Vitalik Buterin said there are ways Ethereum can function as a financial fallback in times of instability through hardware solutions. As Sweden reconsiders its push toward a cashless society, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin highlighted the fragility of centralized digital payments and the opportunity presented by decentralized payment alternatives.  In recent years, Sweden has led the...Continue Reading

The Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025 will bring together over 10,000 people across more than 20 cities with $1 million in prizes to support blockchain ideas in Africa. The Hashgraph Association and the Exponential Science Foundation have launched the Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025, a global event designed to accelerate Web3 and artificial intelligence adoption across the...Continue Reading

Michael Saylor’s Strategy continued stacking Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency broke an all-time high above $110,000 last week. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin investor, bagged a fresh stash of BTC as the price briefly surged above $110,000 last week. Strategy acquired 4,020 Bitcoin (BTC) for $427.1 million between May 19 and 23, the...Continue Reading

Bitcoin could surpass $1.5 million by 2030 as macro fears, fiat inflation and institutional demand drive bullish long-term forecasts. Some prominent financial commentators and investment analysts are predicting a long-term Bitcoin rally that may send the asset’s price above $1 million before the end of the decade, driven by rising inflation and mounting global debt....Continue Reading

Chart patterns and onchain trends align to suggest a 25% downside risk for XRP price in the near term. Key takeaways: Over 70% of XRP’s realized cap was accumulated near recent highs, echoing previous market top patterns. XRP’s active address count has plunged over 90% since March 2025, signaling reduced transactional demand. Read moreContinue Reading

Bitcoin rebounded above $109,000, eyeing new all-time highs in reaction to President Donald Trump’s decision to extend EU tariffs to July 9. Key points: US President Donald Trump has extended the deadline of a proposed 50% tariff on EU goods to July 9. A temporary easing in trade tensions could help fuel Bitcoin’s rally to...Continue Reading

Crypto vesting tracker Tokenomist reports that $3.3 billion in tokens will be unlocked in June, a 32% drop from May’s $4.9 billion. Digital assets worth $3.3 billion are set to enter circulation in June as vesting periods for several major projects expire. According to crypto vesting tracker Tokenomist, $3.3 billion in tokens will be released...Continue Reading

A victim lost $2.6 million in stablecoins by falling for two zero-value transfer phishing scams within three hours, raising concerns over address poisoning tactics. A single victim was scammed two times within three hours, losing a total of $2.6 million in stablecoins. According to data shared on May 26 by crypto compliance firm Cyvers, the...Continue Reading

The record-breaking $10.8 billion milestone in crypto ETP inflows year to date came after global crypto investment products posted another record last week. Cryptocurrency investment products saw a sharp increase in inflows last week, driving the year-to-date (YTD) total above $10 billion, according to data from European crypto investment manager CoinShares. Global crypto exchange-traded products...Continue Reading

Palisade Research said AI developers may inadvertently reward models more for circumventing obstacles than for perfectly following instructions. Several artificial intelligence models ignored and actively sabotaged shutdown scripts during controlled tests, even when explicitly instructed to allow the action, Palisade Research claims. Three AI models ignored the instruction and successfully sabotaged the shutdown script at...Continue Reading