There is a high likelihood that the United States government will form the highly anticipated Strategic Bitcoin Reserve by the end of this year, says Galaxy Digital’s head of firmwide research, Alex Thorn. However, other industry executives are less confident. “I still think there’s a strong chance the US government will announce this year that…
Blockstream, an infrastructure and hardware wallet provider, issued a warning about a new email phishing campaign attempting to target Blockstream Jade hardware wallet users. The company confirmed on Friday that it never sends firmware files through email and said that no data has been compromised in the attack. Phishing attacks are designed to steal crypto…
Bitcoin treasury companies are in vogue, and Africa has its first trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. While the launch of Africa Bitcoin Corporation promises to attract billions of South African rand from capital markets, its founders believe Bitcoin’s impact on the continent remains in grassroots, retail adoption. South Africa’s Altvest Capital grabbed headlines as…
Albania’s government AI-powered virtual assistant, which helps citizens obtain everything from driver’s licenses to pension applications and court filings, has just become one of the world’s first AI politicians. “Diella is the first cabinet member who isn’t physically present, but is virtually created by AI,” and jas been tasked with keeping Albania “100% free of…
Key points: Bitcoin nears three-week highs as US CPI data matches expectations. Plenty of market participants see Bitcoin heading higher as aresult, perhaps after a dip to trap late longs. CPI has seen BTC price fakeouts in recent months. Bitcoin (BTC) saw telltale volatility at Thursday’s Wall Street open as US macro data furthered interest-rate…
A new thesis that argues that most crypto value today is captured in apps, rather than blockchains, is gaining popularity with the rise of Hyperliquid and could shift investor behavior over the next few months, a crypto executive says. “All the cool kids are talking about the ‘fat app’ thesis. Feels like that could be…
The US Senate Banking Committee has advanced the nomination of Stephen Miran to a temporary position on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors after another member resigned in August. In a Wednesday meeting, the banking committee voted along party lines, 13 to 11, to advance Miran’s nomination to the full Senate for consideration. All Democrats…
Polygon is experiencing a temporary delay in consensus finality because of a bug affecting the Bor and Erigon nodes, according to an official incident report on its status page. The issue, which began early on Wednesday, disrupted some Remote Procedure Call (RPC) services and caused apps built on the network to encounter access issues. While…
Key takeaways: Bloomberg analysts assign 95% odds for an XRP ETF, with a SEC decision expected for October. XRPL adoption lags peers, holding just 2% of Real World Assets despite stablecoin growth. XRP (XRP) price faced rejection on Tuesday after reaching its highest level in nearly two weeks at $3.04. The move was driven by…
A recent Node Package Manager (NPM) attack stole just $50 worth of crypto, but industry experts say the incident highlights ongoing vulnerabilities for exchanges and software wallets. Charles Guillemet, the chief technology officer of hardware wallet company Ledger, said in a Tuesday X post that the attempted exploit was a “clear reminder” that software wallets…
