Bitcoin
Kraken says simpler options can unlock crypto's next derivatives market
The Wyoming-based firm launched USD-settled bitcoin and ether options, saying product design, not demand, has held back …
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Tether's USDT hits 2-year countdown threatening its position on U.S. crypto platforms
The GENIUS Act has hit its first anniversary without U.S. regulators yet meeting deadlines to write regulations, though …
General
US agencies miss GENIUS Act deadline for final stablecoin rules
US regulators failed to finalize implementing regulations by the GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline, issuing 10 proposed r…
Bitcoin
IRGC strikes US bases in Kuwait as Bitcoin briefly dips below $100K
Iran's IRGC struck US military bases in Kuwait, sending Bitcoin briefly below $100K and triggering over $700M in liquida…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin sellers are tiring but weak demand leaves an 18% fall to $52,900 in play
Cooling holder losses support a higher low, but weak spot demand leaves Bitcoin below its first major recovery test near…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin rallied on cheaper gas while Americans expect rents to surge 8.3%
There's a question buried in this week's US economic data that sounds simple but is surprisingly hard to answer: when Am…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin miners are quietly becoming the backbone of the AI boom
Bitcoin miners are pursuing over $70 billion in AI data center contracts as AI revenue is projected to reach 70% of tota…
Bitcoin
US evacuates aircraft from Qatar’s Al Udeid Air Base to Israel as Bitcoin slides toward $63K
The US is evacuating KC-135 tankers from Qatar's Al Udeid Air Base to Israel as Iran tensions escalate. Bitcoin dropped …
General
Upbit parent Dunamu faces South Korean regulator sanctions process: Report
Korea’s Virtual Asset User Protection Act lacks explicit sanctions provisions for hacking and similar incidents, cloud…
Bitcoin
US and Iran exchange strikes after two US deaths in Jordan, crypto market sheds $128 billion
Iranian strikes killed two US service members in Jordan, triggering retaliatory US airstrikes and wiping $128 billion fr…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin introduces recovery tool for quantum attack vulnerabilities
Bitcoin developers propose a commit/reveal recovery tool using ZK proofs to protect wallets from quantum attacks, but Sa…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin’s quantum problem gets a recovery tool, but not for Satoshi’s 1.1 million coins
Project Eleven says it has funded a proof that lets a wallet's own key-derivation path stand in as ownership after quant…
Bitcoin
The Electronic Transactions Association once predicted a wave of Bitcoin partnerships. It never came.
In 2014, the ETA's CEO predicted traditional payment firms would partner with Bitcoin startups. A decade later, the indu…
Bitcoin
Electronic Transactions Association CEO Expecting More Partnerships with Bitcoin Startups
Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) CEO, Jason Oxman, indicated that members of his organization might start recog…
Bitcoin
Bitcoin Japan raises $60M but plans to spend just 7% of it on actual Bitcoin
Bitcoin Japan Corporation raised $60M via convertible bonds but will allocate just 7% to Bitcoin, with 95-110% share dil…
Bitcoin
US-Iran military escalation sends Bitcoin below $64K as risk-off mood grips crypto markets
Iranian strikes on a US base in Jordan killed two service members. Bitcoin fell toward $64K as geopolitical risk-off sen…
General
How Boleyn Magic Hackers Helped Me Trace and Recover My Stolen Cryptocurrency
How Boleyn Magic Hackers Helped Me Trace and Recover My Stolen Cryptocurrency - posted in Windows Crashes and Blue Scree…
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South Korea investigates 30 crypto market manipulation cases under landmark virtual asset law
South Korea referred 30 crypto market manipulation cases to prosecutors under its 2024 virtual asset law, signaling seri…
Bitcoin
Japan’s Parliament Reclassifies Bitcoin and Crypto as Financial Assets Under FIEA
Japan’s parliament passed an amendment on Wednesday that reclassifies cryptocurrency as a “financial asset,” a shi…
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Inside Zcash's new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per second
The new Zakura client is the first live piece of a plan to take Zcash from roughly one private transaction per second to…
Bitcoin
Michael Saylor opposes BIP 110, calls for Bitcoin neutrality over transaction filtering
Michael Saylor opposes BIP 110, warning that filtering Ordinals-style transactions politicizes Bitcoin consensus rules. …
Bitcoin
Bitcoin ETFs likely to mirror gold’s 22-year ETF history, says Bloomberg Intelligence
Bloomberg Intelligence's Eric Balchunas says Bitcoin ETFs could triple gold ETF AUM in 3-5 years, drawing lessons from g…
General
France orders country's internet service providers to block Polymarket
The regulator cited concerns over addictive mechanics, a lack of self-exclusion tools, and a high volume of French users…
DeFi
defi-kit added to PyPI
DeFi protocol integration kit…