Brazil’s Central Bank is abandoning the blockchain component of Drex, its ambitious central bank digital currency project. The surprise decision was announced at the Blockchain Rio conference in Rio de Janeiro last week, marking a significant course correct for the Hyperledger Besu-based project that was once heralded as the vehicle for tokenizing the country’s financial
Bitcoin’s price climbed above $123,000 today, according to data from Bitcoin Magazine Pro, putting it just shy of breaking its current all-time high of $123,180 set on July 14, 2025. The move comes amid surging institutional interest, record corporate holdings, and growing national-level profits from BTC adoption. JUST IN: $123,000 Bitcoin pic.twitter.com/jKYgPK0wIS — Bitcoin Magazine
In a stunning reversal, President Donald Trump who once called Bitcoin a “scam” has delivered one of his most direct endorsements of cryptocurrency yet. He is now calling the traditional financial system “broken” and arguing that digital assets offer a “solution.” This dramatic change of heart coincides with a flurry of pro-crypto policy actions and
Federal prosecutors in New York are pursuing fraud charges against the former CEO of a crypto-powered casino, claiming the 39-year-old gambled away investors’ cash. The U.S. Justice Department recently charged former Zero Edge CEO Richard Kim with securities and wire fraud for allegedly diverting $3.8 million worth of seed round funding to himself for personal
Blockstream CEO Adam Back, who has occasionally made headlines with allegations of being Satoshi Nakamoto, made remarkable assessments on Bitcoin’s current market cycle. In his social media post, Back reminded that the previous halving cycle began in May 2020 and concluded with a peak of $73.7,000 in March 2024. Back noted that the current cycle
Bitcoin hit another all-time high price mark on Wednesday as a increasingly favorable macro environment pushes traders to take more risk. And Ethereum might be following right behind. The leading cryptocurrency hit a new peak price of $122,882 on Wednesday afternoon, beating its previous July record of $122,838, CoinGecko data shows. Stocks also soared to close
VitaminAi, a popular AI agent marketplace, has begun a new partnership with Forcefi, a prominent matchmaking company. The collaboration focuses on linking emerging blockchain projects with veteran contributors (or Curators). In line with the official announcement shared by VitaminAi on X, the move endeavors to fill the critical gaps existing in overall project development. In
Coinbase is teaming up with Squads to bolster the adoption of the USDC stablecoin on the Solana blockchain. Summary Coinbase and Squads have joined forces to boost USDC adoption on Solana. The initiative builds on Squads’ securing of over $1 million in USDC across its product suite. Coinbase announced the relaunch of its Stablecoin Bootstrap
As tokenized real-world assets surpass $25 billion in value, a new accelerator backed by Galaxy, OKX, and Anchorage aims to prepare startups for institutional scale. Summary As tokenized RWAs top $25.5 billion, a new accelerator backed by Galaxy, OKX, and others is launching to support early-stage startups building for institutional scale. Called Ascend, the program
Vaultz Capital, società quotata su AQSE con il ticker V3TC, announced today a significant operation that further consolidates its presence in the digital asset sector. The company has indeed purchased 17.15 bitcoin for a total value of 1.52 million pounds, thus bringing the total bitcoin reserves of the company to 135 units, for a value