High-speed oracles disrupting $50B finance data industry — Web3 Exec
Unsustainable costs and opaque pricing have created a major pain point for large financial institutions,…
Day: 17 May 2025
Moody’s downgrades US credit rating due to rising debt
Rising debt and no concrete plans to reduce government spending are the primary drivers behind…
A Bitcoiner’s guide to South Africa’s Garden Route
There are few places on Earth as Bitcoin-friendly as the scenic Garden Route in South…
The DeFi mullet — Fintech needs DeFi in the back
Fintechs’ reliance on legacy financial infrastructure keeps them slow, costly and inflexible. It’s time to…
Bitcoin Mining Just Got Tougher as Difficulty Spikes and Hashrate Slips
On Saturday, at block height 897,120, Bitcoin’s mining difficulty increased by 2.13%, reaching 121.66 trillion…
Bitstamp Gets EU License Under MiCA Crypto Rules
Cryptocurrency exchange Bitstamp has received a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license under the EU’s…
XRP Price Watch: Bulls Eye $2.60 as Long-Term Trend Holds
XRP is currently trading at $2.35 with a market capitalization of $138.14 billion and a…
Bitcoin Price Watch: Bearish Signals Emerge Despite Bullish Trendline
Bitcoin is currently trading at $102,980, securing a market capitalization of $2.04 trillion. With a…
Bitcoin to $250K in 2025 ‘totally possible’ — crypto analyst Scott Melker
Scott Melker says a $250K Bitcoin price in 2025 is “totally possible,” citing institutional adoption…
Everstake defends non-custodial staking as SEC weighs industry input
Everstake met with the SEC’s Crypto Task Force to argue that non-custodial staking is a…
France to Boost Security for Crypto Entrepreneurs Amid Kidnappings
In an effort to enhance security for the cryptocurrency industry, the French government said it…
Everstake to SEC: Non-Custodial Staking Shouldn’t Be Regulated as Securities
Everstake has urged the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clarify that non-custodial staking…
River CEO: Businesses Increasingly Buying Bitcoin
Alexander Leishman, CEO of River, a financial company that provides zero-fee bitcoin recurring purchases services,…
Bitcoin’s 1-MB OP_RETURN Block Breaks Records as Blockchain Becomes a Message Board
In recent weeks, a proposal aiming to eliminate Bitcoin’s 80-byte limitation on script opcodes has…
New Zealand man arrested in $265M crypto scam tied to FBI probe
Authorities in New Zealand arrested 13 people in a $265 million crypto fraud probe, with…