Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin’s record-breaking rally has shaken up the ranks of the world’s wealthiest, and its mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, has quietly surged past one of tech’s most iconic names. According to blockchain analytics firm Arkham Intelligence, the wallet long believed to belong to Nakamoto—holding roughly 1.096
Cryptocurrency
The Pi Network, once hailed as a community-driven crypto experiment with over 60 million users, is struggling to keep investor confidence. While Bitcoin and other major altcoins have been riding the 2025 bull market to new highs, Pi Coin (PI) has been moving in the opposite direction — sinking to an
Cryptocurrency
Wells Fargo is making a decisive push into Bitcoin ETFs, more than quadrupling its holdings in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) during the second quarter of 2025. The move, revealed in fresh SEC filings, underscores the growing comfort of major financial institutions with Bitcoin exposure — and it comes as
Markets
New York – Crypto infrastructure firm Bit Digital (Nasdaq: BTBT) reported lower revenue in the second quarter as it accelerated its pivot away from bitcoin mining toward building a large-scale Ethereum treasury and staking operation. The company posted $25.7 million in total revenue for Q2, down 11.7% from the
Understanding the Blockchain Trilemma If you’ve spent any time in the crypto space, you’ve probably heard the term “blockchain trilemma.” It’s the idea that a blockchain can’t be fully scalable, secure, and decentralized all at the same time — at least, not with today’s technology. Blockchains
Politics
Hong Kong’s financial watchdog is stepping up safeguards for cryptocurrency investors, introducing stricter custody requirements for licensed exchanges in response to mounting global security threats. e-Distribution The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced on Friday that all licensed virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) must immediately strengthen how they store
Ever felt like you're stuck in a digital traffic jam on a busy blockchain? You're not alone. As the crypto world expands, the demand on general-purpose blockchains like Ethereum has grown, leading to slower transaction times and higher fees. This is where appchains come in. Appchains,
AI
In a setback for China’s push toward technological self-reliance, artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has abandoned plans to train its upcoming R2 model on Huawei’s Ascend chips, reverting instead to Nvidia’s hardware after repeated technical failures. The move follows months of pressure from Beijing for Chinese tech leaders
EigenLayer is an Ethereum-based protocol that lets stakers put their existing ETH to work securing additional networks and applications — a process known as restaking. The idea is simple: instead of each new blockchain or decentralized service building its own validator set from scratch, they can “borrow” Ethereum’s security by
Markets
Coinbase has officially closed its acquisition of Deribit, marking a major step toward expanding its derivatives trading capabilities — and giving its stock a noticeable lift. The deal, finalized after months of negotiations, brings one of the world’s most prominent crypto derivatives exchanges under Coinbase’s umbrella. Deribit is best
Security
BtcTurk, Turkey’s longest-standing cryptocurrency exchange, has fallen victim to a major security breach — losing an estimated $48 million in digital assets. Blockchain security firm Cyvers first spotted the suspicious outflows on August 14, 2025. Funds were drained from the exchange’s hot wallets — online wallets used for active transactions
Blockchain
Bitcoin has reached a new milestone, briefly overtaking Google parent company Alphabet to become the world’s fifth-largest asset by market capitalization. The cryptocurrency surged to an all-time high of $124,457 on Thursday, lifting its market value above $2.45 trillion and edging past Alphabet’s $2.4 trillion