AmericanFortress, a company developing a universal privacy layer for blockchain, announced it has closed an $8 million seed funding round co-led by SAVA Digital Asset Fund, Moon Pursuit Capital, and 0G Labs. Alongside the funding, the company has filed a patent for quantum-resistant cryptographic transaction signing. The announcement comes amid growing concerns around the security
The 2026 Web3 Workforce Report shows a clear shift in web3 jobs: the market is moving from execution to supervision, as AI agents take on more routine work. The adoption tipping point For years, AI was a nice-to-have in crypto hiring. However, the report says 2026 marks a tipping point, based on about 2.000 job
Miami Beach — The stablecoin universe, dominated by Tether and Circle, hampers competition that could lead to better product-market fit for some important use cases, according to Ben O’Neill, Bridge’s head of money movement. “I think it’s a net bad for the growth of stablecoins as a whole, because you have two counterparties that have
RootData data shows CeFi raised about $606 million across 8 deals, infrastructure $105 million across 14, and DeFi $90 million. CeFi concentration and sector breakdown According to April data from Web3 analytics platform RootData, the disclosed total raised in the crypto primary market reached roughly $860 million, spread across 55 financing events and 5 M&A
Cryptocurrency market analyst Michael Nadeau stated that Bitcoin is once again approaching a critical technical level, and that the price is preparing to move towards the 200-day moving average at $84,000. According to Nadeau, such movements have been frequently seen in past bear markets, and all previous examples have resulted in lower levels. However, the
Shares of Nvidia jumped around 5.39% to close at $207.09, bringing the chip company’s total worth back near the $5 trillion mark for the first time since geopolitical tensions sent markets tumbling earlier this year. The graphics processor manufacturer last touched this valuation level before stock prices fell during market turbulence tied to the Iran
On last night’s earnings call for Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy), Michael Saylor and CEO Phong Le finally admitted that they’re considering selling the company’s bitcoin ($BTC). This sudden change undoes years of guidance and explicit assurances that Strategy would never sell. Specifically, Saylor and Le told analysts on the company’s first-quarter earnings webinar that Strategy will
Crypto asset manager 21Shares has listed preferred shares (ticker: STRC) of Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy, MSTR) on the London Stock Exchange, marking a significant expansion of digital asset-linked securities in traditional European markets. The listing, first reported by Decrypt, provides institutional and retail investors in the UK with direct access to a regulated product tied to
In brief 21shares launched the Strategy Yield ETN (STRC) on the London Stock Exchange, providing U.K. investors access to Strategy’s preferred shares. The ETN offers an 11.50% yield paid monthly in cash with tax deferral benefits. Strategy holds about $67 billion worth of Bitcoin and has seen surging demand for its STRC shares this year.