Markets
Shares of Helius Medical Technologies (Nasdaq: HSDT) skyrocketed more than 250% on Monday after the company announced a $500 million funding round to build a Solana-based digital asset treasury. The move positions Helius among a growing wave of publicly traded firms making long-term bets on Solana (SOL) as a corporate
Finance
VisionSys, a Nasdaq-listed company specializing in AI-powered healthcare and biotech solutions, has unveiled plans to establish a Solana (SOL) treasury in partnership with staking protocol Marinade Finance. In a statement released Wednesday, VisionSys said its subsidiary Medintel Technology will work exclusively with Marinade to launch a digital asset treasury strategy.
Finance
Tether is turning to social video platform Rumble to accelerate adoption of its new U.S.-focused stablecoin, USAT. Speaking at the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino revealed that Rumble will roll out a crypto wallet powered by Tether’s technology later this year, giving its 51
DeFi
Lower global interest rates could fuel the next wave of decentralized finance (DeFi) growth, according to Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov. Speaking at the Token2049 conference in Singapore, Kulechov said monetary easing by central banks may set the stage for another “DeFi summer,” echoing the explosive growth the industry
Politics
Brian Quintenz, a former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner and current policy lead at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is no longer in the running to lead the CFTC. The decision, first reported by Politico, marks a significant shift in the Biden administration’s approach to appointing leadership
Security
A Chinese woman at the center of one of the UK’s largest cryptocurrency investigations has pleaded guilty to laundering billions of dollars through Bitcoin, closing a years-long case that exposed the scale of global crypto crime. Yadi Zhang, 47—also known as Zhimin Qian—admitted in a London court
Money laundering is often described as the financial lifeblood of organized crime. Criminals need a way to disguise illicit earnings so they can spend or invest them without raising suspicion. To combat this, governments worldwide have developed anti-money laundering (AML) laws—a broad set of rules, regulations, and procedures designed
If you hold cryptocurrency, you’ve probably heard of staking—a way to put your digital assets to work and earn rewards. It’s often described as one of the most reliable ways to generate passive income in crypto. But how does staking actually work, and what risks should you
Politics
Washington, D.C. – Lawmakers in the Senate Finance Committee are making measurable progress on long-debated rules around how cryptocurrencies should be taxed, according to Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), one of Capitol Hill’s most vocal supporters of digital assets. Speaking Tuesday at the BTC in D.C. event, Lummis said
AI
Shenzhen, China – At its flagship Huawei Connect 2025 conference last week, Huawei laid out an ambitious roadmap to open-source its full AI software stack by December 31, 2025, signaling a major shift in how the company wants developers to engage with its Ascend AI ecosystem. The plan includes releasing critical
Blockchain promises a decentralized, secure, and open alternative to traditional finance and data systems. But there’s a catch: scaling blockchains to handle global demand without sacrificing those core principles is incredibly hard. This challenge is known as the blockchain trilemma—a term first introduced by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.
Finance
Nasdaq-listed Thumzup Media (TZUP) has provided a $2.5 million loan to DogeHash Technologies, supporting the expansion of its Dogecoin mining operations. The funding will help DogeHash deploy more than 500 additional ASIC miners, bringing its fleet above 4,000 rigs by the end of the year. The deal comes