Follow Frank on X. While many of you may have heard of bitcoin circular economies like El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach or South Africa’s Bitcoin Ekasi but haven’t been able to go and spend your sats in such a place, please know that in just a few clicks you can join the world’s biggest bitcoin circular … Read more
Homepage > News > Editorial > True Disruption: Don’t Zuck this up, Mark! Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Facebook/Meta (NASDAQ: META), recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience, delivering a surprising mea culpa about Facebook’s history of censorship. He acknowledged that during key moments in recent history—most notably the aftermath of the 2016 U.S. … Read more
Italy’s largest bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, has etched its name in financial history as the first Italian institution to venture into direct bitcoin settlement. First Bitcoin Deal by Italy’s Largest Financial Institution On Jan. 13, 2025, the bank executed a proprietary bitcoin transaction valued at one million euros, securing 11 bitcoin (BTC), as disclosed in an … Read more
Polygon has launched the second season of its Community Grants Program (CGP). With 35 million POL allocated for grants, the program promises to empower innovative projects across multiple themes, including artificial intelligence (AI), decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN), and even the ubiquitous memecoin phenomenon. This latest iteration of the CGP is designed to ensure funding … Read more
PRESS RELEASE. The countdown has officially begun! Lightchain AI, a cutting-edge blockchain project blending artificial intelligence and decentralized technology, is closer than ever to its pivotal moment—the release of the Testnet and Faucet in just two weeks! Whether you’re a cryptocurrency enthusiast, a developer ready to build, or an investor on the lookout for the … Read more
Sergio Lerner of RootstockLabs discusses Bitcoin bridging hurdles, BitVM innovations and implications for DeFi.
Uniswap is set to integrate with Ledger Live, enabling token swaps directly via self-custody wallets and introducing clear signing for secure DeFi transactions.
The integration allows users to trade directly from their secure hardware wallets without leaving the app. The integration introduces clear signing technology, ensuring users can verify human-readable transaction details before signing. This eliminates risks associated with blind signing, improving the overall safety of DeFi interactions. Initially available for Ethereum swaps on desktop, the integration will … Read more
USDC’s massive growth in 2024 marked the stablecoin’s steady recovery following a 45% market cap drop associated with the Silicon Valley Bank collapse in 2023.
Spark has integrated Ethena’s synthetic dollar assets, USDe and sUSDe, into its Liquidity Layer, committing up to $1.1 billion to bolster Ethena’s ecosystem. USDe, a synthetic stablecoin pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar through a delta-neutral hedging strategy, offers a decentralized alternative to traditional stablecoins like USDT and USDC, with sUSDe providing yield-generating opportunities. Spark’s … Read more