At the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, the Mayor of New York City Eric Adams announced that New York City will issue a Bit Bond. Eric Adams started by connecting the American flag to Bitcoin commenting, “just as our flag still flies, Bitcoin is going to continue to fly in our country.” Later on … Read more
Heavily damaged aircraft are seen at Sanaa International Airport following an Israeli airstrike … More targeting the airport in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, which is under the control of Iran-backed Houthi rebels, on May 6, 2025. (Photo by Stringer/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images Israel carried out its latest airstrikes against Sanaa International Airport … Read more
United States Vice President JD Vance took the stage to deliver a keynote address at the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, encouraging Bitcoiners to deepen their involvement in politics. Vance highlighted the strategic and geopolitical importance of Bitcoin, emphasizing that the US should maintain leadership in the crypto industry to remain competitive in … Read more
Bitmain has launched the Antminer S23 Hydro series, featuring a performance of 580 terahash per second (TH/s) and a power consumption of 5,510 watts, making it the “most efficient” mining rig available. Declining Demand for Mining Rigs Bitcoin mining rig maker Bitmain unveiled the new Antminer S23 Hydro series, which reportedly boasts 580 terahash per … Read more
Alex Karp, CEO of Palantir Technologies, speaks during the Digital X event in Cologne, Germany, on Sept. 7, 2021. Andreas Rentz | Getty Images Quasi-governmental financial firm Fannie Mae on Wednesday announced a partnership with defense tech player Palantir to detect mortgage fraud, deepening ties between the federal government and a company that has been … Read more
Federal Reserve officials at their meeting earlier this month worried that tariffs could aggravate inflation and create a difficult quandary with interest rate policy, minutes released Wednesday show. The summary of the May 6-7 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee reflected ongoing misgivings about the direction of fiscal and trade policy, with officials ultimately … Read more
Nirvana’s Live at the Tunnel, Rome debuts at No. 94 on the U.K. Official Physical Singles chart, … More marking the band’s seventh entry on the tally. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Kurt Cobain (1967 – 1994) performing with American grunge band Nirvana at Palasport, Modena, Italy, 21st February 1994. (Photo by Raffaella Cavalieri/Redferns/Getty Images) Redferns It’s … Read more
At the 2025 Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas, in an interview with the CEO of Nakamoto David Bailey, the CEO of GameStop Ryan Cohen announced why the company bought over $505 million in Bitcoin. Ryan Cohen started by explaining some things about the GameStop business. “When I took over, the company was a piece of … Read more
Blackrock Inc. intends to acquire roughly 10% of the shares offered in Circle Internet Group Inc.’s upcoming initial public offering (IPO). Bloomberg first reported the news, citing people familiar with the matter. The move positions the world’s largest asset manager at the center of a high-profile public debut linking Wall Street with digital assets. The … Read more
Conduit, a cross-border payments company based in Boston, has raised $36 million in a Series A funding round led by Dragonfly and Altos Ventures. The capital will go to scale its payment system and expand currency offerings across fiat and stablecoins. Conduit markets its payment system as an alternative to the messaging network SWIFT, or … Read more