What Was Mt. Gox? History, Hack & Repayment Status
Introduction If you’ve searched for “mt gox” recently, it’s probably because the name showed up in a headline again — more than a decade after the exchange collapsed, a dormant wallet linked
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Vanguard fund adds millions to Peter Thiel-backed company
Vanguard has increased its stake in Peter Thiel-backed Bitcoin treasury company Strive (Nasdaq: ASST), expanding its indirect exposure to Bitcoin through one of the fastest-growing corporate
OSL Group Becomes First Licensed Hong Kong Exchange To Launch Retail XRP Trading
A Regulated First for Hong Kong Retail Investors OSL Group has become the first Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)-licensed exchange in Hong Kong to open $XRP trading to retail investors
BlackRock Clients are rotating their Bitcoin Positions to Ethereum
Institutional Money Moves Out of Bitcoin On-chain analytics platform Arkham flagged a notable shift in how BlackRock clients are positioning across digital assets this week. The firm's $IBIT
Arbitrum Foundation expands Variational partnership
What the expanded deal covers The Arbitrum Foundation (@arbitrum) and on-chain derivatives protocol Variational (@variational_io) have announced an expanded partnership, adding at least two f
US Prosecutors Seek Changes to CLARITY as Voting Window Tightens: Report
US law enforcement advocacy groups are asking the White House to revise provisions in the Senate’s proposed Digital Asset Market Clarity (CLARITY) Act, specifically targeting language that wo
India Targets BitChat Code While Binance Tests Its Own Staff With Fake Hacks
India ordered GitHub to pull Jack Dorsey's BitChat repositories within three hours. Binance revealed it phishes its own employees every month. South Korean crypto trading volume dropped 89% i
Tennessee county bans crypto mining facilities and ATMs, extends 2025 restrictions
Hawkins County Commissioners in Tennessee have unanimously approved a new prohibition on crypto mining facilities and data centers, expanding measures first imposed in 2025. The most recent v
Trump threatens Iran as oil jumps 7% and stocks sink
President Donald Trump threatened a forceful response after Iran fired missiles at U.S. forces in Jordan, ending a brief pause in fighting and sending oil prices sharply higher. Summary Trump
Following the Fed’s Interest Rate Decision and Kevin Warsh’s Remarks, Experts Gathered and Shared Their Latest Insights
The fact that three members opposed the Fed’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged strengthened expectations that a more independent and divergent policy period may begin within the Fede
Altcoins with the Highest Number of Active Users in the Past Week Have Been Announced
The blockchain networks and decentralized applications with the most weekly active users in the cryptocurrency market have been announced. The latest data shows that BNB Chain ranks first on
Claude AI Predicts Bitcoin and Ethereum Prices After the Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady
The Fed kept rates at 3.50% to 3.75%, no surprise there. What everyone actually cared about was what Kevin Warsh had to say. He called the US economy “impressively resilient,” reminded everyo