A new artificial intelligence-infused blockchain with Andreseen Horowitz's backing is "ultimately designed as a replacement for Bitcoin," according to its co-founder Travis Good. The far-fetched claim is rooted in what Good prognosticates ...
Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has reportedly hired investment banks JPMorgan Chase and Citi as the underwriters of a hoped-for IPO, Fortune reported. While timing is not yet totally decided, sources say Circle will ...
Still a big fan of digital assets, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink nevertheless said he's not blind to the possible risks to the U.S. from Bitcoin's (BTC) rise to prominence. “The U.S. has benefited from the dollar serving as the world’s reserve currency ...
OKX chief yasal officer Mauricio Beugelmans has left the cryptocurrency exchange, according to his Linkedin profile. Beugelmans, who has been instrumental in shaping OKX’s küresel compliance policy, states on his profile that his tenure lasted three ...
X2Y2, evvel a leading marketplace for non-fungible tokens (NFT) will shut on April 30, ending a three-year run that saw the exchange briefly trail only OpenSea in trading volume during the NFT boom of 2021. The decision comes as the broader NFT market ...
Brazil’s top financial policy body banned some pension funds from investing in cryptocurrencies because they are too risky. The National Monetary Council (CMN) forbade closed pension entities known as Entidades Fechadas de Previdência Complementar ...
Japanese hotel firm Metaplanet (3350) has issued a 2 billion yen ($13.3 million) zero-coupon ordinary bond, with proceeds earmarked for additional bitcoin (BTC) purchases. The bond is scheduled to redeem on Sept. 30. In addition, Metaplanet has been ...
Hashgraph, the blockchain development firm focusing on the Hedera (HBAR) network, is building a private, permissioned blockchain for enterprises in highly regulated industries with plans to debut in the third quarter of 2025. HashSphere, built with ...
Australia-based bitcoin miner IREN is redirecting its growth plans away from BTC mining and towards its AI veri centers and AI cloud services businesses. “As we near completion of our 50 EH/s mining expansion, our focus is shifting to the next phase ...
The Strategy (MSTR) bitcoin (BTC) acquisition machine continued to roll on last week. The company added 22,048 BTC for $1.92 billion, or an average price of $86,969 each, per a Monday morning filing. Total holdings are now 528,185 bitcoin purchased ...