Quantum computing wonât break Bitcoin in 2026, but the growing practice of âharvest now, decrypt laterâ is pushing the crypto industry to prepare sooner rather than later....
Venture partners such as Pantera, Hash3 and Variant look back on a year of regulatory shifts and uneven markets, outlining cryptoâs biggest winners and losers in 2025....
đ Key Facts â Northern Data is majority-owned by Tether. â Northern Data sold its Bitcoin mining arm. â The buy...
The Tornado Cash developer was found guilty of operating an unlicensed transmitter business in August and could still be retried on two counts on which a jury deadlocked....
The reiteration of the payment companyâs plans not to pursue a public offering followed a $500 million fundraise in November, leading to a $40 billion valuation for Ripple....
The White House defended the release of Ilya Lichtenstein, who stole over 119,000 Bitcoin in 2016, from prison to home confinementâbut didnât take credit for the action....
Experts say major trends in Ethereumâs adoption could bring about a long-awaited surge in ETHâs price this yearâor at least the start of such a journey....
Bitcoin needed a return of retail and institutional demand for BTC to clear the next big hurdle at $90,000 and to spark a new rally toward six figures....
đ Key Facts â Bitcoin price briefly crossed $90,000 from $88,000 during Asian and European trading before retreating. â Futures open in...
The bill came after a Polymarket user netted more than $400,000 on a contract related to the removal of then-Venezuelan President NicolĂĄs Maduro, fueling concerns about insider trading....
The proposed TAO investment vehicle, one of the first exchange-traded products that could be available to US markets, is expected to be listed on NYSE Arca following approval....
đ Key Facts â The Federal Reserve is seeking public feedback on a new payment account. â This account could provide easier access to th...
XRP price gained in the first five days of 2026 as chart breakouts and steady ETF inflows produced targets near $3, with longer-term projections as high as $7-$8....
Coinbase has halted peso-based USDC on- and off-ramps in Argentina less than a year after launch, citing a review of local operations while keeping crypto trading fully active....
BlackRock has further separated itself from competitors in the crypto ETF market in 2025, with its Bitcoin and Ether funds, IBIT and ETHA, accounting for the majority of net inflows....
Rippling's CPO said he prefers to understaff than overstaff all his projects. Illustration by Thomas Fuller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Rippling's product chief Matt MacInnis says he deli...
Myanmar is holding its first election since the 2021 coup, but low turnout, civil war and the absence of real opposition have cast doubt on whether the vote can deliver stability or legitimacy....
Article URL: https://www.independent.ie/business/digital-euro-what-it-is-and-how-we-will-use-the-new-form-of-cash/a165973061.html Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46419121 Points: 31...
Leaders of a major Wall Street trade group and DeFi-focused crypto leaders are trying to hash out key disagreements before the market structure bill faces a do-or-die Senate vote next week....
Just over a year after being sentenced to five years in prison for the theft of billions of dollars in Bitcoin , hacker Ilya Lichtenstein is free. Lichtenstein announced his release in a post on X, sp...