Finance
Decentralized lending protocol ZeroLend is winding down operations after its total value locked (TVL) plunged 98% from its peak, underscoring the challenges facing parts of the decentralized finance sector. The project’s founder, known publicly as “Ryker,” announced the shutdown in a post on X, citing sustained operational losses and
NFT
A rare Pokémon card has just rewritten the record books. A.J. Scaramucci, son of SkyBridge Capital founder and former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci, has purchased a PSA 10 Pikachu Illustrator card from Logan Paul for $16.49 million. The sale marks the highest price ever paid for
Finance
Stablecoins, once viewed mainly as tools for crypto traders, are rapidly evolving into something more practical: everyday money. A new global survey published in The Stablecoin Utility Report 2026 suggests that the more than $300 billion circulating in dollar-pegged stablecoins is increasingly being used for payments, payroll, savings, and cross-border
Markets
The Crypto Fear & Greed Index has dropped to its lowest level on record, underscoring how fragile market sentiment has become even as major financial institutions continue to expand into decentralized finance. On Feb. 12, the widely watched index fell to a reading of 5, firmly in “extreme fear” territory.
Markets
Crypto market maker Wintermute is expanding into tokenized commodities, unveiling institutional over-the-counter (OTC) trading for gold-backed digital tokens at a time when broader crypto markets remain under pressure. The firm announced that its OTC desk will now offer execution services for Paxos Trust Company’s Pax Gold (PAXG) and Tether’
AI
NatWest Group has significantly broadened its use of artificial intelligence across its business, embedding the technology into customer service, wealth management, software development and fraud prevention. According to chief information officer Scott Marcar, 2025 marks the first year the bank has deployed these AI systems at scale. The goal is
AI
As artificial intelligence reshapes how people search for and consume information, news publishers are facing a pivotal shift. Increasingly, audiences encounter headlines, summaries, and analysis through AI-driven search engines and conversational tools before they ever visit a news website. For Newsweek CEO Dev Pragad, this change is more than a
TradFi Meets Crypto: A 24/7 Trading Shift Binance is steadily blending traditional finance with the always-on world of crypto. Through Binance Futures, users can now trade contracts tied to well-known commodities and public companies, all from the same platform they use for digital assets. The appeal is simple. Traditional
Finance
Tokyo-based bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet posted a net loss of 95 billion yen ($619 million) for the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, reversing a net profit of 4.44 billion yen ($28.9 million) the previous year. The swing was largely driven by a 102.2 billion yen ($665.8
Innovation
Cross-chain infrastructure provider deBridge has introduced a new Model Context Protocol (MCP) server designed to help AI agents execute non-custodial transactions across multiple blockchains. The launch aims to simplify how artificial intelligence tools interact with decentralized networks, enabling automated swaps, bridging, and complex multi-step onchain actions across EVM-compatible chains and
AI
Finance teams are moving beyond AI pilots and proofs of concept. Their focus now is simple: measurable return on investment. New research from Basware and FT Longitude shows that while general AI initiatives delivered an average ROI of 67 percent last year, agentic AI systems achieved around 80 percent by
Markets
Bitcoin is hovering just under the $70,000 mark, caught in a tug-of-war between improving inflation data and lingering structural weakness in the crypto market. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization was trading around $68,600 on Monday, according to data. The price briefly slipped below $70,000