Politics
The Zcash Foundation says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has formally closed a years-long investigation into the nonprofit, bringing an end to regulatory uncertainty that began in 2023. In a blog post published Wednesday, the foundation said it was notified that the SEC does not plan to recommend
AI Agents Are No Longer Experimental For years, artificial intelligence in crypto felt like a promise waiting to be fulfilled. That’s changed. By 2026, AI agents have moved from demos and chat interfaces into the real economy. They now negotiate, transact, and manage digital assets with minimal human input.
AI
For engineering leaders running large, distributed systems, speed and stability are often in tension. Shipping software quickly can unlock innovation, but even small mistakes can ripple through complex infrastructures and lead to costly outages. At Datadog, whose platform is relied on globally to monitor and diagnose system failures, reliability is
Finance
Tether-backed mobile wallet Oobit has expanded its crypto payment capabilities by adding native support for Phantom, one of the most widely used wallets in the Solana ecosystem. The move connects Phantom users directly to Visa’s global payment network, marking another step toward making crypto spending more practical in everyday
Finance
Paradigm, one of the most influential venture capital firms in crypto, has led a $7.1 million seed funding round for Noise, a New York–based startup developing a new kind of information platform centered on attention markets. The investment comes as Noise prepares for a public launch on Base,
Regulation
Ripple has taken a significant step toward expanding its payments business across Europe after securing preliminary approval for an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license in Luxembourg. The authorization, granted by the country’s financial regulator, the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF), strengthens Ripple’s position as it scales
Finance
Backpack Exchange, the crypto trading platform founded by former FTX employees, has rolled out a closed beta of a new prediction markets product designed to give traders more flexibility with their capital. What Is the Unified Prediction Portfolio on Backpack ExchangeThe Unified Prediction Portfolio lets traders use one cross margined
Finance
KB Kookmin Card, a subsidiary of South Korea’s largest financial group, has taken a new step toward blending traditional finance with digital assets by filing a patent for a stablecoin-based payment system. According to a press release shared on Wednesday, the patent outlines a hybrid payment model that connects
Finance
Bitdeer Technologies Group has emerged as the largest bitcoin mining company by managed hashrate, edging past longtime industry leader MARA Holdings, based on the companies’ most recent disclosures. As of the end of December, Bitdeer reported a total hash rate under management of 71 exahashes per second (EH/s). This
Markets
Prediction markets stepped into the pop culture spotlight this weekend as Polymarket made its first major appearance during a live awards show broadcast at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards. The integration marked a rare crossover between blockchain-based forecasting tools and one of Hollywood’s most recognizable events. During the three-hour
Blockchain
ETHGas, a protocol focused on Ethereum blockspace infrastructure, has launched its native governance token, GWEI, marking a new step in its effort to rethink how execution capacity on Ethereum is allocated and managed. Announced on Tuesday, the launch positions GWEI as the governance backbone of a system designed to move
DeFi
Ethena Labs is teaming up with the Safe Foundation in a move aimed at making its synthetic dollar, USDe, easier and more attractive to hold on Ethereum. The partnership focuses on two practical upgrades: eliminating gas fees for USDe transactions on Ethereum’s mainnet and significantly increasing rewards for users