Finance
A slowdown in bitcoin mining activity could be an early sign of a positive shift for the cryptocurrency’s price, according to a new report from asset manager VanEck. While falling hashrate often reflects short-term stress in the network, VanEck’s analysts say history suggests it can also point to
Finance
ETHZilla, a digital asset firm backed by tech investor Peter Thiel, has sold $74.5 million worth of ether to pay down debt, signaling a strategic shift away from its Ethereum-based digital asset treasury model. The move comes less than six months after the company adopted the strategy, which centered
Finance
Erebor, a newly formed banking startup co-founded by Anduril CEO Palmer Luckey, has secured $350 million in fresh funding at a valuation of $4.35 billion, according to a report published Monday by Axios. The funding milestone follows a major regulatory step for the company: approval from the Federal Deposit
Finance
JPMorgan Chase & Co. is weighing whether to offer cryptocurrency trading to its institutional clients, signaling a potential shift in how one of the world’s largest banks engages with digital assets as demand for regulated access continues to grow. According to a Bloomberg report citing a person familiar with
DeFi
A new yield product called earnXRP has launched on the Flare Network, marking another step in the growing effort to bring XRP into decentralized finance and unlock onchain returns for long-held tokens. The product is a joint initiative between Upshift Finance, a DeFi platform focused on yield vault infrastructure; Clearstar,
Understanding REST APIs in Plain English Behind almost every app you use today, from crypto dashboards to AI tools and banking platforms, there’s a quiet exchange of data happening in the background. Different systems are talking to each other, asking for information, sending updates, and syncing actions in real
Markets
Global crypto exchange-traded products (ETPs) saw a sharp reversal in investor sentiment last week, with nearly $1 billion pulled from the market as uncertainty around U.S. regulation resurfaced. According to CoinShares, crypto investment products from major issuers including BlackRock, Bitwise, Ark 21Shares, and Grayscale recorded $952 million in net
AI
Tesco has announced a three-year partnership with French artificial intelligence startup Mistral AI, signalling a practical shift in how one of the UK’s largest retailers plans to embed AI into its everyday operations. Rather than unveiling a single headline-grabbing feature, the agreement focuses on building long-term AI capability across
Finance
A long-simmering governance debate within the Aave ecosystem has escalated after Aave Labs moved a controversial proposal on brand ownership to a formal Snapshot vote, drawing sharp criticism from parts of the community and reigniting broader concerns about decision-making inside the AAVE DAO. The proposal, officially titled “ARFC $AAVE token
Politics
Hong Kong’s insurance regulator is weighing a new set of capital rules that could reshape how insurers allocate funds to cryptocurrencies and major infrastructure projects, according to a proposal reviewed by Bloomberg. The draft framework signals a cautious but structured approach to digital assets as the city continues its
NFT
The Museum of Modern Art in New York has taken a notable step into the world of digital and onchain art, adding works from two of the most influential NFT collections ever created to its permanent holdings. Through a coordinated donation effort, MoMA has acquired eight CryptoPunks and eight Chromie
Politics
Coinbase says a change in U.S. tax law could reshape how gamblers place their bets, potentially steering more people toward prediction markets instead of traditional sportsbooks and casinos. In its newly released 2026 outlook report, the cryptocurrency exchange pointed to a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act,