International Holding Company (ICH), an Abu Dhabi-based investment firm with a market capitalization of $240 billion, is backing a new blockchain that will serve as the base layer for a dirham-pegged stablecoin and state-linked digital projects. The ADI Foundation — created by an ICH subsidiary — announced the upcoming launch of ADI Chain, a Layer
Spacecoin announced the execution of the first blockchain transaction through space, completed via a CTC-0 satellite. Summary Spacecoin announced its first end-to-end blockchain transaction via a nanosatellite The signal went from Chile to Portugal through space and was validated on the blockchain Blockchain has just left Earth. The satellite-powered DePIN project, Spacecoin, completed the first-ever
Adam Back, a renowned cryptographer and close associate of Satoshi Nakamoto, has sent a crucial message to the Bitcoin (BTC) community. Back, in a short post on X, urged the Bitcoin community to ignore the misinformation and drama meant to distract them. He advocated that attention should be paid to strengthening the ecosystem. Adam Back
Bitcoin Knots supporters have argued in recent months that a change in an upcoming release of Bitcoin Core could open node operators up to legal attacks. The basic argument is that OP_RETURN outputs larger than 83 bytes, which will be relayed by default in Bitcoin Core version 30, will allow users to upload illegal content,
The U.S. government officially shut down at midnight after lawmakers in Congress failed to pass a new funding bill. While Wall Street dumped in early trading, Bitcoin’s price surged to fresh highs above $118,000. At 12:01 a.m., the funding bill that kept the government running expired, leaving large parts of the federal apparatus shuttered. Social
The tokenized U.S. Treasury market added $372.55 million over the past seven days, lifting total value to $7.65 billion as institutional products pulled in the bulk of new cash. Tokenized Bonds Expand as Institutions Favor Onchain Money Funds Current rwa.xyz data shows $7.65 billion in value, up 4.87% week over week, with average yield to
Key Takeaways Over $760 million in assets were bridged onto Solana from other blockchains in September. Significant inflows were observed from Ethereum, EVM-compatible chains, and Tron, enabled by cross-chain protocols like deBridge. Solana recorded over $760 million in assets bridged from other blockchain networks during September, highlighting growing cross-chain activity on the platform. The significant
Circle (CRCL), the crypto company known for its USDC stablecoin, introduced on Wednesday its tokenized U.S. Treasury fund offering to Solana, expanding its footprint to the blockchain known for low-cost transactions and fast settlement times. The move expands the USYC token beyond Ethereum, Near, Base and Canton networks and the planned addition of BNB Chain.
Following the US budget crisis that has been talked about for days, the US federal government has officially shut down. As fiscal year 2025 draws to a close, no agreement has been reached on a budget to fund the federal government. As a result, the US federal government went into shutdown (temporary work stoppage) on