Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, will soon integrate various financial services, enabling users to make payments and investments directly within the app. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, X CEO Linda Yaccarino said the platform’s estimated 600 million users will eventually “be able to transact [their] whole life on the platform,” from … Read more
Rosé’s “Apt.” breaks the longevity record for a K-pop song on the Adult Contemporary chart, … More previously held by BTS, by spending 21 weeks on the ranking. PARIS, FRANCE – SEPTEMBER 26: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY – For Non-Editorial use please seek approval from Fashion House) Rosé of South Korean girl group BLACKPINK attends the … Read more
Marshall Long, an OG bitcoiner, recounted how he had to resort to stablecoins to send a remittance to a worker’s family in Iran. Long noted that stablecoins, rather than bitcoin, are more useful during times of strenuous conflict due to the availability of fiat ramps. Stablecoins, Not Bitcoin, Completed This Tricky Remittance A story posted … Read more
Ethereum price stalls near $2,530 even as cofounder Joseph Lubin lays out a thesis that could justify a jump to $50,000. His latest framework recasts ETH as a “digital trust” commodity and “energy” for AI-driven protocols. This view, Lubin argues, still falls short of the asset’s true long‑term value. On June 18, 2025, Lubin posted … Read more
Ethereum is currently facing a pivotal moment as it continues to consolidate below the $3,000 level. Bulls are targeting a breakout above this key resistance zone, which could trigger a major upward move. However, broader market conditions remain fragile. Geopolitical tensions—particularly the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran—continue to create a high-risk macroeconomic environment, leading … Read more
Ohio’s HB 116 offers tax exemption on Bitcoin payments under $200 and mining protections. Ohio pursues Strategic Bitcoin Reserve bills, following Arizona and New Hampshire models. Multiple U.S. states and countries move to establish Bitcoin reserves and legal frameworks. The Ohio House of Representatives has passed a landmark “Bitcoin Rights” bill with significant bipartisan support, … Read more
OpenAI is scaling back its contracts with Scale AI, a data labeling startup recently acquired by social media giant Meta. According to a Thursday report from Bloomberg, the ChatGPT maker is winding down its reliance on the startup’s data, a few days after Meta announced a $14.8 billion deal for a 49% ownership stake in … Read more
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino announced a new open-source password manager, PearPass, after an unprecedented 16 billion passwords were leaked in what experts now call the largest credential breach ever recorded. Ardoino wrote: “The cloud has failed us. Again. 16 billion passwords just leaked. It’s time to ditch the cloud.” He pledged that PearPass will work … Read more
After attaining a peak of 946 exahash per second (EH/s), Bitcoin’s computational power has since receded beneath the 900 EH/s threshold, with corresponding mining profitability exhibiting a similar decline. Mining Pressure Mounts: Hashrate Drops, Earnings Grow Thinner By early afternoon Thursday, the valuation of bitcoin (BTC) hovered just above the $104,000 threshold. Merely days prior, … Read more
The recent transfer of 3,000 ETH from the Abracadabra exploit address to Tornado Cash has reignited critical discussions on DeFi security and the challenges of tracing illicit funds. This move highlights the dual-edged nature of crypto mixers, which provide privacy but also complicate efforts to recover stolen assets and enforce regulatory measures. According to blockchain … Read more