Shares of AsiaStrategy, formerly the luxury watchmaker Top Win, surged over 60% in premarket after announcing a Bitcoin treasury strategy in partnership with Sora Ventures. Shares of luxury watchmaker Top Win surged more than 60% in premarket trading after the company said it would adopt a Bitcoin accumulation strategy and had changed its name to...Continue Reading

Ethereum researcher Justin Drake told Cointelegraph that launching a 51% attack on Bitcoin would be “much cheaper” than on Ethereum, estimating the cost at around $10 billion. Ethereum Merge architect Justin Drake told Cointelegraph that it would be cheaper to launch a 51% attack on Bitcoin than on Ethereum. Drake said it would be “much...Continue Reading

A report shows 90% of institutional players are using or plan to use stablecoins, with banks prioritizing cross-border payments and speed as key benefits. Update May 16, 11:24 am UTC: This article has been updated to add comments from Ran Goldi, senior vice president of payments and network at Fireblocks. A report from enterprise-grade digital...Continue Reading

Hong Kong-rooted DDC has acquired 100 Bitcoin as part of its BTC reserve plan to acquire 5,000 BTC in the next 36 months. Mainland China, one of the world’s most restrictive countries toward cryptocurrency, may be inching closer to adoption as a locally operating brand announced a Bitcoin reserve strategy. DDC Enterprise, also known as...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s “power curve” is churning out giant six-figure BTC price targets this year — can BTC/USD really reach $220,000 or more? Key points: New Bitcoin price targets leverage interplay with gold to deliver $200,000 and higher this year. Bitcoin price cycles remain in focus as part of the BTC price “power curve” model. Read moreContinue Reading

“The next big wave in Web3 is education,” said Yat Siu, chairman of Animoca Brands, on stage at Consensus Toronto. Bringing student loans onchain would increase the total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) by more than four times, supercharging the industry, according to Yat Siu, chairman of Animoca Brands. Speaking at Consensus 2025...Continue Reading

Explore how Tether AI aims to disrupt centralized AI by enabling peer-to-peer, crypto-powered intelligence across devices and platforms. Tether AI is an open-source, decentralized artificial intelligence (AI) platform launched by Tether, the company behind the Tether USDt (USDT) stablecoin. Unlike traditional AI services that depend on centralized servers and require application programming interface (API) keys,...Continue Reading

The government of the tiny Pacific island of Tinian could be the first public US entity to launch a stablecoin after the region’s legislature overrode a veto of a stablecoin bill. The Pacific US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands has passed a bill allowing its small constituent island of Tinian to launch a stablecoin,...Continue Reading

Guthrie says there is still a “lot of innovation to do,” and it’s still “very early days,” but the market has matured and has greater sustainability than previous cycles. Jason Guthrie, head of product at asset manager WisdomTree, says he’s optimistic despite a noticeable lack of hype that typically comes along with a crypto bull...Continue Reading

“The blockchain gaming industry isn’t dead — it’s evolving. It’s moving from noise to signal,” says DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas. Blockchain gaming user activity dipped and funding slowed in April, but the overall ecosystem is healthier and maturing, according to blockchain analytics platform DappRadar. User activity dropped 10% over April, with blockchain gaming reaching a...Continue Reading