Driving Web3 Adoption Via Telegram
What do hamsters, crypto and Iran’s military have in common? At one point in the summer of 2024, the Telegram “mini-game” Hamster Kombat was so popular — reportedly attracting 300…
Swiss-Based Bitcoin Trading App Relai Raises $12M for Europe Expansion
Relai, a bitcoin (BTC) buy, sell and self-custody application, has raised $12 million Series A funding.The Switzerland-based company's Series A was led by Ego Death Capital, a bitcoin only VC,…
Floki Releases Crypto Debit Card
Memecoin project Floki (FLOKI) released a zero-fee debit card in 31 European countries on Monday, with plans to expand the offering to other countries in the future.The debit card allows…
Bitcoin (BTC) Miners Cipher (CFR), CleanSpark (CLSK), MARA (MARA) Upgraded: JPMorgan
Wall Street giant JPMorgan (JPM) turned more bullish on some bitcoin (BTC) mining stocks in its coverage following third quarter results and recent gains in bitcoin price and the network…
Banks Favor King Dollar as BTC Price Tug-of-War Rages
By Omkar Godbole (All times ET unless indicated otherwise)Bitcoin's bull-bear tug-of-war continues to rage, with prices recovering to over $97,000 from Monday's dip to $94,200. That slide was prompted by…
First Abu Dhabi Bank Joins Tokenization Firm Libre for Collateralized Lending
First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Libre Capital, the tokenization specialist backed by WebN Group and Nomura’s Laser Digital, to do blockchain-based collateralized…
BlackRock’s Bitcoin (BTC) ETF Drops Most in 4 Months as Google Unveils Quantum Computing Chip Willow
BlackRock's spot bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF), tickered IBIT on Nasdaq, dropped on Tuesday as the overheated crypto market cooled and unfounded concern that bitcoin's security might be compromised by…
Does Google’s Willow Spell The End for Bitcoin (BTC) Future? Not Really Say Experts
Google’s new quantum computing chip could mean bitcoin (BTC) is finished. That was the sentiment for some on Monday as the internet giant unveiled Willow, a quantum supercomputer that can…
Crypto Regulation MiCA May Come Too Soon for Some EU Countries
The European Union’s wide-ranging regulatory regime for cryptocurrency firms, the Markets in Crypto Assets (MiCA), is set to take effect at year-end, but, with just three weeks to go, almost…
Ethereum Dev Max Resnick Defects to Solana, Citing ‘Frustration’
Ethereum's place near the top of the crypto market is unquestioned from the perspective of market cap. But beneath the surface – at the product, developer and decision-making levels –…