Market
Crypto
Tesla holds firm on Bitcoin despite wallet shuffle – Arkham Intelligence
Arkham suggested that the Tesla's recent Bitcoin movement might be geared towards obtaining a Bitcoin-backed loan.
Culture
Binance executive Tigran Gambaryan to be set FREE as Nigerian government drops all charges
The Nigerian government conceded that Gambaryan was only an employee of Binance.
Web3
Vitalik Buterin outlines how Ethereum’s Verge can bring blockchain nodes to smartwatches
Buterin noted that the major challenge of running an Ethereum node presently is the high data requirement.
Mining
Core Scientific’s AI deal fuels $8.7 billion revenue forecast, shares rise
Core Scientific's partnership with CoreWeave is set to position the miner among top US data operators.
Crypto
Saylor’s disparaging remarks about self-custody provoke Bitcoin community’s ire
Bitcoin advocates said Saylor's new stance is "spooky."
Tokenization
Cross chain protocol Across Protocol challenges ‘fear-mongering’ claims with supply cap initiative
LayerZero Labs co-founder Bryan Pellegrino had raised concerns about vulnerabilities in the ACX token contract.
DeFi
Sky considers reverting to MakerDAO after community pushback
Sky co-founder Rune Christensen said any changes should not negatively impact the project's token holders.
Technology
Chainlink debuts privacy tech, triggering LINK’s rise to multi-week high
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group (ANZ) is the first financial institution to embrace Chainlink's CCIP Private Transactions.
People
Ripple commits to company bipartisanship as co-founder Chris Larsen donates $10 million XRP to Kamala Harris
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse stressed that US voters increasingly support the emerging industry.
Investments
VanEck enables staking rewards for European Solana ETN investors
VanEck's said the move is to offer its Solana ETN investors' passive income opportunities through staking rewards.
Adoption
Ledn’s retail loans surge 225% amid rising digital asset demand
Ledn has processed $1.67 billion in loans year-to-date, comprising $258.7 million for retail users and $1.41 billion for institutions.
Crime
Japanese authorities dismantle Monero-linked scam in landmark investigation
The Japanese authority's claim has raised questions over Monero's anonymity promises.
