Business cannot thrive on radically transparent blockchains

The following is a guest post by Matthew Niemerg, Co-founder of Aleph Zero. In the grand halls of Florence’s Palazzo Medici, during the Renaissance, the legendary banking family conducted their affairs with an... Read more »

The killer use case everyone loves to hate is a blueprint for retail adoption

The following article is an op-ed by Debra Nita, Associate Director, Head of Growth at YAP Global. The next crypto breakthrough won’t come from a whitepaper or promises to “revolutionize finance.” It... Read more »

West Virginia introduces legislation to include Bitcoin in treasury to hedge against inflation

State Senator Chris Rose has introduced legislation to permit the West Virginia Treasury to diversify its holdings by including digital assets and precious metals. The Inflation Protection Act of 2025, submitted on... Read more »

Has the crypto market lost its way as ‘true economic fundamentals’ give way to meme coin casino?

With Bitcoin dominance over 60% and most alts trailing like a lame horse, retail sentiment in the crypto market is reaching new lows. A previously rapid-fire, high-innovation space has become a breeding... Read more »

Crypto scammers net over $9B in 2024 as AI supercharges fraud

Malicious actors stole roughly $9.9 billion from the crypto ecosystem last year — the lowest amount since 2021, according to a recent  Chainalysis report. The firm added that the figure is expected... Read more »

Ethereum testnet goes live with Pectra upgrade as April mainnet launch looms

Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade is already live on Ephemery, a testnet of the blockchain network, in preparation for an April mainnet launch. On Feb. 13, Tim Beiko, Ethereum Foundation Protocol Support Lead, wrote:... Read more »

Jupiter to buyback JUP tokens with 50% of fees starting next week

Jupiter Exchange, a leading decentralized trading aggregator on Solana, announced plans to allocate 50% of its protocol fees toward repurchasing and locking JUP tokens for three years, starting Feb. 17. The initiative,... Read more »

Metaplanet fuels Bitcoin ambitions with $26 million raise as it enters MSCI Japan Index

Japanese Bitcoin investment firm Metaplanet has secured $26 million (4 billion yen) through the issuance of zero-interest, unsecured, and unguaranteed bonds, according to a Feb. 13 statement. The company intends to use the... Read more »

CME Group hits record crypto trading volumes in Q4 amid rising institutional demand

CME Group reported record-breaking crypto trading volumes in the fourth quarter of 2024, reflecting a surge in institutional and retail interest in regulated digital asset derivatives. The derivatives exchange saw an average... Read more »

WLFI launches Macro Strategy reserve to bridge traditional and decentralized finance

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project with ties to Donald Trump’s family, has introduced a strategic token reserve called Macro Strategy. According to a Feb. 11 statement, the initiative is designed... Read more »
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