kamal Table of Links Abstract and 1. Introduction Bitcoin and the Blockchain 2.1 The Origins 2.2 Bitcoin in a nutshell 2.3 Basic Concepts Crypto Exchanges Source of Value of crypto assets and Bootstrapping Initial Coin Offerings Airdrops Ethereum 7.1 Proof-of-Stake based consensus in Ethereum 7.2 Smart Contracts 7.3 Tokens 7.4 Non-Fungible Tokens Decentralized Finance and 8.1 … Read more
ArbitrumDAO has unveiled season one of its $40 million DeFi Renaissance Incentive Program (DRIP), allocating up to 24 million ARB tokens to accelerate decentralized finance growth on the Arbitrum network. The first season of DRIP focuses on leveraged looping strategies for yield-bearing ETH and stablecoins, with incentives flowing to leading lending and borrowing protocols including … Read more
Netflix will now let you create and share highlight clips of your favorite shows and movies right from the Netflix app on your phone. Last year, Netflix launched a feature that let you bookmark spots from shows and movies and save them to your account to watch again later or share with others. Starting today, … Read more
The new partnership will allow students to order anything from late-night snacks to weekly groceries directly within the Fizz app in as fast as 15 minutes.
The arrangement is part of a new partnership between PayPal and the AI provider, which benefits both companies in different ways.
With the new Moments update, Netflix users now have the option to adjust where each scene clip ends.
European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde urged European Union (EU) lawmakers to impose stringent requirements and safeguards on foreign stablecoins. Lagarde argued they should comply with the bloc’s regulatory standards before operating on EU soil, she said in a speech at a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) conference in Frankfurt on Wednesday. The ECB … Read more
Creators on Pump.fun think the new model is a step towards the platform rivalling the likes of Twitch and Kick.
The UK’s larger energy supplier, Octopus Energy, is launching its own EV charger. The Octopus Charge is designed to pair with the Intelligent Octopus Go tariff, which offers up cheaper electricity rates overnight for EV charging. Octopus Energy has designed and built its own EV charger and is backing it with a three-year warranty. There’s … Read more
Have you ever wanted Windows 11 to automatically switch between light and dark modes based on a schedule, or help you find keyboard shortcut conflicts? Well, Microsoft is about to solve both of these missing Windows features with PowerToys. The latest 0.94 release of PowerToys, the useful addons for Windows power users, includes a new … Read more
Solowin Holdings (SWIN), a publicly-traded investment holding firm, has announced it completed a $350 million acquisition of stablecoin infrastructure provider AlloyX, integrating its talent and technology as it aims to bolster its expansion into emerging markets. The Hong Kong-based financial firm said in a press release that the deal integrates AlloyX’s infrastructure, including a stablecoin … Read more
Growing decentralized trading and memecoin speculation from large investors are driving Avalanche’s blockchain activity, according to Nansen analysts.
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Bitcoin’s march toward $150,000 could gain momentum as soaring G7 bond yields push investors toward hard assets like BTC and gold.
Thanks to a major new initiative from the SEC & CFTC as a part of the broader ‘Project Crypto.’ Plus SOL leads the way again as crypto majors see more green.
IQM, a Finnish quantum computing company is now a unicorn after raising over $300 million in a Series B round funding led by Ten Eleven Ventures, a U.S. investment firm focused on cybersecurity.
The U.S. has jumped from fourth to second place in Chainalysis’ Global Crypto Adoption Index—but the APAC region leads growth.
Crypto infrastructure provider Utila raised $22 million in its latest fundraising round nearly tripling its valuation in the last six six months, the firm told CoinDesk. The round was led by Red Dot Capital Partners with Nyca, Wing VC, DCG and Cerca Partners among investors also participating, extending the March Series A funding round to … Read more
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading in a tight range around $111,000 having lost 2.9% of its value over the past 30 days. Bitcoin dominance has slipped from 61% to 57% in same period, indicating a bullish outlook for altcoins, coinciding with a slew of crypto treasury companies adoption altcoin accumulation strategies. Ether (ETH), up 1.1% since … Read more
Bybit, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, has launched its debit card across the European Economic Area (EEA), offering users a way to spend digital assets at merchants connected to the Mastercard payment network. Bybit EU’s card supports spending in bitcoin, USDC and other cryptocurrencies and allows users to link the card to Apple … Read more
Silent Data, a new Ethereum Layer 2 network developed by Applied Blockchain, has become the first privacy-focused chain to join the Superchain, the company said in a Wednesday press release. Built on the OP Stack, the London-based project is designed to let organizations run blockchain applications without exposing sensitive information, combining what it calls “programmable … Read more
The Paper Pro Move is similar in size to the iPad Mini but about an inch narrower. | Image: Remarkable A year after Remarkable introduced its Paper Pro digital notebook with an 11.8-inch color E Ink screen, the company is following up with a smaller version that prioritizes portability. The new Remarkable Paper Pro Move … Read more
The US climbed to second in Chainalysis’ 2025 Global Adoption Index rankings, with India taking out top spot and Pakistan, Vietnam and Brazil rounding out the top five.
XRP analysts believe in the potential to rebound to new all-time highs over the next few weeks or months as spot ETF approval odds in 2025 rise to 87%.
The Dutch National Bank fined OKX $2.6 million for operating in the Netherlands without registration before the EU’s MiCA rules took effect.
Glassnode’s HODL Waves visualize the distribution of bitcoin (BTC) supply across different age bands. Each colored band represents the percentage of BTC last moved within the time frame shown in the legend. The recent narrative around bitcoin’s declining price has focused on OG whales (long-time holders with large balances) selling their coins. This is partly … Read more