Regulation
A U.S. appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that digital asset bank Custodia is not automatically entitled to a Federal Reserve master account, marking another setback in the company’s multi-year effort to gain direct access to the Fed’s payment system. In a decision released Friday,
Finance
Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, continues to post remarkable financial gains, reporting annual profits exceeding $10 billion, according to its latest attestation released Friday. The El Salvador-based company also revealed it issued an additional $17 billion in USDT during the third quarter of 2025, underscoring its dominant position
AI
In a move that underscores the enduring value of legacy digital ecosystems, Bending Spoons has announced its acquisition of AOL from Yahoo — a deal that signals a renewed appreciation for established online platforms and the rich datasets they contain. With roughly 30 million monthly active users, AOL remains a recognizable
DeFi
Ether.fi, a leading Ethereum-based restaking protocol, has put forward a proposal to allocate up to $50 million from its treasury for buying back its native token, ETHFI, whenever it trades below $3. The move makes Ether.fi the latest major DeFi project to use token repurchases as a mechanism
Finance
Fold Holdings (NASDAQ: FLD), a leading bitcoin rewards company, has announced a new partnership with fast-food chain Steak ’n Shake to roll out a limited-time promotion that blends burgers with blockchain. Starting Friday, customers can order a Bitcoin Burger or Bitcoin Meal at participating Steak ’n Shake locations and earn
Markets
Bitcoin bounced back to the $110,000 mark early Friday, regaining ground lost earlier in the week as easing tensions between the United States and China helped restore investor confidence across global markets. The recovery came even as outflows from U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued and the
If you’ve spent any time looking at advanced trading charts, you’ve probably noticed the colorful, intricate indicator that looks like a cloud or fogbank hovering over the price action. That is the Ichimoku Kinko Hyo—or simply the Ichimoku Cloud. Developed in the 1930s by Japanese stock analyst
Opinion
Sam Bankman-Fried, the imprisoned founder of the collapsed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, has released a new statement claiming that his company was financially sound before its 2022 downfall — and that its bankruptcy team, not mismanagement, is to blame for destroying billions in value. [SBF says:] This is where the money went.
Politics
Coinbase pushed back sharply against U.S. Senator Chris Murphy’s accusation that the crypto exchange benefited from political favoritism under former President Donald Trump, calling the claims “ridiculous.” Murphy, a Democratic senator from Connecticut, alleged in a post on X (formerly Twitter) that Coinbase’s corporate and political donations
In a space filled with fleeting projects and quick speculation, few individuals have shaped the fundamental, long-term philosophical case for Bitcoin quite like Saifedean Ammous. An economist, author, and staunch Bitcoin maximalist, Ammous is the man who authored The Bitcoin Standard, a book widely credited with convincing many influential figures
AI
Nvidia is reportedly preparing to invest as much as $1 billion in Poolside, a fast-growing artificial intelligence startup that’s quickly making waves in the tech world. The potential investment could lift Poolside’s valuation to around $12 billion—nearly four times higher than its worth just a year ago,
Regulation
The European Central Bank (ECB) has revealed that the long-awaited digital euro could enter its pilot phase as early as 2027—if lawmakers agree on a legal framework by next year. The announcement follows the ECB Governing Council’s decision to move the initiative into its next stage after two