TIX Emerges From Stealth to Bring DeFi Lending to Live Event Ticketing
TIX, a settlement layer for the live-events industry, has emerged from stealth to apply decentralized finance (DeFi) lending and onchain...
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Prediction Markets Get Leeway From CFTC Event Contract Rules
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued “no-action” letters to a group of prediction markets, exempting them from requirements related...
Norway Steps Back From CBDC Launch as Norges Bank Pauses Plans
Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway, has concluded that introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) is “not warranted...
Tempo Turns on Public Testnet, Setting Its Sights on Instant Settlement
Tempo flipped the switch on its public testnet today, giving developers their earliest hands-on access to the payments-optimized layer one...
NFT Sales Sink To 2025 Low As Market Cap Drops 66% From January Peak
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have fallen to their lowest monthly sales volume this year, with digital collectibles declining by over 66%...
Binance Secures Three Licenses for Regulated Crypto Services
Crypto giant Binance has been granted three separate licenses from Abu Dhabi’s financial regulator, providing a green light to operate...
‘European SEC’ Proposal Licensing Considerations, Institutional Ambitions
The European Commission’s proposal to expand the powers of the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is raising concerns about...
Mugafi Brings Entertainment IP Onchain Through New Avalanche Partnership
Mugafi, an AI-driven platform for entertainment intellectual property (IP), has partnered with Avalanche to tokenize films, anime, music and other...
Prysm Bug Knocks Ethereum Consensus Participation After Fusaka
Shortly after the Fusaka network upgrade, the Ethereum network saw a sharp drop in validator participation after a bug in...
Ledger Finds Chip Flaw Allowing Complete Phone Takeover
A chip widely used in smartphones, including the crypto-focused Solana Seeker, has an unfixable vulnerability that could allow attackers to...
BlackRock CEO Says Tokenization Can Unite Crypto and TradFi
Former crypto skeptic BlackRock CEO Larry Fink and chief operating officer Rob Goldstein say tokenization will act as a bridge...
Canaan Partners with SynVista to Create Renewable Mining Rig
Bitcoin mining and hardware maker Canaan has entered into a partnership to co-develop a renewable-energy adaptive Bitcoin mining platform, expanding...
Why China’s Bitcoin mining activity is surging after a 4-year crackdown
From dominance to ban: The 2021 crackdown Before 2021, China controlled a large share of global Bitcoin (BTC) mining. Data...
Nasdaq Digital Assets Head Says Tokenized Stocks Are A Priority
The US Nasdaq stock exchange is making SEC approval of its proposal to offer tokenized versions of stocks listed on...
Blockchain Meets Gold: Ghana Cracks Down on Smuggling
Ghana is set to overhaul its gold sector with a blockchain-powered track and trace system by the end of 2026,...
UK Floats ’No Achieve, No Loss’ Taxes on DeFi Transactions
The UK has floated a new tax framework that eases the burden on decentralized finance (DeFi) users, with deferred capital...
Vitalik Buterin Backs Messaging Apps Session and SimpleX With ETH
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has disclosed a donation of approximately $760,000 in Ether to two crypto messaging apps that he...
Prediction Markets Driving Expansion Plans at Robinhood
Trading platform Robinhood said prediction markets have emerged as one of its fastest-growing product lines in terms of revenue, and...
University of Namibia Launches Africa’s ‘First’ Master’s Program in Blockchain Technology
The University of Namibia has launched a Master’s program in blockchain technology to position Namibia as a hub for blockchain...
X’s Country Feature Sparks Privacy Debate Among Crypto Users
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has said a new feature rolled out by X revealing an account holder’s country was “risky,”...
Cardano Network Hit With a Temporary Chain Break up, but ADA Barely Moves
The Cardano network suffered a temporary chain split on Friday, due to a “malformed” delegation transaction, transactions to delegate ADA...
Bitcoin Rout Pressures Investors Amid Treasury Reckoning: Finance Redefined
Cryptocurrency markets continued their decline for a fourth consecutive week this week, raising concerns over the status of the bull...
