Cryptocurrencies
X Bans ‘InfoFi’ Apps to Crush Spam; KAITO Plummets 20%
X revokes API access for 'InfoFi' apps citing 'AI slop,' sending KAITO down 20% and collapsing Yapybaras NFT floor prices.
Cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies
State Street Launches Digital Asset Platform; $51T Custodian Enters Tokenization Era
The $51.7T custodian moves beyond pilots with a full-stack platform for tokenized ETFs and stablecoins, partnering with Fidelity and Franklin Templeton.
Cryptocurrencies
Ripple Puts Up $150M to Wire RLUSD Into LMAX’s $8.2T Trading Engine
The financing deal integrates RLUSD as collateral across LMAX's FX and crypto venues, signaling a potential shift in institutional settlement away from XRP.
Cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin Breaks $95K as $750M ETF Inflows Trigger $200M Squeeze
Bitcoin reclaims $95,000 as a 'Goldilocks' CPI print and $753M in ETF inflows force the largest short squeeze since October.
Business
Bitmine Treasury Bets $200M on MrBeast; BMNR Holds $13B ETH
The $200M deal connects Bitmine's $13B Ethereum treasury with MrBeast's 460M subscribers to build a DeFi-powered financial platform.
Cryptocurrencies
Eric Adams’ NYC Token Collapses 80% Amid $2.5M Liquidity Drain Allegations
On-chain data shows $2.5M in liquidity was pulled from Eric Adams' NYC Token at its peak, crashing the price 80% despite his denial of wrongdoing.
Cryptocurrencies
BlackRock Sweeps $648M as Bitcoin ETFs Post Record Inflows; Pakistan Pivots to Trump’s Stablecoin
Institutions bought the dip with $840M in ETF inflows while Pakistan signed a historic stablecoin deal with the Trump-linked World Liberty Financial.
Cryptocurrencies
M-Pesa Taps ADI Chain for Blockchain Rails; ADI Tokens Hold $1.38
The Abu Dhabi-backed L2 secures its first major utility partner, targeting cross-border settlement for M-Pesa's 60 million monthly users.
Cryptocurrencies
Sui Goes Dark: ‘Consensus Outage’ Freezes $1B for Six Hours
The high-speed Layer-1 froze $1B in TVL for nearly six hours Wednesday—its second major downtime since November 2024.
Cryptocurrencies
Coinbase Torpedoes Senate ‘Clarity Act’ Hours Before Vote; Armstrong Slams ‘Defacto Bans’
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong withdrew support for the Senate's CLARITY Act over stablecoin yield bans and DeFi surveillance, putting the bill's passage in jeopardy.