Bitcoin Blockchain Explained: How the BTC Ledger works
What is Bitcoin Blockchain? The bitcoin blockchain is a huge ledger containing every transaction made on the network. No bank runs it; no single company owns it. Instead, machines all over th
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Strategy Moves $297 Million in Bitcoin Across Wallets
Strategy, the software company that holds one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries on record, has moved approximately $297 million worth of Bitcoin across wallets, according to unconfi
Spot is cooling on Robinhood Chain, but perps aren't
Trading activity on @RobinhoodCrypto's blockchain is telling two different stories. Perpetual futures are gaining momentum, while spot volumes are retreating, a split that points to a shift i
Where can InterLink users actually spend ITL?
LinkersMap Opens Its Doors for $ITL Spending @LinkersMap has launched its marketplace on the @inter_link network, giving $ITL holders a direct place to spend their tokens. Users can now brows
Ethereum transfers in seconds, not 13 minutes
Chainlink and Ethlabs bring Ethereum's Fast Confirmation Rule to CCIP 2.0 @chainlink has launched CCIP 2.0, and its headline feature is a significant cut to Ethereum cross-chain transfer time
Sei Network has reached 2.63 BILLION transactions in three years...
A Remarkable Throughput Milestone @SeiNetwork has crossed 2.63 billion total transactions since its mainnet launch in mid-2023, a figure that puts the scalability-focused EVM blockchain in ra
Chainlink wants to plug banks into Swift's new blockchain ledger
A new role for Chainlink in global banking infrastructure @chainlink is positioning itself as the technology bridge between banks and @swiftcommunity's newly live blockchain ledger, which wen
Whales are dumping their $HYPE holdings!
Large holders of @HyperliquidX's native token are moving meaningful sums to centralised exchanges, raising questions about short-term selling pressure on $HYPE as the token pulls back from re
Crypto trading firms can now park idle cash in a $100B Goldman fund
Goldman Sachs Opens FTIXX to Institutional Crypto Firms @GoldmanSachs is extending the reach of its flagship government money-market fund to the institutional crypto market, without tokenizin
Ultimate Quant Network bull HODLs $3M in $QNT.
A Fresh Wallet, a Sizeable Bet On-chain data is pointing to a confident new player in the Quant Network ($QNT) market. A newly created wallet, identified by blockchain trackers as address "0x
Bitget Restores BTC Withdrawals After $387.5M Breach as Forensics Continue
Bitget has started restoring withdrawals after attackers transferred approximately $387.5 million from portions of the exchange’s hot and warm wallet infrastructure, while forensic investigat
BTSE Bhutan Receives Financial Services License for Digital Asset Trading Services in Gelephu Mindfulness City (29 Sep)
Gelephu, Bhutan, September 29th, 2026, Chainwire BTSE Exchange Pte Ltd ("BTSE Bhutan") today announced that it has been granted a Financial Services License (FSL) by the Gelephu Financial Ser