decentralized finance and NFT markets. But during peak demand, it has struggled with high fees and slower confirmations. That’s why developers introduced Layer 2 networks, also known as rollups. These Layer 2 chains process
DeFi
Polymarket has acquired prediction market API startup Dome for an undisclosed sum. The deal strengthens Polymarket’s developer infrastructure as competition intensifies across regulated and onchain event markets. Dome, part of Y Combinator’s Fall 2025 cohort, provides a unified application programming interface that lets developers build tools across multiple
Finance
Tokenized xStocks have surpassed $25 billion in total transaction volume since launching last year. The milestone signals accelerating demand for onchain access to public equities. Kraken disclosed the figure in a blog post Thursday, noting that $3.5 billion of the total reflects onchain activity across Solana, Ethereum, and The
AI
Many corporate treasury teams still manage core liquidity functions on Excel despite two decades of digital finance investment. That operational gap is limiting how quickly enterprises can deploy artificial intelligence across mission-critical cash and risk systems. Ashish Kumar, head of Infosys Oracle Sales for North America, and CM Grover, Chief
Finance
Sharplink now holds 867,798 ether (ETH) valued at approximately $1.68 billion as of Feb. 15. The scale positions the Consensys-backed firm among the largest dedicated Ethereum treasury vehicles in the market. The total includes 225,429 ETH if redeemed from the liquid staking token LsETH and 55,137
Markets
ProShares has launched a money market exchange-traded fund built specifically to qualify as stablecoin reserves under U.S. law. The structure aligns directly with statutory requirements and could reshape how issuers source compliant collateral. The ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF (NYSE Arca: IQMM) began trading Thursday on NYSE Arca. It
Finance
CME Group will offer 24/7 trading for cryptocurrency futures and options beginning May 29. The change removes weekend and overnight hedging gaps that have long separated regulated derivatives from continuously traded spot markets. The Chicago-based exchange said the rollout covers bitcoin and ether contracts, with expansion across its broader
Markets
A $1 million RLUSD vault filled in under 72 hours on the XRP Ledger, signaling early demand for regulated onchain yield. The launch expands Ripple’s dollar-pegged stablecoin beyond payments into structured real-world asset income. Soil, developed by ORQO Group, introduced what it describes as the first compliant real-world asset-backed