Solana Just Got Faster—Is It Bullish for SOL?
Solana has activated the first reduction in its block timing since launch, speeding up transactions on the network.
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Block and Tesla remain profitable on Bitcoin treasuries while peers bleed
Tesla and Block's strategic Bitcoin management highlights the importance of timing and accounting practices in corporate crypto investments. The post ...
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Cash App Adds XRP, SOL and ETH via Moonpay for 59M Users
Cash App users can now buy XRP, solana, ether, and USDT directly through a new Moonpay integration, giving the app’s 59 million users access to tokens...
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Block open sources Berd, a desktop app for AI agent management
Block's open-sourcing of Berd enhances AI management accessibility but limits community collaboration, reflecting a controlled open-source strategy. T...
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Uber sold 67.5 million Aurora shares in $479 million block trade
Uber's stake reduction in Aurora highlights strategic capital reallocation, impacting investor confidence in autonomous vehicle ventures. The post Ube...
Aug 18open_in_new
Uber sells $476M stake in Aurora Innovation through block trade
Uber's stake reduction in Aurora highlights strategic capital reallocation, impacting investor confidence in autonomous vehicle ventures. The post Ube...
Aug 18open_in_new
Polymarket Hit With Access Block in South Korea Over Gambling Allegations
Polymarket faces another regulatory setback as South Korea orders access blocked.
Aug 18open_in_new
Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma plans to sell 3% stake for $309M through block deal
Sharma's stake sale highlights shifting dynamics in Indian fintech, reflecting regulatory impacts on foreign investments and market stability. The pos...
Aug 18open_in_new
South Korea moves to block Polymarket over gambling concerns
The Korea Media and Communications Commission said Polymarket’s structure and operations amount to illegal gambling despite its noncustodial design an...
Aug 18open_in_new
EU Empowers Regulators to Block Third-Country Crypto Platforms
The 21st package of European Union sanctions against Russia, passed on July 23, apart from tightening the screws on the Russian ruble stablecoin netwo...
Aug 18open_in_new
Trader Turns $9.6K Into $282K Tracking CZ’s Wallet
The trader paid nearly $10 in gas, hundreds of times above the usual rates, to secure a position just one block after CZ's transaction.
Aug 17open_in_new
Bitcoin’s Final 929,465 BTC Will Take More Than a Century to Mine
Bitcoin has already produced about 20.07 million BTC since it launched in January 2009. At block height 962570, roughly 929,465 bitcoin remain under t...
Aug 16open_in_new
Block EPS surges 65%, stock drops despite strong earnings
Despite strong earnings, investor skepticism about growth sustainability highlights market volatility and the pressure on tech firms to exceed expecta...
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BIP-110 Breakaway Chain Faces a Long Fight to Survive
Since Bitcoin split at block 961632 on Aug. 8, the tiny Roughnecks pool has burned scarce hashpower chasing a chain almost nobody can trade, grinding ...
Aug 15open_in_new
Binance Blocks HTX and EXMO. Sixteen Platforms Cut Off Amid Sanctions Push
For brokers, part of the counterparty due diligence now happens upstream, as exchanges start filtering out sanctioned platforms before brokers have to...
Aug 14open_in_new
Binance to block transactions with HTX, EXMO and other crypto platforms over compliance rules
Binance's move highlights the increasing influence of regulatory pressures on crypto exchanges, potentially reshaping user interactions and market dyn...
Aug 14open_in_new
Kalshi Ordered to Block Washington Bets Days After CFTC Backed It
A King County judge gave the exchange until August 19 to stop offering sports, election and politics wagers in the state.
Aug 14open_in_new
XDC Network Adds Clear Street as Institutional Masternode Validator
NEW YORK — August 13, 2026 — XDC Network, an open-source, EVM-compatible Layer-1 blockchain built for payments, trade finance and real-world assets, t...
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Harmony Patches Pre-Staking Quorum and Receipt-Replay Flaws After ONE Mint Claim
Harmony asked exchanges to block four wallets and paused its bridge, while an analyst’s estimate of four billion unauthorized ONE remains unconfirmed.
Aug 12open_in_new
BNB Chain’s BEP-675 Proposal Targets Faster Block Building
BNB Chain has introduced BEP-675, a draft proposal aimed at improving network throughput by reducing block re-execution in the validator process.
Aug 12open_in_new
Buried in the FCC’s New Robot Import Ban: The 35% Foreign-Parts Rule
U.S. regulators have moved to block imports of foreign-made humanoid robots, targeting devices produced abroad, especially in China, on national secur...
Aug 12open_in_new
Riot’s Anthropic Deal Shows Bitcoin Miners Are Moving Deeper Into AI Compute
Riot Platforms has signed a long-term data center lease agreement tied to Anthropic, giving the Bitcoin miner another route into AI and high-performan...
Aug 11open_in_new
Ravencoin Crashes 20% as Critical Exploit Threatens to Rollback Network
Two mining pools controlling most of Ravencoin's hash power are already rebuilding the chain from before Friday's first bad block—here's what a forced...
Aug 11open_in_new
Key Republican urges US to block advanced chips to China
Tighter US chip export controls to China could reshape global semiconductor supply chains, impacting international manufacturing strategies. The post ...
Aug 10open_in_new
BIP-110 ends with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
BIP-110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2-block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a No...
Aug 10open_in_new
BIP-110 dies with a whimper, CLARITY vote punted: Hodler’s Digest, Aug. 9
BIP-110 forks itself into oblivion with a “2-block chain” and CLARITY will finally get a Senate vote in September. The odds say that vote will be a No...
Aug 10open_in_new
BIP-110 Backers Plot Minority Chain’s PoW Reset to ‘Fire’ Bitcoin Miners
BIP-110 proponents are debating whether to change the proof-of-work algorithm on their stalled minority chain after it managed to mine only two blocks...
Aug 9open_in_new
Israel vows to block Iran’s nuclear ambitions despite US talks
Israel's stance may heighten regional tensions, potentially undermining US-Iran negotiations and increasing the risk of military conflict. The post Is...
Aug 9open_in_new
Bitcoin’s Splintered BIP-110 Fork Falls Behind by 18 Blocks
At 7:56 p.m. EDT on Saturday, Following Bitcoin’s chain split at block height 961632, BIP-110-aligned mining pool Roughnecks managed to squeeze out a ...
Aug 9open_in_new
Democrats block Crypto Clarity Act vote before summer recess
The legislative delay highlights ongoing partisan divides, potentially stalling regulatory clarity for digital assets and affecting market stability. ...
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