Why maximum leverage is a fee, not a feature
Exchanges advertise leverage the way carriers advertise data speeds, as a capability offered for your benefit. The arithmetic says something else. A venue earns on notional, so the slider tha
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Robinhood posts record quarter, but crypto revenue slides 38%
Online brokerage Robinhood posted record second-quarter revenue and earnings, though cryptocurrency transaction revenue fell 38% from a year earlier. According to the company’s earnings repor
Pi Network Prepares for Final Upgrade with Protocol 26 Launch
August 11 Deadline Set for All Node Operators @PiCoreTeam has announced the transition to Protocol 26 on its mainnet, requiring all node operators to complete the technical upgrade before Aug
Researchers pitch quantum fix that keeps existing Bitcoin addresses
Wyoming-based blockchain security firm @Americanfort_io has proposed a cryptographic scheme it says could make $BTC wallets resistant to quantum attacks without requiring users to move funds
MoonPay launches PayBox, letting Claude and ChatGPT spend money
@moonpay has launched PayBox, a non-custodial payment vault that plugs directly into @claudeai and @ChatGPT, allowing AI agents to swap tokens, bridge assets, book flights, and make purchases
Hedera policy chief says governance decides whether tokenization delivers
Governance first, technology second Nilmini Rubin (@nilminirubin), Chief Policy Officer at @hedera, used a Finextra piece published Tuesday to make a pointed case: tokenization's most cited b
MoonPay's PayBox lets you pay using Grok, Claude, and more!
@MoonPay has launched PayBox, a payment vault designed to let AI agents handle real financial transactions directly inside popular chat applications, without ever touching a user's private ke
Yet Another ETH Whale Dumps
Another large Ethereum holder has thrown in the towel. On-chain data tracked by @Lookonchain shows a whale deposited 3,128 $ETH to Coinbase in a single transaction, liquidating the entire pos
Aviva Investors launches tokenized fund share class on XRP Ledger
First Tokenized Fund Live on XRPL Aviva Investors, the asset management arm of UK insurer Aviva plc, has launched a tokenized share class of its US Dollar Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger. Th
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
Kaito Integrates X for Katalyst Reward Layer
@KaitoAI has launched Kaito Katalyst, a performance-based reward layer designed to replace speculative marketing budgets with verified, outcome-driven creator payments. The product arrives as
Bitcoin World Disrupt 2026 AI Stage tackles pricing, security, and the rise of GTM engineering
BitcoinWorld Bitcoin World Disrupt 2026 AI Stage tackles pricing, security, and the rise of GTM engineering Bitcoin World Disrupt 2026, scheduled for October 13–15 at San Francisco’s Moscone