Vitalik outlines vision as Ethereum ecosystem addresses hit new high
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin released another update on what he believes the future of the network should entail.In an April...
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Beijing to invest in blockchain, integrate into infrastructure
The Beijing city administration has announced a plan for local blockchain development and implementation over the next two years.According to...
Ethereum Fusaka scheduled for late 2025: EVM upgrade likely included
Ethereum’s Fusaka hard fork is expected to take place in the third or fourth quarter of this year, according to...
El Salvador adds Bitcoin, but is complying with IMF deal — Director
El Salvador, the world’s first country to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, is still acquiring Bitcoin despite comments from the...
DeFi Development seeks $1B to boost Solana investments, expand treasury
DeFi Development Corp (formerly Janover) aims to raise over $1 billion worth of capital to invest in Solana, the industry’s...
US banks are ‘free to begin supporting Bitcoin’ — Michael Saylor
Bitcoin adoption among United States financial institutions could see a major boost after the US Federal Reserve withdrew its guidance...
Gaming Giant Ubisoft and Immutable to Launch Mobile Strategy Game ‘Might and Magic Fates’
Ubisoft has partnered with blockchain gaming studio Immutable to develop “Might and Magic Fates,” a mobile strategy card game launching...
Ubisoft taps Immutable to launch Web3 card game ‘Might & Magic: Fates’
Gaming giant Ubisoft has partnered with Web3 firm Immutable to launch Might & Magic: Fates, a blockchain-powered strategy card game...
Crypto crime goes industrial as gangs launch coins, launder billions — UN
Organized crime groups across Southeast Asia have scaled their operations by exploiting cryptocurrency and launching their own coins, exchanges and...
Crypto casino revenue hit $81B in 2024 despite global restrictions
Crypto casinos generated more than $81 billion in revenue in 2024, even as regulators in key jurisdictions continued to block...
Bitcoin up 33% since 2024 halving as institutions disrupt cycle
Bitcoin holders are celebrating one year since the 2024 Bitcoin halving by praising BTC’s resilience amid a global trade war...
$400M Web3 investment fund ABCDE halts new investments, fundraising
Web3 and blockchain-focused investment fund ABCDE is halting new investments, but the $400 million fund remains committed to supporting its...
Astar reduces base staking rewards to curb inflation pressure
Blockchain firm Astar Network implemented changes to its tokenomics to reduce inflationary pressures in its ecosystem. On April 18, Astar Network...
North Korean hackers target crypto devs with fake recruitment tests
North Korean hackers linked to the $1.4 billion Bybit exploit are reportedly targeting crypto developers using fake recruitment tests infected...
Sony’s Soneium taps EigenLayer to cut finality to under 10 seconds
Update April 16, 10:50 am UTC: This article has been updated to clarify the relationship between Astar and Soneium.Astar, a...
DeFi platform KiloEx offers $750K bounty to hacker
Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx has offered the hacker who exploited $7.5 million in crypto from its platform a 10% white...
Crypto lending down 43% from 2021 highs, DeFi borrowing surges 959%
The crypto lending market’s size remains significantly down from its $64 billion high, but decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing has made...
‘Bitcoin Standard’ author to develop Austrian economics curriculum for UK school
Lomond School, a private institution in Scotland, will begin accepting Bitcoin for tuition payments and is collaborating with Bitcoin author...
NFT trader sells CryptoPunk after a year for nearly $10M loss
An investor has sold a CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT) at a nearly $10 million realized loss, reflecting the continued decline...
StarkWare researchers propose smart contracts for Bitcoin with ColliderVM
Sidechain developer StarkWare and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers claim to have created a workaround for multiple Bitcoin script limitations.According...
Tokenized gold volume hits $1B first time since 2023 US banking crisis
Tokenized gold trading volume surged to a two-year high this week, topping $1 billion as investors pivoted toward safe-haven assets...
Bitcoin’s safe-haven appeal grows during trade war uncertainty
The global trade war may be a silver lining for Bitcoin’s growing recognition as a safe-haven asset next to gold,...
