Blockchain

From dominance to ban: The 2021 crackdown Before 2021, China controlled a large share of global Bitcoin (BTC) mining. Data from the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index shows that Chinese miners produced about 65% of […]

South Korea is preparing one of its toughest Anti-Money Laundering (AML) crackdowns as it plans to expand its crypto Travel Rule to cover transactions under 1 million won ($680). According to a Yonhap News report, […]

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has disclosed a donation of approximately $760,000 in Ether to two crypto messaging apps that he views as pushing the boundaries of digital privacy.  Encrypted messaging apps, like Signal, are “important […]

Trading platform Robinhood said prediction markets have emerged as one of its fastest-growing product lines in terms of revenue, and it is set to expand the business with a futures and derivatives exchange and clearinghouse. […]

Pseudonymous Pump.fun co-founder Sapijiju rejected claims that the project cashed out more than $436 million in stablecoins, calling the allegations “complete misinformation” from the blockchain analytics firm Lookonchain.  In an X post, Sapijiju addressed the […]

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said a new feature rolled out by X revealing an account holder’s country was “risky,” agreeing with crypto users who flagged privacy concerns over the feature.  X director of product […]

The Cardano network suffered a temporary chain split on Friday, due to a “malformed” delegation transaction, transactions to delegate ADA (ADA) to a staking pool, which are valid on the protocol level but can cause […]

Cryptocurrency markets continued their decline for a fourth consecutive week this week, raising concerns over the status of the bull market cycle. Investor concerns grew on Thursday after a 10X Research report revealed that BitMine […]

The real-world asset (RWA) market value could more than triple by 2026, as it expands beyond crypto-native use cases and utility, according to Chris Yin, co-founder and CEO of RWA-focused layer-2 blockchain Plume.  Speaking to […]

Bitwise Asset Management has confirmed that its new spot exchange-traded fund (ETF) tracking XRP is set to launch on Thursday, under the ticker “XRP.” The new fund will go live on the New York Stock […]