Finance
In a move bridging traditional finance and blockchain innovation, cryptocurrency exchange Bybit and Backed Finance have announced a partnership to introduce tokenized stocks to the Mantle Layer 2 blockchain network. The collaboration, revealed Friday, aims to make major public company shares such as Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, and Strategy accessible as
Before 2018, the world of digital assets was dominated by currency—fungible tokens like Bitcoin and the original ERC-20 tokens. But what if you wanted to create a unique digital collectible, a piece of irreplaceable digital art, or a one-of-a-kind gaming item? You couldn't. Not until ERC-721 came
Politics
Kazakhstan is preparing to establish a national cryptocurrency reserve fund worth between $500 million and $1 billion, marking a major step in the country’s evolving digital asset strategy. According to a Bloomberg report published Friday, the fund is slated to launch by early 2026 and will be built from
Finance
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, appears to have quietly expanded its bitcoin reserves again—moving nearly $100 million worth of BTC into one of its primary reserve wallets, according to on-chain data. Blockchain analytics platforms Arkham and Nansen both flagged the movement late Thursday, noting that about 961
AI
Nvidia, once commanding nearly the entire Chinese AI accelerator market, has now been squeezed out of the world’s second-largest economy. Caught in the crossfire of an escalating U.S.–China tech rivalry, the world’s most valuable chipmaker faces a stark new reality: in today’s geopolitical zero-sum game,
Markets
Bitcoin is holding steady above the $100,000 mark after a turbulent week, with renewed institutional buying and signs of “whale” accumulation helping to lift sentiment across the crypto market. Analysts say these trends suggest confidence is quietly returning to the world’s largest cryptocurrency. According to data, Bitcoin was
Markets
U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) saw a strong rebound on Thursday, pulling in $240 million in net inflows and halting a six-day stretch of steady outflows that had weighed on the market. According to data from SoSoValue, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) led the surge with $112.
Politics
Australia’s top financial regulator has urged the nation to move quickly on tokenization or risk losing ground to global competitors reshaping financial markets through digital innovation. In a speech on Wednesday, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) Chair Joe Longo said tokenization—the process of converting real-world assets into
DeFi
Robot Ventures has announced a $5.2 million seed investment in Sprinter, a blockchain infrastructure startup pioneering what it calls “solving-as-a-service.” The round also drew backing from A Capital, Atka Capital, Bond St Ventures, Topology, and Uniswap Labs Ventures, alongside prominent angel investors such as Ameen Soleimani (0xbow), Eva Beylin
Finance
Google is expanding the way people access financial insights by integrating real-time data from leading prediction market platforms Polymarket and Kalshi into Google Finance search results. The update, set to roll out over the next few weeks, will initially be available to Google Labs users. Google Finance adds AI features
What Is Crypto Staking? Crypto staking is a way to earn passive income by locking up your digital assets to help run and secure a blockchain network. In return, you earn rewards—usually paid out in the same cryptocurrency you staked. It’s the backbone of Proof of Stake (PoS)
If you've ever used a mobile app, checked a crypto price chart, or logged into a website using your Google or Facebook account, you've benefited from the twin pillars of modern software development: Software Development Kits (SDKs) and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). These two tools are