Zcash Developers Plan New Firm After Split From Bootstrap
The entire Electric Coin Company team behind privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has split from Bootstrap, the nonprofit created to support the...
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A16z backs Babylon with $15M to build trustless Bitcoin collateral vaults
Key Takeaways A16z crypto invested $15M in Babylon to develop BTCVaults for native Bitcoin collateral use. BTCVaults aim to enable...
Why Crypto-Treasury Stocks Fall Faster Than the Assets They Hold
Is the “crypto treasury” strategy a double-edged sword for investors? Not long ago, companies marketed crypto-treasury stocks as a straightforward...
Strategy Starts 2026 With $116M Bitcoin Buy, Posts $17B Loss in Q4
Strategy, the world’s largest corporate holder of bitcoin, began the new year with its first purchase of 2026 while reporting...
Memecoins Jump 23% Post-Holiday as Traders Return
Crypto traders flooded back to memecoins as the new year turned, driving memecoin market capitalization up by over 23% in...
PwC ramps up digital assets work under revised US regulatory environment
Key Takeaways PwC has shifted its strategy to more actively engage in the crypto space. The move comes as the...
Bitwise Files with the US SEC to Launch 11 Crypto ETFs
Crypto fund manager Bitwise has filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch 11 single‑token “strategy”...
Perpetuals DEX Volume Hit $7.9T in 2025 as Onchain Trading Scales
Perpetuals decentralized exchanges are closing 2025 with cumulative trading volume reaching $12.09 trillion, up from $4.1 trillion at the start...
The Bybit Hack Made Kim Jong Un Crypto’s Most Influential in 2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit suffered a $1.4 billion hack in February 2025 that exposed structural weaknesses in custody systems long considered...
Robinhood distributes $1.5M in Bitcoin for New Year celebration after XRP, ETH and SOL rewards
Key Takeaways Robinhood wrapped up HOOD Holidays with big prizes, including $1.5 million in Bitcoin. The event launched on December...
AI Could Undermine Private Messaging Apps Encryption
Artificial intelligence, a lack of awareness of data privacy, and regulatory pressures are among the biggest threats to the future...
Uganda’s Bobi Wine Promotes Bitchat Amid Fears of Internet Blackout
Ugandan politician and opposition leader Bobi Wine is encouraging his constituents to download Jack Dorsey’s decentralized peer-to-peer messaging service, Bitchat,...
Australia’s Search Engine Age Verification Rules Go Into Force
New rules requiring search engines like Google to verify the age of logged-in users — and filter the content for...
Bitcoin miner Cango plans $10.5M capital raise from major shareholder
Key Takeaways Cango Inc. plans to issue 7 million Class B ordinary shares to Enduring Wealth Capital Limited for a...
Many DATs ‘Will Disappear’ With Bleak 2026 Outlook: Execs
Digital asset treasury (DAT) companies face a grim future heading into 2026, with shares in many of the largest players...
Bitcoin Rebounds to $88K, Aave’s Governance Proposal Drama
Cryptocurrency markets had a small rebound following last week’s dip, as investor activity wound down during the holidays.Bitcoin (BTC) fell...
JPMorgan Freezes Stablecoin Startup Accounts Over Sanctions
JPMorgan Chase has reportedly frozen bank accounts linked to two venture-backed stablecoin startups after identifying exposure to sanctioned and high-risk...
Putin says Russia, US held talks over crypto mining at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant
Key Takeaways Russia and the US held talks on possible joint management of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, using its...
AI Pivot, Profitability Pressure & Consolidation
The Bitcoin mining industry has faced a harsher operating environment since the 2024 halving, a core feature of Bitcoin’s monetary...
How to Protect Your Crypto From Social Engineering in 2026
The majority of crypto exploits in the coming year won’t be caused by a zero-day bug in your favorite protocol,...
Zooz’s Bitcoin Treasury Play Faces Nasdaq Delisting Clock
ZOOZ Strategy’s Bitcoin-backed stock has been put on a Nasdaq compliance clock after the exchange warned the company its shares...
Bybit rolls out new insurance fund mechanism for USDT perpetual contracts
Key Takeaways Bybit has introduced specialized insurance fund pools to enhance loss-absorption and reduce unnecessary Auto-Deleveraging in USDT perpetual contracts....
