Andreessen Horowitz’s crypto team over the week outlined 11 areas where blockchain networks could intersect with artificial intelligence, laying out how crypto tools might shape identity, payments, and ownership as AI systems spread across the internet. The firm framed crypto less as a speculative asset class and more as infrastructure that could counter growing centralization […]
Bitcoin’s narrative as a unit of exchange is not growing as quickly as many proponents would like. In a recent survey conducted by the crypto mining platform GoMining, over 5,700 Bitcoin holders shared their experiences with crypto use for everyday payments. The result showed that 55% of respondents rarely or never use crypto for daily […]
The Gwangju District Prosecutors’ Office recently discovered that the Bitcoin it had confiscated in a criminal case and stored as part of an investigation was no longer accessible, according to a report by a South Korean news outlet. It is estimated that the losses are at “hundreds of billions of won,” though the exact figure […]
Two months after indicating that he had cashed out his BTC holdings to venture into other investments, the New York Best-Seller author said on X that he will continue to buy bitcoin, ether, gold, and silver. Moreover, he noted that he doesn’t care about the assets’ price moves and explained why. Price Moves Don’t Bother […]
Ryan Watkins, former Senior Research Analyst at Messari, believes the cryptocurrency market is undergoing its largest transition since he entered the industry eight years ago. In his latest post on X titled “The Twilight Zone: On the Cryptoeconomy in 2026 & Beyond,” Watkins said crypto valuations pulled forward unrealistic expectations during the 2021 cycle and […]
Farcaster co-founder Dan Romero said on January 22 that the decentralized social protocol is not shutting down, pushing back against online claims that followed its acquisition by Neynar earlier this week. He also said Merkle, Farcaster’s parent entity, plans to return the full $180 million it raised to investors. The comments came after days of […]
Around 21,700 Bitcoin options contracts will expire on Friday, Jan. 23, with a notional value of roughly $1.8 billion. This event is slightly smaller than last week’s, as derivatives trading remains sluggish. Crypto markets have lost around $200 billion since the start of the week, amid escalating trade wars, Japanese bond turmoil, and delays in US crypto […]
Jupiter and Ondo Finance have teamed up to bring over 200 tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs to the Solana blockchain. The offering is being introduced through its new platform, Ondo Global Markets, which initially debuted on Ethereum and BNB Chain in late 2025. Solana Users Get Access to New Tokenized Stocks Ondo Global Markets, one […]
Chainlink (LINK) has surged back into the spotlight across crypto social channels. New data suggest that the oracle project registered a five-week high in social volume following renewed attention on its expanding role in tokenized finance. The findings emerged days after Chainlink upgraded its Data Streams to deliver near real-time US stock and ETF prices […]
Grayscale has filed an S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to convert its existing Grayscale Near Trust into a spot NEAR exchange-traded fund (ETF) listed on the NYSE Arca. The move is the latest in a continued push by major asset managers to expand the crypto ETF market beyond flagship […]