On Monday, a Bitcoin trader made a purchase worth millions of dollars, buying $10 worth of the digital currency from his online broker and sending it to the popular cryptocurrency exchange Kraken. It should have been a routine deal, but it quickly escalated into a substantial loss. The user did not pay a realistic fee,
Ripple is making a hard push into traditional finance, and the numbers back it up. The company has spent nearly $4 billion this year snapping up financial infrastructure companies in a bid to blend crypto with banking. In an interview with CNBC at the Swell 2025 conference in New York, CEO Brad Garlinghouse made it
Australia-based Propanc Biopharma has announced that it has secured $100 million from a crypto-focused family office to launch a crypto treasury — a move its CEO described as “transformative” as its cancer therapy product enters human trials next year. The private placement, structured through convertible preferred stock, provides Propanc with an initial $1 million investment
On-chain data suggests that institutional investors aggressively bought Bitcoin and Ethereum during the recent market dip. This surge in institutional activity points toward a potential stabilization and reversal of the recent bearish trend. Bitcoin Demand Sees Record Surge in 48 Hours According to CryptoQuant’s “Bitcoin: Apparent Demand (30-day sum)” metric, Bitcoin’s net buying demand surged
The price of Bitcoin rose on Monday as McDonald’s prepared for the McRib’s return in the U.S., mirroring momentum seen alongside the sandwich’s showing last year. For several years, the sandwich’s availability has been informally linked to periods of strength for the leading digital asset by market cap, as well as stock indices like the
The latest report from cryptocurrency exchange Bitfinex reveals that the recent sharp pullback in the market was not a collapse, but a controlled consolidation phase. Bitcoin fell 21.46% from its all-time high in October last week, briefly dropping below $100,000 to $99,045, according to the report. However, this move signals a search for a new
After two decades of courtroom battles, Visa and Mastercard are offering a $38 billion settlement to resolve allegations that they conspired to overcharge merchants through credit card “swipe fees.” Yet, despite the headline figure, many business groups argue the proposal fails to solve the problem at the heart of the dispute—how much it costs to
Silver once again moved above $50, claiming the top spot as the top appreciating trade of 2025. The precious metal moved ahead of gold and BTC again, driven by speculative interest. Silver is up over 58% in the year to date, surpassing the climb of both gold and BTC. Spot silver traded at $50.23, displacing
US President Donald Trump delivered important messages regarding both his domestic economic agenda and international trade policies in his remarks. His remarks sparked new debates on tariffs, inflation, the risk of government shutdowns, and global trade relations. Trump stated that a “very rapid improvement” in inflation was expected, saying, “Inflation will soon reach 1.5%.” This
Table of Contents The Role of Privacy in Onchain SystemsCore Features and ArchitecturePractical Use CasesBenefits for UsersAvailability and Next StepsFrequently Asked Questions Chainlink unveiled its Confidential Compute service on November 8, 2025, marking a step forward in addressing privacy challenges within blockchain technology. This new offering aims to enable private smart contracts across various blockchains,