4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (242+ words) On Wednesday, Consensys Software Inc. announced plans to split into two independent companies, with consumer wallet platform Metamask breaking away from Consensys, which will remain focused on protocols and institutional infrastructure. Consensys Executive Chairman Joe Lubin said the company spent…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (515+ words) Visa’s stablecoin settlement volume has climbed above a $20 billion annualized run rate, up more than 15-fold from a year ago. The growth is forcing card issuers, lenders and banks to rethink how they finance settlement in an always-on crypto market....

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (679+ words) Stocks are up, oil is up, gold is up, and Bitcoin is up, currently at $80,000, up 30% in the last month. Whether or not it’s logical, the debasement/store-of-value trade appears strong, according to Bloomberg’s ETF analyst Eric Balchunas. The crypto…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (457+ words) Kevin Helms is a cryptocurrency journalist specializing in Bitcoin, blockchain regulation, and global digital asset markets. He has covered Bitcoin and the broader crypto ecosystem since 2011, with a focus on regulatory policy, institutional adoption, and market infrastructure. He has authored…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1681+ words) Robinhood Chain traders have found a new use for tokenized U.S. stocks: making investors acquire them before they can buy newly created meme coins, a pairing that is driving significant trading volume and producing bizarre stock prices while Wall Street is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (458+ words) World integrated 128-bit post-quantum security using the WHIR hash-based scheme to prevent future-proof forgery and align with National Institute of Standards and Technology guidelines. World recently unveiled an open-source and production-ready zero-knowledge (ZK) proving toolkit designed to enable individuals to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (195+ words) G20 finance leaders endorsed clear regulatory pathways for digital asset innovation while pairing growth with financial stability safeguards. The statement also advances work on global stablecoins, cross-border payments, and tougher enforcement of virtual asset standards. Finance ministers and central bank governors…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (464+ words) At some points, BTCB2 was exchanging hands for $100, but many pointed to the fact that the market is extremely illiquid and volatile. “Umm. Yeah. $82 isn’t a price. It’s a bid on a 130% spread, on a beta exchange, for a minority BLAKE2b fork…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (423+ words) 21 major financial institutions are forming a new company to launch a U.S. dollar stablecoin in the first half of 2027. The group plans to expand into other G7 currencies, with a euro-denominated token among its priorities. Some of the world’s largest banks and…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (436+ words) Intercontinental Exchange, also known as ICE, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is pushing deeper into tokenized public equities, tapping Tzero to build the regulated blockchain plumbing needed to move NYSE-listed securities onchain. The two companies disclosed…...