DeFi

Robinhood (HOOD) starts testing its own blockchain as crypto push deepens

HONG KONG — Robinhood launched its public testnet for its own Ethereum layer-2 blockchain on Wednesday with plans for broader launch later this year...

Interop Protocol LayerZero Unveils L1 Blockchain Zero

Alongside its permissionless blockchain, the firm also revealed investments from Citadel Securities and ARK Invest.LayerZero, a cross-chain interoperability protocol, has announced the launch of...

Bitcoin Holds Near $69,000 as Near-Term Backdrop ‘Remains Fragile’

Most large-cap crypto assets are flat or slightly down today, while ETF flows turned positive.Crypto markets slumped slightly on Tuesday morning, Feb. 10,...

Tether invests in LayerZero Labs as it doubles down on cross-chain tech, agentic finance

Tether Investments, the investment arm of the leading stablecoin issuer, has made a strategic investment in LayerZero Labs, which develops an interoperability protocol called...

BTC trading like a tech stock with failing growth

Bitcoin’s BTC$69,077.60 slide to around $60,000 earlier this month looked familiar, not to gold bugs, but to tech investors, crypto asset manager Grayscale said...

Bitcoin Recovers $70,000 Levels After Multi-Billion Dollar Crash

BTC is trading sideways around $68K-$71K since Thursday’s flash crash, but losses across major tokens continue.Crypto markets saw a modest bounce after last week’s...

Why Bitcoin Crashed Over 10% in One Week

Despite BTC’s rebound from a brief dip to $60,000, retail investor sentiment remains firmly in the “extreme fear” zone. The crypto market went through another...

CME Group to Launch Futures for Cardano, Chainlink, and Stellar

CME Group is set to expand its cryptocurrency derivatives lineup with new futures contracts for Cardano (ADA), Chainlink (LINK), and Stellar Lumens (XLM), pending...

Andre Cronje’s Flying Tulip Gears Up for Public Sale

The DeFi application is set to launch its public sale on Feb 16, with the token live on Feb 23.The DeFi super application space...

BTC climbs above $70,000 as Bernstein makes bull case

Breaking a familiar pattern, bitcoin BTC$70,457.67 is on the rise during the U.S. session, climbing to $70,800 after falling to just above $68,000 earlier...

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Kraken’s parent company Payward to acquire derivatives exchange Bitnomial for $550 million in cash and stock.

Crypto exchange Kraken's parent company has agreed to acquire...

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