Bitcoin and US Stocks Rebound as Traders Shake Off Fed Rate Hike
Bitcoin (BTC) traded near $76,500 after Thursday’s Wall Street open as investors snapped up US stocks following their recent dip. Key points: Bitcoin consolidated after dropping below $76,000 on the back of a 0.25% interest-rate hike by the US Federal Reserve. US equities
How $230M in Crypto for Venezuelan Oil Vanished on USB Drives
Key Takeaways Polish energy firm Orlen lost up to $424 million after a $230 million USDT advance for Venezuelan crude vanished via intermediaries. The failure highlights major counterparty risks when using tether as an off-ledger payment system for commodities. Three former Orlen executives
CLARITY Act Hits Final Stretch as Democrats Push Back Before Senate Vote
A Democratic counterproposal landed ahead of the Senate vote as lawmakers remained divided over ethics language and other CLARITY Act provisions. The latest stage of negotiations over the CLARITY Act has moved the bill toward a key vote while major disagreements remain.
small data, hidden payment risk
Silent Payments promise a reusable Bitcoin address without exposing an obvious chain of payments to that address. A sender uses the recipient’s public information to derive a fresh Taproot destination, and the recipient’s wallet later scans eligible transactions to find the output that
Crypto’s biggest week ever? Swarm fears prompt AI slowdown: Hodler’s Digest
Crypto’s moment of CLARITY arrives The CLARITY act heads for a crucial Senate vote on September 15, with Politico reporting that Democrat senators were called to a meeting on Sunday by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to discuss their position. While Polymarket puts the
Frozen Savings Meet Bitcoin’s Explosive Rally
Key Takeaways Cyprus shut its banks for nearly two weeks during the 2013 crisis. The bailout converted 47.5% of uninsured Bank of Cyprus deposits into shares. Bitcoin climbed from about $47 in mid-March to roughly $265 in April 2013. Inside the Human Cost
Revolut Exposed Passports and Bitcoin Records After Fake Government Request: Report
The exposed information was sensitive, extensive, and included identity documents, financial records, and crypto activity. On-chain investigator ZachXBT revealed earlier today that Revolut had disclosed highly sensitive personal and financial information belonging to certain customers after receiving what appeared to be an
Nasdaq market surveillance cannot settle tokenized rules
Nasdaq’s agreement to invest $100 million in Payward, Kraken’s parent company, adds a planned surveillance rollout to a push into tokenized and always-on markets. One day earlier, Citadel Securities asked U.S. regulators to keep products tied to public companies, including equity-linked event contracts
Zcash Surges 2,496% as Privacy Sector Leaves Crypto Rivals Behind
Key Takeaways Privacy crypto rose 213% since bitcoin’s Oct. 2025 peak, led by zcash’s 2,496% surge. Zcash’s rise to 10th by market cap made privacy the only major crypto sector above its October level. Zcash must prove its fundamentals can support its new
Near Chain Abstraction Crosses 50M Lifetime Operations
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure NEAR Protocol’s chain abstraction infrastructure has crossed 50 million lifetime operations, giving the network a fresh milestone in its push to make multi-chain crypto feel less complicated. The idea behind
