SoFi (SOFI) has launched a U.S. dollar stablecoin, SoFiUSD, in a bid to bring faster, cheaper money movement to banks, fintechs and enterprise platforms. The coin is issued by SoFi Bank, a nationally chartered and FDIC-insured institution, making it the first U.S. national bank to offer open access to its stablecoin infrastructure. Last month, JPMorgan
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brett Knoblauch on Wednesday raised his price target on Hut 8 (HUT) to $72 from $64 following the company’s announcement of a $7 billion lease agreement with AI infrastructure firm Fluidstack. “We believe this is a deal the market has been waiting for,” Knoblauch wrote in a note to clients, calling the
A small but growing group of Bitcoin advocates and crypto fund managers is urging the network to accelerate work on quantum-resistant signatures, arguing that the perception of a future “quantum threat” could become a market risk long before it becomes a practical one. Some supporters are pointing to a draft Bitcoin Improvement Proposal known as
People can now trade tokenized versions of American stocks right inside the Telegram messaging app. The xStocks platform started running on TON Blockchain on December 18, 2025, and works through Wallet in Telegram, giving roughly 100 million users access to buy and sell shares any time of day. Users can buy tokenized shares of Tesla
Ethereum ecosystem scaling has moved from theory to actual production-grade infrastructure. Optimistic Rollups, ZK Rollups, major Layer 1 upgrades like The Merge and The Dencun upgrade (EIP-4844), and other Layer 2 scaling solutions have helped transform Ethereum from a congested base layer into the core of a rapidly growing multi-layer ecosystem. The question is no
Table of Contents Rapid User Growth and MilestonesHow Does Gift Fest Work? Core Gameplay and ProgressionPrizes, Raffles, and RewardsEchoes of Tap-to-Earn and the Road to 2026Frequently Asked Questions Gift Fest has emerged as a seasonal mini-app within Telegram, drawing millions of users through its blend of casual gameplay and prize opportunities. Launched in late November
Bitcoin surged $3,000 in an hour on Dec. 17, reclaiming $90,000 as $120 million in short positions vaporized, then collapsed to $86,000 as $200 million in longs liquidated, completing a $140 billion market-cap swing in two hours. The movement was driven by leverage, making it seem that leveraged positions are out of control. However, Glassnode’s
From “it’s so over” to “we’re so back” – market sentiment flips fast these days on social media. Just days after AI bubble fears resurfaced, Micron (MU), a critical supplier of memory chips used in AI infrastructure and data centers, has posted blowout earnings, reversing that gloom in a flash. The result is U.S. technology
EDENA Capital Partners has raised $100 million from New York-based investment firm GEM to expand its government-approved digital securities infrastructure in emerging markets. According to a press statement shared with Cryptopolitan, the Singapore-based blockchain firm said the funding see through the launch of Security Token Offering (STO) exchanges in Indonesia and Egypt, trading assets like
SpaceX’s Bitcoin treasury has fallen more than $300 million in value from its recent peak, as the price of Bitcoin pulled back from October highs. Notably, SpaceX currently holds just over 8,000 Bitcoin, valued at approximately $687.6 million, according to on-chain data retrieved by Finbold from Arkham. The aerospace company’s BTC holdings reached an estimated