Finance
S&P Global Ratings has assigned Strategy Inc. — the bitcoin-focused company formerly known as MicroStrategy — a B-minus issuer credit rating with a stable outlook, officially placing it in junk-bond territory. The rating reflects S&P’s view that Strategy’s balance sheet is heavily exposed to bitcoin, with
AI
Anthropic is taking a bold step in reshaping the landscape of enterprise artificial intelligence. The company announced this week that it will deploy up to one million Google Cloud TPUs (Tensor Processing Units) by 2026, a move valued in the tens of billions of dollars. The expansion represents one of
Finance
Coinbase is joining forces with one of America’s largest banks, Citi, to explore how digital assets can streamline global payments for institutional clients. The partnership, announced Monday, aims to test new ways of connecting traditional finance with blockchain technology — including methods for converting fiat currency into on-chain stablecoins for
Innovation
Rumors of a MetaMask token launch gained new momentum this week after a website resembling a token claim portal briefly surfaced online. The appearance of the page — purportedly linked to MetaMask — sent prediction market odds for a MASK token launch in 2025 soaring to 35% on Polymarket. MetaMask, the popular
If you hold cryptocurrency, you've probably heard the maxim: "Not your keys, not your coins." The safest way to live by that rule is by using a hardware wallet—a dedicated physical device designed to protect your private keys offline. And when you talk hardware wallets,
What Are Wrapped Tokens? If you’ve ever wondered why you can’t just send Bitcoin directly onto Ethereum or trade ETH on the BNB Chain, the short answer is that blockchains don’t naturally talk to each other. Each has its own set of rules and tokens. Wrapped tokens
The entire promise of decentralized finance (DeFi) rests on the security of the smart contract—that piece of code that automatically executes agreements on the blockchain. When the code is secure, we don't need to trust banks or lawyers. But what happens when that "law" has
Markets
BitMine Immersion has strengthened its position as the world’s largest Ethereum treasury holder, revealing that its Ether holdings have surpassed 3.3 million ETH — valued at roughly $13.7 billion — following its latest weekly purchase. The crypto treasury firm said it acquired 77,055 ETH since its previous update
DeFi
tZero Group Inc., a leading force in blockchain-based securities, is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2026, CEO Alan Konevsky announced. The company, which operates a digital marketplace for tokenized securities, is currently in talks with investment banks to select underwriters and is also exploring a pre-IPO
Finance
Nearly a decade after its collapse, defunct cryptocurrency exchange Mt. Gox has once again delayed its long-awaited creditor repayments — pushing the final deadline from October 31, 2025, to October 31, 2026. In an announcement released Monday, the exchange’s rehabilitation trustee said that while most of the base, early lump-sum,
AI
Lightricks, the creative technology company behind popular visual editing tools, has announced the release of LTX-2, an open-source foundation model that promises to redefine AI-driven video generation. The new model delivers 4K resolution, synchronized sound, and real-time rendering speeds, setting a new benchmark for rapid video production. The AI Technology
Finance
Japan’s fintech pioneer JPYC Inc. has officially launched the country’s first legally recognized yen-denominated stablecoin, marking a major step forward for digital finance in Japan. Trading for the new token, known as JPYC, began on Monday, alongside the rollout of the company’s dedicated issuance and redemption platform,