Péter Szilágyi, a former Ethereum Foundation employee and the lead Geth developer, said the organization repeatedly undermined his team. A lead developer of the Geth Ethereum client has accused the Ethereum Foundation (EF) of secretly creating and funding a second Geth development team. The Geth client is the software used by validators to execute Ethereum...Continue Reading

The acquisition of Privy follows Stripe’s entry into the stablecoin market in 2024. Stripe has acquired Privy, a cryptocurrency wallet infrastructure developer, for an undisclosed amount, highlighting the global payment processor’s growing pivot toward digital assets.  Privy confirmed the acquisition on Wednesday in an announcement on social media that it will continue to operate as...Continue Reading

The UAE Machine Economy Free Zone envisions a world where tokenholders receive a share of the revenue from machine-economy activities. Layer-1 blockchain peaq and the Pulsar Group have launched a dedicated sandbox in the United Arab Emirates aimed at exploring the integration of robotics and AI within a decentralized economy. The organizations have created a...Continue Reading

Senators questioned Brian Quintenz on prediction markets, his experiences dealing with debanking, and how he would potentially handle an entirely Republican-staffed CFTC. Brian Quintenz declined to say whether he supports maintaining a bipartisan balance at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission during a Senate nomination hearing on Tuesday, avoiding a key question from lawmakers weighing his...Continue Reading

Bitcoin may see more upside if the world’s two largest trading nations finalize their tariff deal and end global economic uncertainty. Bitcoin is closing in on a new high, buoyed by renewed optimism that the United States and China have reached a final agreement on their long-awaited trade deal. The world’s largest trading economies have...Continue Reading

Distorted price signals from fiat currencies have destroyed the ability to make rational economic calculations, according to Truth for the Commoner founder Marty Bent. Truth for the Commoner (TFTC), a media company that advocates for Bitcoin and sound money principles via a newsletter and podcast, launched the “Opportunity Cost” browser extension on Wednesday, allowing users...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s recent rally occurred as funding rates turned negative, and BTC held on exchanges and OTC desks shrank. Key takeaways: Bitcoin onchain data shows a steady depletion of exchange and OTC balances, pointing to long-term accumulation and tightening supply. With BTC open interest near record highs and liquidity drying up, the market is tightly coiled,...Continue Reading