Hong Kong is stepping up its ambition to serve as China’s global financial bridge, signing a fresh cooperation deal with Shanghai authorities to build cross-border blockchain infrastructure for cargo trade and trade finance. The memorandum of understanding brings...

BitMEX co-founder Arthur Hayes believes escalating tensions between the United States and Iran could eventually force the Federal Reserve to pivot away from its hawkish stance, a shift he argues would send crypto markets higher. In a blog...

A coalition of major European lenders is accelerating plans to introduce a euro-pegged stablecoin, marking one of the region’s most coordinated efforts to challenge the dominance of US dollar-backed digital tokens. Qivalis, a banking consortium that includes ING,...

A small cluster of crypto wallets earned more than $1.2 million betting on a Polymarket contract linked to an onchain investigation into DeFi trading platform Axiom, raising fresh concerns about insider activity on prediction markets. Data compiled on...

After months of pressure, market watchers say Bitcoin may finally be finding its footing, though a swift rebound looks unlikely. Bitcoin’s relentless sell-off could be nearing its end, offering temporary relief to investors fatigued by weeks of sideways...

Bitcoin is closing in on a symbolic onchain milestone that could reshape how investors interpret the current market cycle. According to crypto analytics platform Santiment, the number of wallets holding at least 100 BTC has climbed to 19,993,...

AI-powered bug hunter spots signature validation issue that could have exposed billions in XRP to risk. The XRP Ledger Foundation has confirmed it successfully patched a critical vulnerability discovered in a not-yet-activated amendment to Ripple’s XRP Ledger, preventing...

US-listed spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds are back in accumulation mode, pulling in more than $1 billion in net inflows over just three trading sessions, a sharp reversal after weeks of steady withdrawals. Data from SoSoValue shows the 11...

Block Inc. is cutting roughly 40% of its workforce in a sweeping restructuring that underscores how artificial intelligence is rapidly redefining corporate operations. Chief executive Jack Dorsey said the decision was driven by the company’s accelerating adoption of...

As quantum computing inches closer to practical reality, Vitalik Buterin has outlined a sweeping plan to fortify Ethereum against future cryptographic threats. In a detailed post on Thursday, Buterin identified four components of the network that are most...