Markets
Bitcoin slipped under 90,000 dollars on Monday night, touching a seven-month low and signaling a shaky moment for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. Prices briefly dropped to about 89,650 dollars before recovering slightly to 89,990 dollars by late evening, according to data. Analysts said the move reflects
DeFi
The Trump Organization, in collaboration with Saudi-based developer Dar Global, has announced plans to build what could become a groundbreaking landmark in both hospitality and real estate investment—the world’s first tokenized luxury resort in the Maldives. Named the Trump International Hotel Maldives, the high-end destination will feature 80
What Is Ankr? Ankr is a Web3 infrastructure platform built to make blockchain development faster, easier, and far more accessible. Instead of forcing developers to run their own nodes or stitch together complex backend systems, Ankr provides the building blocks needed to interact with dozens of blockchain networks through simple
Politics
The White House is advancing a regulatory proposal that would allow the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to monitor American taxpayers’ cryptocurrency activities held on exchanges and wallets outside the country. The initiative stems from efforts to align U.S. policy with global tax transparency standards. On Friday, the
AI
A new report from the CQF Institute, a global network for quantitative finance professionals, suggests the next wave of graduates is entering the industry without the skills employers increasingly depend on. Fewer than one in ten specialists believe new hires are equipped with the AI and machine learning abilities the
Finance
Cboe Global Markets is preparing to introduce a new class of cryptocurrency derivatives that mirrors the mechanics of perpetual futures, with trading set to begin December 15 pending final regulatory approval. The products, called “continuous” bitcoin and ether futures, will list on the Cboe Futures Exchange and aim to give
Finance
SOL Strategies, a Solana-focused treasury and infrastructure firm, will provide staking services for VanEck’s upcoming Solana exchange traded fund, the company announced Monday. VanEck selected the firm to stake the SOL held within the ETF, which recently filed its Form 8 A with the U.S. Securities and Exchange
XRP is fundamentally different from Bitcoin or Ethereum, and its transaction process requires an extra layer of caution. Unlike those major cryptocurrencies, which only need a wallet address, sending XRP often requires a crucial second piece of information: the Destination Tag. If you're moving XRP to a centralized
AI
Alibaba has rolled out a revamped version of its Qwen chatbot as it continues its push to compete with leading artificial intelligence platforms such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The updated app, which replaces the older Tongyi version, became available on major app stores late last week and is positioned as
DeFi
1inch has introduced a new liquidity protocol called Aqua, a project the team believes could reshape how capital flows across decentralized finance. The announcement came during Devconnect in Argentina, where developers and researchers gather each year to showcase technical progress across the Ethereum ecosystem. Aqua is now available in early
Finance
Global crypto investment products saw their sharpest weekly pullback since February, with CoinShares reporting that nearly $2 billion left exchange traded products issued by firms including BlackRock, Grayscale, and Fidelity. The redemptions reflect a mix of monetary policy uncertainty and selling from large crypto-native holders, conditions that have weighed on
What Is Meteora? Meteora is a DeFi platform built on Solana that focuses on one goal: making liquidity smarter. The project started in 2021 under the name Mercurial Finance, back when it was mostly a stablecoin trading hub. After a full rebrand in 2023, Meteora widened its scope, added new