In a post to social media platform X, Donald Trump-backed World Liberty Financial appeared to refute claims it held talks with Binance. "The unsubstantiated articles in the WSJ, Bloomberg, and elsewhere seem to be politically motivated and demonstrat

U.S. crypto lobbyists watched with excitement in recent days as a pair of votes cemented what they'd hoped: Congress is on their side.The industry that battled with pariah status just three years ago has staunch allies now in the White House and insi

The launch of Basis Trade Vault introduces b-tokens for Bitcoin and Ethereum. These tokens offer automated and composable trades that enable users to stack yield without traditional trading risks. Such innovations generally bring attention and can dr

Robinhood has listed memecoins Pengu (PENGU), Pnut (PNUT) and Popcat (POPCAT) as the online brokerage doubles down on cryptocurrency trading, it said on March 13. The listings mark Robinhood’s latest effort to expand its crypto offerings and compete

Bitcoin's (BTC) role in decentralized finance (DeFi) is growing as the world's largest cryptocurrency evolves from more than just a store of value, Binance Research said in a report Thursday.The Bitcoin network is "evolving into a broader decentraliz

Aave Labs has rolled out a new initiative called Horizon, which aims to develop products that target the institutional adoption of decentralized finance through real-world asset (RWA) products, such as tokenized securities. According to Aave Labs, th

The recent GENIUS stablecoin bill is merely a thinly veiled attempt to usher in central bank digital currency (CBDC) controls through privatized means, according to Jean Rausis, co-founder of the Smardex decentralized trading platform.In a statement

EMB: March 12, 16:00 UTCModular blockchain Hemi Labs' unveiled its mainnet with $440 million in total value locked (TVL).Hemi, founded by early Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik, plans to unify Bitcoin and Ethereum, the two oldest and largest blockchains

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bitget Wallet, a leading Web3 non-custodial wallet, has launched a new 1 million BGB staking pool, offering users a fixed 5% APY. This expansion enhances BGB's role in the onchain ecosyst

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, is enhancing its peer-to-peer (P2P) trading ecosystem with new initiatives designed to attract merchants and

Prague, Czech Republic , March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A centralized spending experience with decentralization at its core, GoDefi offers virtual debit cards that users can connect with their favorite crypto wallet.In a world where spending cry

My Neighbor Alice will host an AMA on X on March 12th at 12:00 UTC. ALICE InfoMy Neighbor Alice is a multiplayer builder-game that merges the world of gaming with blockchain. Players can construct virtual lands, interact with others, and receive rewa

Web3 wasn’t designed for humans at scale; it was built for machines. Its complexity has limited its adoption, but the “Post Web” stack is taking shape with AI agents emerging as autonomous economic actors.Smart contracts, decentralized networks, and

Early AI agent implementations in the crypto space primarily leveraged automated social chat functions, sentiment analysis and surface-level on-chain analysis.These initial developments, referred to here as the “first wave,” laid the groundwork for c

A district court judge dismissed a United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) lawsuit alleging that Hex founder Richard Heart raised over $1 billion through unregistered crypto offerings and defrauded investors of more than $12 million.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Feb. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced significant progress in restoring assets and rebuilding trust following a recent security incid

The US Securities and Exchange Commission, under former chair Gary Gensler, used settlements to pressure founders of decentralized finance platforms from ever working in the industry again, according to venture capital firm Founders Fund partner Joey

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Gala is advancing blockchain interoperability with the launch of the Solana Bridge for GalaChain, enabling seamless asset transfers between GalaChain and Solana. As one of the fastest and most widely

Funds exploited from the crypto industry have exploded in February, with $1.53 billion in losses across 9 hacking incidents — a 20x increase month-over-month — according to the latest report from web3 bug bounty and security services platform Immunef

Decentralized finance (DeFi) has evolved rapidly, but one major financial component remains largely absent: fixed income. In the latest episode of Hashing It Out, host Elisha Owusu Akyaw speaks with Brandon Goh, co-founder and CEO of Treehouse, about