AI is making crypto security cheaper, faster and harder to ignore
The release of Mythos, an AI system designed to autonomously discover vulnerabilities in code, may do more than help blockchain developers find bugs.
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How STRC lost its par: The timeline behind Strategy's preferred-stock meltdown
STRC, the dividend-paying preferred equity issued by bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR), is designed to hold a price of $100, its par value. It doesn't always work that way.
Schwab to join prediction markets race with S&P 500 event-based options: WSJ
Charles Schwab is working with Cboe Global Markets to launch a new type of options contract that would allow customers to make yes-or-no wagers on the performance of the S&P 500, marking the brokerage's first move into …
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GoMining challenges Jack Dorsey's Square with payments system designed around bitcoin
Where GoMining says it differs from incumbents is that the entire transaction is completed in bitcoin. Many competitors, including Square, allow customers to pay in bitcoin while delivering fiat currency to the retailer…
Franklin Templeton proposes new ETFs that turn corporate dividends into bitcoin
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Smart-contract and DeFi coins lead losses as bitcoin wilts for 4th straight day
The largest cryptocurrencies remained under pressure for a fourth straight day, with bitcoin falling 2.5% in 24 hours to just below $62,400.
Digital credit market hit by huge selloff as Strive CEO blames leverage liquidations
The digital credit market suffered one of its sharpest selloffs to date on Thursday, with Strive Asset Management CEO Matt Cole describing the move as a leverage-driven liquidation rather than a sign of weakening credit…
Microsoft found malware that hijacks crypto wallets and spreads through USB sticks
Malware that spreads via USB sticks has been infecting Windows personal computers and targeting crypto wallets since February, Microsoft said in a blog post.
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Bitcoin traders load up on bearish bets all the way down to $52,000
In the past 24 to 48 hours, crypto exchange Deribit saw heavy buying of short- and near-dated put options, spanning expirations from June 22 to July 31, according to data tracked by Laevitas. Notable flows included:
Bitcoin falls below $63,000 as risk assets sell off and the week's bounce fades
Bitcoin fell below $63,000 on Friday as risk assets sold off worldwide, erasing the gains it made earlier in the week on the back of the US-Iran peace deal.
U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act rule
The U.S. Federal Reserve, Treasury Department and other financial regulators are pushing a new stablecoin rule that treats issuers like other regulated financial firms when it comes to identifying their users, releasing…
Ethereum Foundation loses another key leader as co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang resigns
The Ethereum Foundation's (EF) co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang shared that she has stepped down from her role leading the organization effective immediately, in a post shared on X on Thursday.
Crypto for Advisors: Trading the bitcoin cycle
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Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028
The Algorand Foundation unveiled a roadmap to make its blockchain quantum-resistant by the end of next year, becoming the latest crypto network to outline plans for a future in which quantum computers could threaten the…
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Stellar (XLM) jumps 10% while index declines
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index.
Alchemy's AI-driven identity and payment service gains access to Visa network
Blockchain infrastructure firm Alchemy said AI agents with its AgentCard now have access to the Visa (V) network with complete identity and payment capabilities, enabling them to make online purchases on behalf of consu…
Hive shares jumps 10% on $220m Canada sovereign AI infrastructure deal
HIVE Digital Technologies (HIVE) shares jumped 10% in pre-market trading on Thursday after the company announced a $220 million, three-year GPU cloud contract with Bell Canada and AI firm Cohere, as the company continue…
The great rotation: Investors desert the Magnificent 7, crypto for AI bottlenecks
The best-performing stocks of the past decade are coming under pressure as investors question the enormous cost of the AI arms race and rotate into new fields with stronger momentum.
Bitcoin's nemesis, the Dollar Index, is on the verge of a major breakout
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Aster popped over 10% on radical 'buyback and burn' upgrade. But gains were short-lived
Decentralized perpetuals-dedicated exchange Aster's native token ASTER popped and dropped sharply in 24 hours as protocol-focused bullish news ran into a hawkish Fed meeting and broader market weakness.
Crypto market positioning is 'defensive and thin' after Fed, Marex analysts say
The crypto market slipped a day after the Federal Reserve raised expectations that U.S. interest rates are headed higher.
The bond market is flashing a clear signal on interest rates. Bitcoin bulls should take note
Something has drastically shifted in the bond market, and it's offering negative cues to risk assets, including bitcoin
Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs lost $111 million combined as rate-cut hopes died
US spot bitcoin and ether ETFs both turned to outflows on Wednesday in a sign the recovery rally has lost its institutional bid.
Strategy's STRC preferred stock hits a record low below par
A preferred stock that Strategy (MSTR) uses to help fund its bitcoin buying has fallen to a record low, constricting one of the company's funding channels.