Crypto, fintech execs want Trump to ban bank fees for customer dataOver 80 crypto and fintech executives asked the Trump administration to stop banks from levying data access fees, which threaten their business models.Aug 15, 2025Jesse Coghlan
Investors target ‘fun-first’ crypto games as funding jumps 94% in JulyWeb3 gaming funding steamed back as daily unique active wallets rose 2% to 4.9 million in July, in signs of a maturing industry.Aug 15, 2025Stephen Katte
US Treasury’s Bessent backpedals: Bitcoin buying still possibleUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent clarified that the department was exploring budget-neutral ways to buy Bitcoin, contradicting an earlier comment that tanked the market.Aug 15, 2025Brayden Lindrea
Trump-backed American Bitcoin orders 16K Bitmain ASICs amid ongoing trade warBitmain recently announced it would open its first BTC mining hardware manufacturing facility in the United States by the end of 2025.Aug 14, 2025Vince Quill
South Koreans dump Tesla for Ethereum treasury BitMine: Asia ExpressSouth Korea’s retail investors dump Tesla for Ethereum treasury companies. Thai crypto mule account crackdown.Aug 14, 2025Yohan Yun
Citigroup weighs crypto custody as ETFs, stablecoins gain momentumCiti is exploring cryptocurrency custody and payment services, with an initial focus on stablecoin-backed assets.Aug 14, 2025Sam Bourgi
FBI warns of ‘fictitious law firms‘ targeting crypto scam victimsThe bureau warned that anyone offering recommendations on a “crypto recovery law firm” or claiming to be a lawyer could be targeting the victims of crypto scams.Aug 14, 2025Turner Wright
Perplexity AI eyes $20B valuation in new funding round after Chrome bidThe company has experienced rapid growth in less than two years, reaching an annual recurring revenue of $80 million and a valuation of $18 billion.Aug 14, 2025Christopher Tepedino
Bitcoin’s all-time high gains vanished hours later: Here’s whyBitcoin’s drop from $124,000 to $117,500 sparked $227 million in liquidations, with traders showing neutral sentiment despite inflation data and Fed uncertainty.Aug 14, 2025Marcel Pechman
US Treasury’s OFAC sanctions crypto exchange Garantex for second timeThe Office of Foreign Assets Control said it was taking additional action against the crypto exchange after including it on its list of Specially Designated Nationals in 2022.Aug 14, 2025Turner Wright
Coinbase seals Deribit acquisition in 6th deal of 2025The crypto exchange has been steadily acquiring companies to diversify the range of services it offers to clients.Aug 14, 2025Vince Quill
Bitpanda launches in UK, sets two-year growth targetBitpanda enters the UK with 600+ crypto assets, an Arsenal FC partnership and B2B white-label services, but faces stiff competition in a market stalled by slow regulation.Aug 14, 2025Nate Kostar
Bitcoin sell-off intensifies after hot US inflation report rattles stocks, cryptoBitcoin slid to $117,400 after hotter-than-expected US PPI data dampened Fed rate cut hopes, sparking inflation fears and weighing on crypto and stocks.Aug 14, 2025Biraajmaan Tamuly
TeraWulf secures $3.7B AI hosting deal backed by Google, shares soarThe Bitcoin miner’s pivot into AI infrastructure hosting includes a decade-long colocation agreement with Fluidstack, backed by Alphabet’s Google.Aug 14, 2025Sam Bourgi
Charles Schwab, Fidelity among traditional companies hiring for crypto expansionCharles Schwab, Fidelity and other TradFi giants are hiring senior crypto talent as clearer US rules spur a push into digital assets.Aug 14, 2025Christopher Tepedino
Jack Dorsey’s Block targets 10-year lifecycle for Bitcoin mining rigsBlock’s Proto Rig and Proto Fleet aim to reduce upgrade costs and extend rig lifespans, giving miners a potential edge in a capital-intensive, increasingly AI-integrated industry.Aug 14, 2025Sam Bourgi
Ether price prediction markets bet ETH will hit $5K by end of AugustETH traders and bets on Polymarket predict that Ether price will hit $5,000 before the end of August.Aug 14, 2025Nancy Lubale
Vietnam state-run Military Bank partners with Dunamu to launch crypto exchangeMilitary Bank, a Vietnamese state-controlled lender, has partnered with the parent company of South Korea’s Upbit exchange, Dunamu, to develop a cryptocurrency exchange.Aug 14, 2025Adrian Zmudzinski
From White House reports to Wall Street: How ZK-proofs are taking over blockchainThe cryptographic math once dismissed as fringe is now shaping US policy and bank infrastructure. StarkWare’s Eli Ben-Sasson said it’s only the beginning.Aug 14, 2025Savannah Fortis
Bitcoin drops below $119K after US Treasury secretary rules out new BTC buysBitcoin fell below $119,000 on Thursday after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the government will not make new BTC purchases to fund a Bitcoin reserve.Aug 14, 2025Zoltan Vardai
Bitcoin showed the path, and decentralized AI must ditch rented computeMost AI startups are just prompt arbitrage built on rented compute. By 2027, platform landlords will crush 70% of them. Only decentralized AI will survive.Aug 14, 2025Ahmad Shadid
BtcTurk halts withdrawals amid suspected $48M crypto hackBtcTurk halted deposits and withdrawals, citing a “technical issue” with hot wallets, while trading and local currency withdrawals and deposits remained active.Aug 14, 2025Helen Partz
Everybody hates GPT-5, AI shows social media can’t be fixed: AI EyeOpenAI’s GPT-5 has debuted to a wave of hatred, but here’s what its critics get wrong. Plus, AI proves social media can’t be fixed.Aug 14, 2025Andrew Fenton
Vietnam police bust billion-dollar crypto Ponzi ring behind Paynet Coin scam: ReportVietnam’s police said they arrested 20 people in the country’s largest crypto scam, a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme built around Paynet Coin.Aug 14, 2025Amin Haqshanas
Spar rolls out nationwide stablecoin and crypto payments in SwitzerlandSpar will launch crypto and stablecoin payments across 300 Swiss supermarkets via Binance Pay and DFX.swiss, marking a retail first for the country.Aug 14, 2025Zoltan Vardai
Ether rally turns Radiant Capital exploit into $103M windfall for hackerThe hacker behind the Radiant Capital $58 million October 2024 exploit now holds $103 million in Ether since the asset’s price almost doubled.Aug 14, 2025Adrian Zmudzinski
Cardano analyst expects 150% ‘massive bullish rally’ in coming weeksOver 15 billion ADA has not moved for a year, signaling holder confidence as “altcoin season” momentum builds and Cardano price rises to multimonth highs.Aug 14, 2025Yashu Gola
Coinbase wallet misstep leads to $300K loss via 0x swapper contractCoinbase lost $300,000 in token fees after mistakenly approving assets to a 0x swapper contract, enabling an MEV bot to drain its corporate wallet.Aug 14, 2025Amin Haqshanas
Bitcoin’s new record high has traders asking: Did BTC price top at $124K?Bitcoin technical indicators are starting to show some signs of BTC price overheating, but onchain data suggests otherwise.Aug 14, 2025Nancy Lubale
US spot Ether ETFs see 2nd-biggest inflows on record as ETH nears new highSpot Ether ETFs printed the second-largest daily inflows on record at $729 million on Wednesday, following the record $1.02 billion that poured into ETH funds on Monday.Aug 14, 2025Helen Partz