Boltz Launches Non-Custodial USDT Swaps Connecting Lightning to Stablecoins
Boltz introduces a new service enabling instant, account-free swaps between the Lightning Network and USDT across multiple major networks. On...
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Breez SDK Integrates Passkey Login to Eliminate Traditional Seed Phrase Barriers
Breez SDK now enables developers to offer biometric passkey logins, replacing manual seed phrase management for bitcoin self-custody. Breez CEO...
SBI VC Trade Launches Japan’s First Licensed USDC Lending Service
SBI VC Trade has become the first licensed exchange in Japan to launch a USDC lending service, offering an introductory...
Crypto Exchange Kucoin Partners With Tomorrowland Winter for Alpine Festival Launch
Kucoin will launch immersive activations at Tomorrowland Winter 2026, scheduled for March 21–28 in Alpe d’Huez, France. The festival will...
Canada vows continued crypto crackdown after taking down 47 firms in 2026
Near the end of last year, FINTRAC fined crypto platform Cryptomus $126 million and crypto exchange KuCoin $14 million for...
Visa and Stripe-backed Tempo unveil AI agent payment tools on same day
AI agent users received new tools from Visa and the Stripe-backed Tempo to provide a new way for agentic payments...
Retail tripled gold buying in last 6 months as Wall Street sells
“Retail-driven exuberance” in gold and silver ETFs and leveraged positions led to the end of the precious metals rally, reported...
Dorsey’s Block laid off 4K employees last month, some are already back
Block CEO Jack Dorsey said at the time of the layoffs that the company would have erred in some of...
Polymarket buys DeFi startup Brahma in latest acquisition wave
“Building reliable infrastructure across blockchain networks and traditional financial rails is hard,” said Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan.Blockchain prediction markets platform...
California court dismisses Coinbase user’s challenge to IRS summons
Another crypto user sued the IRS in 2025 for allegedly violating his Fourth Amendment rights after the agency used a...
SEC gives go-ahead to Nasdaq for tokenized trading trial
Nasdaq has been given the regulatory green light to offer some tokenized stocks, which will trade alongside traditional securities on...
Algorand Foundation cuts 25% of staff, citing macro uncertainty
The Algorand Foundation said it has a “more sustainable alignment” of resources with the protocol’s long-term business priorities.The Algorand Foundation,...
Differently Secured: Bitlease Founder Nima Beni on Why Falling Hashrates Aren’t a Threat
The bitcoin mining industry is undergoing a significant transformation as it matures into more institutional structures. Nima Beni of Bitlease...
FBI Flags Criminal Network Exploiting Crypto ATMs With Fake Law Enforcement Threats
The FBI warns of rising impersonation scams involving cryptocurrency payments, as fraudsters use urgency and evolving tactics to pressure victims...
Coinshares Debuts Regulated DeFi and RWA Yield Strategy With Railnet
On Wednesday, Coinshares announced a new onchain asset management strategy that blends decentralized finance ( DeFi) yields with tokenized real-world...
