The crypto-focused investment arm of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz argues that modern cryptographic techniques, such as zero-knowledge proofs, can protect user privacy but still allow law enforcement to crack down on bad actors. In a report on Tuesday, a16z Crypto policy partner Aiden Slaven and regulatory counsel David Sverdlov said that ZK-proofs, which verify
Retail crypto traders have seemingly flipped bearish after Bitcoin failed to pick itself up from a recent dip below $113,000, clocking a 17-day low. “Retail traders have done a complete 180 after Bitcoin failed to rally and dipped below $113,000,” said analysts at blockchain analytics firm Santiment on Wednesday. Santiment also reported that the past
On Tuesday, three affiliated NYSE-listed companies under AMTD Group proposed a crypto-for-stock conversion program that would let holders swap Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, Binance’s BNB, and USDC for newly issued shares under the exchange. AMTD IDEA (AMTD), AMTD Digital (HKD), and The Generation Essentials Group (TGE) formed the program with pricing that would be set by
Stablecoins are dominating the future of finance as billion-dollar IPOs ditch cash for blockchain, unlocking unmatched speed, savings, and global access. Stablecoins Power Historic $1.15B IPO, Reshaping Market Infrastructure Stablecoins are becoming an increasingly common tool in financial markets, viewed as faster, cheaper, and more globally accessible than traditional settlement systems. Coinbase reinforced this perspective
Skeptics of Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap have speculated that layer-2 networks might eventually peel away from the ecosystem. The concern was that rollup teams would grow tired of paying Ethereum’s data availability fees and break off into sovereign layer-1 chains with their own validators. But so far, that hasn’t happened. Instead, the gravitational pull has flowed
TradeOS, a blockchain-based trading infrastructure provider, is partnering with Revox AI, a decentralized firm for robust dApps using AI and Web3. The collaboration aims to advance AI-to-AI composability to enhance the Web3 user experience. As disclosed by TradeOS in its social media announcement, the partnership will unlock unique possibilities for AI-led task execution within the
0G Labs is rolling out a six-month push to bring Chinese-speaking developers into its decentralized AI ecosystem, and it’s doing it with two local partners: HackQuest and TinTinLand. The aim is straightforward: make the 0G stack easier to learn in Chinese and onboard more than 3,000 builders to the protocol. Unlike one-off webinars or translated
U2DPN is thrilled to announce its groundbreaking partnership with Spheron Network to boost the movement of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN). This alliance is set to shed light on the security, scalability, and decentralization of compute infrastructure and tier support for the Web3 ecosystem. 🚀 Thrilled to announce @u2dpn_network’s partnership with @SpheronFDN! 🌐 We’re teaming