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Crypto.com slashes 12% of workforce as it pivots to enterprise AI

Crypto.com slashes 12% of workforce as it pivots t...

5 days ago 24

Jack Dorsey’s Block brings back a few workers after mass layoffs

Jack Dorsey’s Block brings back a few workers afte...

6 days ago 28

Erik Voorhees’ Venice rolls out end-to-end encrypted AI modes, VVV token surges 10%

Erik Voorhees’ Venice rolls out end-to-end encrypt...

6 days ago 21

Algorand Foundation cuts 25% of staff as macro pressure and crypto slump weigh on operations

Algorand Foundation cuts 25% of staff as macro pre...

6 days ago 19

Best hardware wallets 2026: Ledger vs Trezor vs SafePal vs NGRAVE

Best hardware wallets 2026: Ledger vs Trezor vs Sa...

6 days ago 21

SEC approves tokenized securities to trade alongside traditional stocks

SEC approves tokenized securities to trade alongsi...

6 days ago 23

Visa unveils CLI tool to enable AI agents to execute card payments

Visa unveils CLI tool to enable AI agents to execu...

6 days ago 27

Roche deploys 3,500 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs to supercharge drug discovery

Roche deploys 3,500 Nvidia Blackwell GPUs to super...

6 days ago 26

Fold posts $69.6M net loss but doubles down on bitcoin credit card expansion

Fold posts $69.6M net loss but doubles down on bit...

6 days ago 17

Fed holds rates steady as sticky inflation and geopolitics pressure markets

Fed holds rates steady as sticky inflation and geo...

6 days ago 15

Coinbase competes for Cloudflare deal to build an AI stablecoin

Coinbase competes for Cloudflare deal to build an ...

6 days ago 23

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token flips Cardano’s ADA in market cap

Hyperliquid’s HYPE token flips Cardano’s ADA in ma...

6 days ago 35

FTX to distribute about $2.2 billion to creditors starting March 31

FTX to distribute about $2.2 billion to creditors ...

6 days ago 16

Kraken pauses IPO plans amid tough market conditions

Kraken pauses IPO plans amid tough market conditio...

6 days ago 15

Polymarket buys DeFi startup Brahma to advance smart finance at scale

Polymarket buys DeFi startup Brahma to advance sma...

6 days ago 23

Polymarket is opening a news-watching bar in DC called The Situation Room

Polymarket is opening a news-watching bar in DC ca...

6 days ago 17

Qatar evacuates Ras Laffan energy hub after Iran threatens Gulf facilities

Qatar evacuates Ras Laffan energy hub after Iran t...

6 days ago 24

Tempo debuts mainnet and machine payments layer for autonomous agents

Tempo debuts mainnet and machine payments layer fo...

6 days ago 21

Elon Musk’s X suffers major outage as thousands report service disruptions

Elon Musk’s X suffers major outage as thousands re...

6 days ago 15

S&P 500 perpetual trading goes live on Hyperliquid with S&P DJI license

S&P 500 perpetual trading goes live on Hyperliquid...

6 days ago 13

US PPI rises 0.7% in February, Bitcoin falls toward $72,000

US PPI rises 0.7% in February, Bitcoin falls towar...

6 days ago 15

Whales move over 44,000 Bitcoin to exchanges ahead of Fed meeting

Whales move over 44,000 Bitcoin to exchanges ahead...

6 days ago 18

Moody’s brings trusted credit insights to blockchain networks with Token Integration Engine

Moody’s brings trusted credit insights to blockcha...

6 days ago 22

Tim Scott expects stablecoin yield compromise proposal by week’s end

Tim Scott expects stablecoin yield compromise prop...

1 week ago 18

Visa’s Jack Forestell calls the agentic web the biggest payments opportunity in two decades

Visa’s Jack Forestell calls the agentic web the bi...

1 week ago 21

SEC says most crypto assets fall outside securities laws, including staking, airdrops, and mining

SEC says most crypto assets fall outside securitie...

1 week ago 21

Bitrefill reports Lazarus-style exploit drained funds and exposed some user data

Bitrefill reports Lazarus-style exploit drained fu...

1 week ago 22

Aster launches privacy-focused Layer 1 for perpetual trading as ASTER token jumps 8%

Aster launches privacy-focused Layer 1 for perpetu...

1 week ago 24

Tally shuts down operations amid reduced demand for DAO tools

Tally shuts down operations amid reduced demand fo...

1 week ago 17

Sam Altman’s World and Coinbase roll out toolkit to distinguish human-backed AI agents from bots

Sam Altman’s World and Coinbase roll out toolkit t...

1 week ago 28

Bitcoin’s rally ran into a wall — and oil might be stealing its thunder

Bitcoin’s rally ran into a wall — and oil might be...

1 week ago 25

GSR moves to build one stop crypto capital markets platform with $57M acquisition

GSR moves to build one stop crypto capital markets...

1 week ago 19

Phantom secures CFTC no-action relief to facilitate trading with registered brokers

Phantom secures CFTC no-action relief to facilitat...

1 week ago 20

Robinhood Ventures Fund I invests in Stripe and ElevenLabs

Robinhood Ventures Fund I invests in Stripe and El...

1 week ago 24

Alibaba unveils Wukong AI agent platform ahead of earnings

Alibaba unveils Wukong AI agent platform ahead of ...

1 week ago 34

Mastercard to acquire stablecoin firm BVNK for up to $1.8B

Mastercard to acquire stablecoin firm BVNK for up ...

1 week ago 18

Vietnam shortlists firms for first regulated crypto platforms

Vietnam shortlists firms for first regulated crypt...

1 week ago 18

PayPal expanding PYUSD stablecoin access to 70 countries: Report

PayPal expanding PYUSD stablecoin access to 70 cou...

1 week ago 20

Argentina blocks access to Polymarket after early bets on February inflation

Argentina blocks access to Polymarket after early ...

1 week ago 19

Bitcoin briefly touches $76,000 ahead of key economic decisions this week

Bitcoin briefly touches $76,000 ahead of key econo...

1 week ago 21

XRP breaks through $1.5 after double-digit weekly growth

XRP breaks through $1.5 after double-digit weekly ...

1 week ago 22

OpenSea delays SEA token launch as CEO cites challenging crypto market conditions

OpenSea delays SEA token launch as CEO cites chall...

1 week ago 21

Cboe targets December 2026 rollout for near 24×5 U.S. equities trading

Cboe targets December 2026 rollout for near 24×5 U...

1 week ago 24

SEC considers ending mandatory quarterly earnings reports for US companies: WSJ

SEC considers ending mandatory quarterly earnings ...

1 week ago 21

Ironlight raises $21M to expand regulated infrastructure for tokenized securities

Ironlight raises $21M to expand regulated infrastr...

1 week ago 26

MEXC launches prediction market platform amid surge in event-based trading

MEXC launches prediction market platform amid surg...

1 week ago 22

Jane Street resumes Bitcoin trading amid scrutiny over alleged insider activity

Jane Street resumes Bitcoin trading amid scrutiny ...

1 week ago 20

Bitcoin eyes eight straight green days as ETF inflows fuel the rally

Bitcoin eyes eight straight green days as ETF infl...

1 week ago 18

Bitmine buys 60,999 ether, boosting holdings to 4.6M tokens worth over $10B

Bitmine buys 60,999 ether, boosting holdings to 4....

1 week ago 22

OpenAI in advanced talks with major private equity firms for $10B joint venture: Report

OpenAI in advanced talks with major private equity...

1 week ago 27