The Man Behind One of the World’s Most-Played Shooters Was Just Hit With a Record $1.9 Billion Divorce Bill
A Seoul court ordered Smilegate founder Kwon Hyuk-bin, the creator behind the blockbuster shooter CrossFire, to pay a divorce settlement...
Bitcoin
Thorchain Co-Founder: Neutral Networks Can’t Pick Who Can Transact
Thorchain co-founder and lead developer Chad Barraford has defended the protocol’s refusal to freeze hacker-linked wallets following a request from...
HSBC Redcoin to Start With Transfers and Payments in Hong Kong
HSBC’s forthcoming Hong Kong dollar stablecoin will begin with person-to-person transfers and merchant payments before soon expanding to wholesale corporate...
Grayscale: XRP’s Near-6% Bitcoin Valuation Sets a Benchmark for Zcash
XRP is valued at nearly 6% of bitcoin’s market capitalization, a level Grayscale cites as context for how far rival...
Singapore’s Crypto Activity Hits $284 Billion as Institutional Activity Jumps 94%
Singapore recorded $284 billion in crypto activity as institutional-platform business nearly doubled, according to Chainalysis. Exchange growth and net cross-border...
Ripple’s RLUSD Exceeds $2.4B as Monthly Market Cap Growth Tops 50%
Ripple USD’s circulating supply has exceeded $2.4 billion, while a new executive update cites market capitalization growth of more than...
10 Years After Sibos Shut Ripple out, Swell Draws 1,500 Finance Leaders
XRP ETFs, stablecoin issuance, and automated payments are among the financial questions on Swell’s expanded program. Ripple’s Sept. 29 announcement...
Saylor Says Strategy, Strive Can Win Share of $318.5T With Bitcoin
Bitcoin finance is competing for allocations within global equity and debt markets totaling $318.5 trillion, according to Michael Saylor. He...
MSCI Rule Puts Strategy at Risk, Says Bitcoin Policy Institute Paper
A private index committee that never touches investor cash can still trigger billions of dollars in stock trades. A new...
Animoca Brands’ Moca Chain Takes Aim at Digital Identity
The Moca Foundation and Moca Network have launched a decentralized blockchain that lets users and AI agents securely share verified...
Coinbase-Backed Base Gives Users More Control With Cobalt Upgrade
Base has launched Cobalt, its third major network upgrade, adding new transaction controls for traders and expanding tools for companies...
Bitcoin Price Holds $83K as Bitfinex Says Leverage Has Cleared
Bitcoin calls represent 60.88% of options open interest, while Deribit’s October max-pain level sits near $76,000, below bitcoin’s current $83,719...
Bitcoin Price Gives Up Gains After Short-Lived Pump to $85.5K
Bitcoin pumped above $85,500 on Wednesday morning following the release of lower-than-expected U.S. PCE inflation data for August—but a quick...
Only 0.52% of Bitcoin Is Working Onchain—Here’s Why
Only 104,105 BTC, worth about $8.7 billion, is currently deployed in productive onchain strategies, according to a joint report from...
Brazilian State Energy Giant Petrobras Taps Cardano for Tracing Fuel
Brazilian state-owned energy firm Petrobras is testing Cardano’s blockchain to track the environmental benefits of renewable fuels, expanding an experiment...
