CME Group sues CFTC over crypto perpetual futures
The lawsuit targets the federal regulator and Chair Michael Selig, alleging that the Commodity Futures Trading Commissioin is treating cryptocurrency...
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Bitcoin miners need billions to fund AI ambitions, led by IREN’s $21B gap
IREN leads public Bitcoin miners with a projected $21.1 billion AI infrastructure funding gap, underscoring the capital-intensive nature of converting...
Ethereum Foundation Faces New Exit as Wang Leaves Top Role
TLDR Hsiao-Wei Wang resigned as co-executive director of the Ethereum Foundation with immediate effect. Wang said a recent sabbatical helped...
Fed Joins 4 Agencies to Demand ID Programs From Payment Stablecoin Operators
The U.S. Federal Reserve and four partner agencies moved Thursday to impose bank-grade customer identification requirements on payment stablecoin issuers,...
2 Incorporated AI Agents Sign First Legal Deal That Executes Itself on Ethereum
Two artificial intelligence (AI) agents incorporated as legal entities negotiated, signed, and executed a binding contract that a court can...
CME’s Terrence Duffy Targets CFTC Perps Approval as Kalshi Volume Tops $3B
CME Group CEO Terrence Duffy announced plans to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over its decision to allow prediction-market...
IMF Warns Nigeria’s Stablecoin Boom Could Weaken Local Currency Demand
The IMF reports that Nigeria captured 60% of all stablecoin traffic in sub-Saharan Africa as users seek alternatives to traditional...
Bitcoin to $145K by October? Why this ‘crazy accurate’ 4chan prediction is sketchy
A viral 4chan Bitcoin prediction appears to have nailed past BTC prices, but edited targets and impossible supply claims weaken...
What happens when ChatGPT becomes the front door to crypto
ChatGPT could become crypto’s new onboarding gateway, making Bitcoin and wallets easier to use while creating new trust risks.The next...
Ledn adds Tether Gold as loan collateral, expanding Bitcoin-backed lending model
Ledn’s addition of Tether Gold lending comes as tokenized commodities expand, with the sector accounting for nearly 17% of the...
Capital B shareholders approve up to $120B in financing capacity for Bitcoin strategy
Capital B shareholders approved up to $120 billion in financing capacity, including equity and credit instruments, to support the company's...
G7 calls for joint action on North Korean crypto theft, cybercrime
G7 leaders broadened their warning over North Korean crypto theft to include wider cybercrime as researchers link DPRK-affiliated actors to...
Bitcoin market cap rebound to take ‘5-10 years’ after dropping 10 places since mid-2025
Bitcoin could be absent from the world's top five assets by market cap until 2036, despite an estimate seeing the...
Aztec hit by second $2.1M exploit in less than week: SlowMist
Security researchers warn that deprecated smart contracts can remain vulnerable long after projects stop maintaining them.Deprecated Aztec infrastructure has suffered...
Grayscale applies traditional finance models to AAVE, sees $175 value
Grayscale and CoinShares are applying traditional valuation techniques to crypto assets as institutions explore revenue-generating DeFi protocols.Aave's native cryptocurrency could...
