Bitwise has now donated over $380K to open-source Bitcoin devs
Bitwise has tasked Bitcoin Brink, OpenSats, and the Human Rights Foundation with deciding where to allocate its second annual donation to support Bitcoin. Crypto asset manager…
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Tether invests in AI sleep tracking firm at a $1.5B valuation
Tether led a $50 million investment round in Eight Sleep, partnering to integrate AI health tech through its QVAC architecture. Stablecoin firm Tether has led a $50 million…
Europol, FBI wipe major cybercrime forum LeakBase off the web
LeakBase’s earlier predecessor, Raidforums, which was seized in 2022, once hosted leaked data from users of crypto wallet firm Ledger. An international law enforcement…
Kraken 360 pre-TGE playbook Part 2: the 5-step execution window
TL; DR: The execution window between private mint and public TGE determines whether a token launch builds long-term credibility or creates avoidable risk. Custody coordination,…
Equities trading now available on Kraken Desktop
If you’ve been trading crypto with us and managing your stock portfolio somewhere else, there’s now a single place to do it all: Kraken Desktop. U.S. stocks and ETFs are now…
Coinbase, Microsoft and Europol take down phishing service ‘Tycoon 2FA’
Tycoon 2FA accounted for 62% of phishing attempts Microsoft blocked by mid last year, including over 30 million emails in a single month. A coalition of tech companies and law…
Big Tech signs Trump pledge to cover their own AI energy costs
US President Donald Trump says AI data centers “need some PR help,” promising that tech giants will pay for their own power to run the energy-intensive projects. US technology…
Korea halts trading as key indexes drop 10% on Middle East crisis
South Korea’s Kospi and Kosdaq tripped circuit breakers as the Middle East conflict drove a global exodus from stocks.
Former LAPD officer convicted of kidnapping teen in $350K crypto robbery
Former Los Angeles Police Department officer Eric Halem was convicted of handcuffing and threatening to kill a teenager to steal Bitcoin.
Indiana governor signs bill allowing crypto in retirement plans
House Bill 1042 also includes provisions to protect the rights of crypto users, barring public agencies from enforcing rules that ban crypto payments, self-custody, or mining.