Brian Quarmby

Jan van Eck suggested that analysts have been overcomplicating recent Bitcoin price action, arguing that the four-year cycle has been the main driver holding prices down.

Security auditor OpenZepplin found that EVMbench’s dataset contains training data leaks and at least four invalid high-severity vulnerability classifications.

Magic Eden is shifting resources from NFTs to its casino platform Dicey, after a closed beta saw $15 million wagered by around 200 users in two months.

Police seized the Bitcoin in 2021 but stored it in a third-party wallet, which was later accessed by unauthorized parties, with the loss remaining undiscovered for four years.

A new Chainalysis report suggests ransomware attackers are “working harder for diminishing returns” as regulatory pressure and refusals to pay have hurt ransom proceeds. 

Stripe executives Patrick and John Collison expect blockchain network demands to increase significantly as adoption and use of AI agents grow in the future. 

Anthropic alleges Chinese AI companies DeepSeek, Moonshot and MiniMax made 24,000 accounts and 16 million Claude exchanges to scrape its AI bot for training. 

The US Federal Reserve is seeking feedback over the next 60 days on a proposal that could address concerns about crypto-related debanking. 

Court documents indicate that JPMorgan de-banked Trump, with debanking one of the main reasons the Trump family turned to crypto. 

Bitcoin-treasury firm Strategy has accumulated 717,131 Bitcoin since August 2020, and has made 99 Bitcoin purchases to date. 

Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari says crypto is “utterly useless” compared to AI, and that pro-stablecoin arguments are “a buzzword salad.”

The Aptos Foundation will propose a 2.1 billion token hard cap, short-term staking reward reductions, and a 10x gas fee increase. 

The Prediction Markets Working Group, launched by The Digital Chamber, will champion the sector’s values while advocating for the CFTC to maintain primary oversight. 

Polygon briefly surpassed Ethereum in daily fees as Polymarket activity surged, highlighting shifting user demand toward Layer-2 networks.

The Wyoming-based crypto exchange said it wanted to give back to the state it calls home, which it chose for its “responsible” approach to crypto regulation. 

Russia’s deputy finance minister says around 50 billion rubles worth of crypto changes hands daily, calling for crypto market regulation. 

The $940 billion asset manager will collaborate on DeFi lending infrastructure and could acquire up to 90 million MORPHO tokens. 

The Ethereum co-founder sees crypto providing privacy rails, verification systems and economic layers to help decentralize AI and benefit society. 

Citing a 99% drop in gas fees and upcoming Ethereum scaling, the project will now deploy its ENSv2 upgrade directly on Ethereum.

The Fed chair confirmation faces a key hurdle as a senator vows to block the process until a DOJ investigation into Jerome Powell is resolved.

Traders were active in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF on Thursday as Bitcoin plummeted, falling 12% in the last 24 hours.

Payy says its new layer-2 network routes ERC-20 transfers through privacy pools by default without requiring new wallets or tokens.

The site lets users set an hourly rate for tasks from errands to business meetings. It was built using AI agents in a "Ralph loop," a form of vibe coding.

ARK Invest increased exposure to Robinhood, Circle, BitMine, Bullish and other crypto-linked firms within several innovation and fintech-focused ETFs this week.

Tether first announced plans for an open-source mining OS in June last year, aiming to let Bitcoin miners “enter the game” without relying on expensive third-party vendors.

Nomura's CFO, Hiroyuki Moriuchi, reportedly reaffirmed the company's long-term commitment to digital assets but said it had to manage short-term risks.

A Moscow court has reportedly ordered BitRiver CEO Igor Runets to remain under house arrest as investigators pursue tax evasion charges.

The Optimism blockchain will begin to sell half of its Superchain revenue to buy back its own token starting next month, with the tokens held for future ecosystem use.

A small team is developing the platform, according to sources, which may integrate ChatGPT for content creation while using biometrics for proof-of-personhood. 

NFT marketplace Nifty Gateway announced on Saturday that it was shutting down, and has now been followed by Rodeo, which only launched on iOS last March.