Market
Investments
BIT Mining’s Solana move sparks stock surge to three-year high
The Bitcoin mining company wants to position itself as a key public exposure vehicle for the Solana blockchain.
Exchanges
Coinbase partners with Perplexity for real-time crypto insights via AI
Coinbase's collaboration with Perplexity unveils AI-powered market data, facilitating deeper insights and advanced trading strategies.
Stablecoins
Circle eyes China market Alipay integration amid reported Ant Group partnership
The USDC stablecoin seeks a competitive edge over Tether with potential integration into Ant Group's blockchain infrastructure.
AI
Binance’s Zhao urges governments to simplify laws with AI tools
Binance founder highlights AI's role in transforming dense legal documents into user-friendly formats.
Bitcoin
Coinbase Bitcoin premium indicates US demand led surge to $112,000
Institutional and retail enthusiasm propel Bitcoin to new all-time highs in the US.
Technology
Jack Dorsey endorses privacy-focused chat app White Noise amid own app launch plan
Dorsey-backed White Noise to integrate Lightning Network, enabling Bitcoin payments within private chats.
Politics
US senators seek sanctions on El Salvador President over ‘Bitcoin misuse’ and human rights violations
Bukele challenges proposed US sanctions, dismissing lawmakers' oversight on crypto and human rights concerns.
Tokenization
Pump.fun faces scrutiny over PUMP token distribution in upcoming ICO
Crypto researcher criticizes Pump.fun ICO, calling tokenomics exploitative and lacking plans for community rewards.
Exchanges
Kraken expands xStocks to BNB Chain enabling global access to tokenized equities
The expansion opens doors for global investors to trade tokenized US equities.
Hacks
GMX suffers $42M hack, issues 10% bounty offer to hacker
Circle faces criticism for tardy actions as $4.3 million in USDC remains exposed after GMX exploit.
Stablecoins
Ripple appoints BNY Mellon as custodian for RLUSD reserves as supply tops $500M
BNY Mellon will be tasked with facilitating Ripple's efficient enterprise-level cross-border transactions with RLUSD.
Adoption
Crypto.com signs major deals in Dubai to enable crypto payments
The company struck strategic partnerships across key sectors in Dubai's digital economy.