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BitMEX Is Shutting Down After 12 Years

BitMEX, the exchange that invented the perpetual swap, will shut down on September 23, after 12 years, ending crypto's most influential derivatives platform.

Three DeFi Protocols Lose $35.5 Million in a Single Day as Bridge Attacks Return

AFX Trade, Verus, and B² Network lost $35.5 million in coordinated exploits within hours on July 23, 2026, pushing July hack losses in DeFi past $97 million.

Bitcoin Soars Past $66,000 as Trump Agrees to Ethics Language in Crypto Bill

Reports that the White House has signed off on a key sticking point in the Clarity Act sent markets higher on Tuesday, with Bitcoin climbing above $66,000.

Finrate Sells Staking Rewards to The Tie, Shifts Focus to Digital Asset Yield Summit

Finrate has sold Staking Rewards to The Tie, shifting its focus to the Digital Asset Yield Summit (DAYS) and its institutional allocator network.

Venice AI Raises $65M at $1 Billion Valuation, Pitching Privacy as the Antidote to Mainstream Chatbots

Venice AI, the privacy-focused artificial intelligence platform founded by Erik Voorhees, has closed a $65 million Series A round at a $1 billion valuation.

Robinhood Launches Its Own Blockchain, Bringing Tokenized Stocks and AI Trading to Global Markets

The retail brokerage debuted Robinhood Chain on Wednesday, a move that signals the company’s ambitions well beyond its commission-free trading roots. Robinhood launched the public mainnet of its own blockchain on Wednesday, unveiling a sweeping expansion into decentralized finance (DeFi), AI-driven trading, and global markets that marks one of the most significant strategic pivots in […]

The Stablecoin Wars Heat Up: Visa, Stripe, BlackRock Back Open USD to Take on Tether and USDC

A coalition of more than 140 companies, spanning global banks, payment networks, tech firms, and crypto platforms, unveiled a new stablecoin called Open USD,

SBI Holdings to Acquire Bitbank for $289M, Creating Japan’s Largest Crypto Operator

SBI Holdings is set to acquire cryptocurrency exchange Bitbank in a $288.6 million deal, making it the dominant player in Japan's crypto market.

Ethlabs Launches as Former Ethereum Foundation Researchers, Institutional Backers Unite Around New R&D Lab

Some of Ethereum's largest token holders and most respected protocol researchers have joined forces to launch Ethlabs, a new independent research organization.

Illinois Passes ‘Most Anti-Bitcoin Law in America,’ Industry Groups Push Back

Illinois just signed into law what Bitcoin advocates are calling the harshest anti-Bitcoin legislation passed by any U.S. state

Zcash Patches Critical Orchard Shielded Pool Vulnerability in Coordinated 24-hour Response

Zcash's Orchard shielded pool is back online following a coordinated emergency network upgrade that patched a critical soundness vulnerability.

Bitcoin Pizza Day — Celebrating a Small Slice of History

Today we mark Bitcoin Pizza Day: a purchase that turned into a legend. On May 22, 2010 Laszlo Hanyecz, an early Bitcoin adopter traded 10,000 BTC for two pizzas

Pocket Option Emirates: UAE Investors Are Embracing Smartphone Binary Options Trading

Pocket Option offers UAE residents a practical entry point into the binary options market, prioritizing usability, mobile access, and efficient participation.

The Odds Conference Marks Strong Debut at Paris Blockchain Week

The Odds: Prediction Markets Live concluded in Paris as the first dedicated prediction markets conference in the crypto sector, during Paris Blockchain Week.

TOKEN2049 Dubai Postponed to 2027 as Middle East War Reshapes Crypto Industry’s Conference Calendar

TOKEN2049 Dubai, the crypto industry's largest annual gathering in the Gulf will not happen this spring, a direct casualty of the widening regional conflict.

Ethereum’s Next Big Shift? Buterin Floats Binary State Tree and EVM Exit

Vitalik Buterin proposes a two-part architectural overhaul to solve Ethereum’s proving bottleneck, marking its biggest shift since The Merge.

Bybit Unveils 2025 Security Milestone: Intercepts $300M in Impersonalization, Scams and Frauds via New AI-Driven Risk Framework

Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, today revealed the comprehensive results of its 2025 Security Initiative.

Bitcoin Slides to Six-Week Low as Tariff Chaos Deepens

Bitcoin extends losses amid Supreme Court ruling, escalating trade policy uncertainty and raising fresh questions about the asset's role as a macro hedge.

OpenClaw Creator Peter Steinberger Joins OpenAI to Build Next-Gen AI Agents

Peter Steinberger, creator of OpenClaw, joins OpenAi to lead development of AI assistants designed to take real-world actions for users.

Global Blockchain Show Abu Dhabi 2025 Concludes as a Landmark Gathering Shaping the Future of Web3 and Digital Economies

Global Blockchain Show Abu Dhabi 2025 established itself as a leading platform shaping the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem across the Middle East.