How Lost Passwords Landfills and Human Error Created the Largest “Invisible Wealth” Tragedies in Crypto History When blockchain analytics firm Arkham released its list of the world’s richest people in crypto this November, the names at the top shocked no one. The mysterious Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto remains the wealthiest with more than $100 billion…
XRP continues to draw intense market attention as its price action tightens near a major inflection point. After spending a week trapped in narrow consolidation, the token is now pressing against the critical $2.22 resistance, a level that traders believe could determine whether a major bullish breakout is imminent. At the time of analysis, XRP…
When Shawn Chan talks about the future of banking, he does so with a rare blend of legal precision, regulatory fluency, and frontier-tech intuition. As the CEO of Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB), Chan stands at the nexus of two powerful forces reshaping global finance: the digital-asset revolution and the fast-strengthening economic corridor linking Asia with…
In a week defined by sweeping regulatory signals, political maneuvering, and fast-moving debates around both crypto and artificial intelligence, U.S. policymakers delivered a series of developments that could reshape how digital assets interact with financial institutions and federal oversight. From the SEC’s rare approval of a Solana-based token to the possibility of the most crypto-aligned…
Uzbekistan is preparing to take one of the most significant regulatory steps in its digital-asset history, unveiling a comprehensive framework that will legalize the use of stablecoins in payments and allow the issuance and trading of tokenized securities beginning in 2026. The ambitious overhaul signals a strategic push by the Central Asian nation to build…
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) suffered one of its most disruptive outages in years after a cooling failure at a major Illinois data center halted electronic trading for nearly 10 hours, freezing price discovery across major futures markets and sparking accusations of manipulation from frustrated traders worldwide. CME confirmed the interruption was caused by a…
The crypto market saw intense volatility this week as XPL collapsed 90% amid stalled development concerns, while XRP moved closer than ever to securing the first U.S. pure spot XRP exchange-traded fund (ETF) — a milestone that could reshape crypto investment beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum. At the center of the development is Canary Funds’ XRP…
When Plasma launched its stablecoin-focused blockchain initiative earlier this year, supporters hailed it as a cutting-edge reinvention of how digital dollars could be minted, transferred, and settled at scale. Early promotional material described a powerful network designed from the ground up to support institutional-grade stablecoin issuance — a system that would be “fast, secure, composable,…
PayPal, one of the most well-known financial technology companies globally, has announced a major Bitcoin giveaway that has caught the attention of cryptocurrency enthusiasts and casual users alike. The total prize pool for this campaign exceeds $1 million, making it one of the largest promotions by a mainstream digital payments company in the crypto space….
Cryptocurrency sentiment remains deeply negative despite some pockets of activity among altcoins. The widely watched Fear and Greed Index continues to signal extreme caution, holding at 15 after touching a record-low 10 last week. That low marked the deepest risk aversion seen this cycle, leaving traders hesitant to engage broadly in the market. Meanwhile, Bitcoin…