After announcing the “largest forfeiture action” in the history of the DOJ, the US faces questions about how it accessed the over 127,000 Bitcoin stolen from the LuBian mining pool.
Institutions are exploring blockchain settlement, but they cannot move forward without system-level privacy, says ZKsync developer.
The United Arab Emirates’ central bank digital currency pilot has made its first transaction, reportedly completed in under two minutes.
SoFi CEO Anthony Noto says the bank also plans to introduce a stablecoin called SoFi USD and views blockchain and crypto as a “super cycle technology.”
Fortune reports that Coinbase’s $2 billion acquisition of BVNK fell through during due diligence, the final stage before closing a deal.
Money was anonymous for thousands of years until the recent experiment in financial surveillance. Privacy-preserving crypto offers a path back to normalcy.
Some critics argue the threat posed by quantum computers is overblown, including Strategy chairman Michael Saylor, who has once called it a marketing ploy to pump quantum-branded tokens.
TeraWulf reported the average price of Bitcoin during Q3 was $114,390, compared to only $61,023 for the same period last year.
X users have already reported using the new Bitcoin payment feature at coffee shops across the United States.
Once a simple stablecoin issuer, Tether now mirrors central bank mechanics with reserves, profits and policy-like decisions.