DeFi

Coinbase’s AI payments system joins Linux Foundation, gathers support from Google, Stripe, AWS and others

Coinbase's AI-focused payment protocol x402 is moving toward becoming an open, standardized infrastructure under the Linux Foundation, the non-profit hub for open-source software development....

Crypto market structure bill release pushed back as industries view revised stablecoin yield compromise this week

Representatives of the crypto and banking industries are meeting with legislative staffers on Thursday and Friday to review revised compromise language on stablecoin yield...

Elliptic flags $285 million Drift exploit as a likely North Korea-linked operation

Elliptic said Thursday the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit, the largest this year, carries “multiple indicators” of North Korea’s state-sponsored DPRK hacker group involvement.The...

Altura Launches Onchain Gold Arbitrage Vault for Retail Users

Altura, a decentralized finance protocol founded by former Fidelity and PwC staff is launching an onchain gold arbitrage strategy aimed at retail investors, targeting...

DeFi Is Optimizing For gas, Not For Markets

Opinion by: João Garcia, DevReal lead at Cartesi.Decentralized finance presents itself as a transparent alternative to Wall Street. Yet, what it has largely reconstructed...

CFTC sues Illinois over state’s cease-and-desist letters against prediction markets

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Illinois and various state officials on Thursday over the state's...

Elon Musk’s X to deploy scam kill switch by auto-locking first-time crypto mentioners

Social media platform X is preparing a new security measure aimed at shutting down a widespread form of crypto phishing that leverages hijacked accounts...

Square launches zero-fee Bitcoin payments for US merchants through 2026: Square

Square is waiving processing fees for Bitcoin payments at US merchants for two years, with instant dollar conversion to reduce adoption barriers.Square has introduced...

Bitcoin at 80% long term holder supply, edging closer to a classic bottom signal

The two things most cryptocurrency investors are pondering are how much lower can bitcoin BTC$66,060.58 go and how much longer this bear market could...

SoFi is launching a 24/7 banking hub that blends traditional cash with crypto

SoFi said Thursday it is launching a new business banking platform designed to let companies handle both traditional money and crypto in one place,...

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Dango Blockchain to Shut Down, Halt Perp DEX Trading

Layer-1 blockchain Dango will wind down operations by halting...

Bitcoin advocacy group to join US State Department’s ‘digital freedom’ program

The Bitcoin Policy Institute and three partner organizations will...

Russia’s largest bank Sberbank plans crypto trading infrastructure by December

Russia’s largest bank, Sberbank, plans to build cryptocurrency trading...

North Korea arrests hackers accused of laundering stolen bank funds through crypto

North Korean authorities arrested former military hackers accused of...

Mirae plans to turn crypto exchange Korbit into something Korea hasn’t seen before

Korbit currently holds less than 1% of South Korea's...