Pudgy Penguins' Ethereum Layer-2 Abstract Is Shutting Down
Abstract, the Ethereum layer-2 network built by Pudgy Penguins parent company Igloo Inc., is shutting down after struggling to scale beyond its consumer crypto niche.
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Tether Hit With Lawsuit Over $2.76 Million Stablecoin Freeze
Cross-border payments company Conduit is taking Tether to court, alleging the stablecoin giant froze $2.76 million of its money without justification and has refused for more than a year to release it.
Read more →UK names 6 banks to lead first digitally native government bond
The DIGIT pilot will test distributed ledger technology and onchain settlement for UK sovereign debt, with issuance expected by the first quarter of 2027.
Read more →Bryan Johnson Spent Millions to Reverse Aging. He Says a Filter Works Better
Bryan Johnson, the face of the "Don't Die" movement, just posted the least immortal tweet of his career.
Read more →Another Zcash ETF Is Coming: Winklevoss Twins File for 'WINK'
Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss are making a bet on privacy coins, filing with regulators to launch a spot Zcash exchange-traded fund as the once-shunned asset enjoys a dramatic revival.
Read more →Russia’s digital ruble accounts top 220K in first month, nearly 4X central bank forecast
The digital ruble’s early uptake comes as BRICS nations explore linking their digital currencies for cross-border trade and payments.
Read more →Bitcoin Price Faces $75K Risk as Trader Cost Basis Sets Key Test
Bitcoin faces a potential liquidity sweep around $87K before the analystâs projected move toward $75K.
Read more →Bill aims at stopping US lawmaker bets on their own elections ahead of midterms
The No Betting on Your Own Race Act will not be addressed before the 2026 US midterms as Congress is on recess until after the election.
Read more →Affluent investors seen boosting crypto exposure: Survey
Most affluent investors across seven countries own and are increasing their crypto holdings despite financial advisers who remain overly cautious about digital assets.
Read more →Mistral AI Drops 'Le Chonk': A Massive AI Model Named After a Cat Meme
Paris-based Mistral AI launched Mistral Large 4 on Tuesday, an AI model with 1 trillion parameters. That is the kind of system behind chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude, as parameters are the adjustable numbers it tunes d…
Read more →Bitcoin grinds toward $87K as US equities hit new record highs
Bitcoin price action was kept in check by overhead ask liquidity while US stocks broke out to new all-time highs.
Read more →Securitize stock jumps 8% amid South Korea tokenization push
The LG CNS partnership gives Securitize a foothold as the Seoul prepares new rules for tokenized stocks, bonds and funds beginning in February 2027.
Read more →Crypto Market Faces Pressure as Global Energy Crisis Risk Grows
More than 1 billion barrels of supply are claimed to have been lost amid disrupted Persian Gulf flows.
Read more →Peter Thiel-backed Founders Fund leads a $5 million token buy in crypto collateral protocol Anvil
Founders Fund has led a $5 million purchase of governance tokens in Anvil, a decentralized finance protocol focused on digital-asset collateral, as the project rolls out new tools aimed at bringing its technology to bus…
Read more →How Does Ripple Use XRP? Custody ‘Gas Station’ Tool Sends XRP Automatically To Cover Fees
Institutions that hold stablecoins or tokenized assets on the XRP Ledger face a small but real problem: every transaction needs a little XRP to pay the fee. Ripple Custody’s documentation describes a tool built to remov…
Read more →Crypto is expanding the boundaries of what can be priced
In its infancy, the crypto sector was bent on creating entirely new types of assets. First came Bitcoin and its derivatives, then Ether and its competitors. Governance tokens, NFTs, and memecoins all followed a formula:…
Read more →Winklevoss Twins File for Zcash ETF After 13 Years of Bitcoin ETF Bid
Zcash native token ZEC rallies over 5% to around $1,357 following the Winklevoss ETF filing.
Read more →Bitcoin Falls Asleep, But Privacy Coins Zcash and Monero Are Waking Up
After weeks of Bitcoin turning heads and climbing the charts, the top of the crypto market is now barely moving. Bitcoin trades at $86,264.06, up 0.59% over 24 hours. Ethereum sits at $2,714.39, up just 0.34%.
Read more →ECB policymaker warns of fragmentation without digital euro
A ECB executive board member said the potential introduction of a digital euro ”would not to take over the role of banks,” but ensure they have a role in the EU’s monetary system.
Read more →8 Secrets Top Crypto Marketing Agencies Use to Build Massive Web3 Hype
Web3 hype is built in the weeks before launch day, from narrative, community and proof, and it rarely works when bought on the day itself.
Read more →ADA Price Breaks Above 200-day EMA as Leverage Builds
Open interest reached $304M, its highest daily close since at least early April.
Read more →Flash Loan Attacks Drained $1.2B From DeFi Between 2020 and 2024: Study
Attacks grew more sophisticated and less predictable over the period, according to researchers who scanned more than 20 billion transactions.
Read more →Ripple expands Brevan Howard deal with prime brokerage services
Ripple Prime will provide prime brokerage, clearing and financing services to funds managed by the $35 billion alternative investment manager.
Read more →Top Five Altcoins With Real Catalysts This Month
Wall Street is preparing to put more tokenized assets to work this month, and two altcoins sit directly in that path. An analyst has ranked the five altcoins with the most important catalysts in October, with a clear wa…
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