As robots become more autonomous, one question is becoming increasingly important. How does a machine know it’s interacting with a real person? World ID and peaqOS have introduced a new answer. Through an integration with robotic.sh, robots and machines running peaqOS can now verify that they are interacting with a unique human using World ID,
American investment firm Pantera Capital’s portfolio manager has said “smart money” is helping push bitcoin’s price higher. Cosmo Jiang, portfolio manager at the firm, said in a Friday CNBC interview that the next resistance for the coin’s price could be around $80,000 and that while small pullback was possible, “smart money” was now flooding into
Bitcoin roared past $79,000 Friday, sustaining the biggest run in years following positive regulatory news and an announcement from the U.S. Treasury. The leading cryptocurrency hit as high as $79,319 before dipping slightly. It was recently priced at $77,584, a more than 7% rise over the past day. Over a seven-day period, the coin has
In a notable move within the digital asset ecosystem, Circle and Tether have collectively issued $3 billion in new stablecoins over the past two days, according to data from blockchain tracking platform Lookonchain. The issuance, which includes both $USDC and $USDT, signals a potential uptick in demand for stable digital assets and could foreshadow increased
Circle says Arc is on track for a Sept. 16 public mainnet launch that would open its production blockchain to users and applications while keeping block production within a permissioned validator set. In a separate post on X, Circle reported more than half a billion testnet transactions, nearly 3 million wallets and more than 100
Bitcoin continued its rise on Friday, having its best week since 2023 as over $1 billion in shortsellers’ positions got ruined and exchange-traded funds received billions in new cash. The leading cryptocurrency on Friday was recently trading 23% higher over a seven-day period after flying past $77,542. It earlier in the day reached as high
Flowra launches its Open Orderflow Auction to introduce competitive bidding for Solana transaction inclusion. The new Programmable Block Policy gives validators more control over transaction inclusion and compliance requirements. Solana’s ecosystem is undergoing a major infrastructure shakeup. Flowra, a blockchain infrastructure company has launched a new block-building system for Solana called the Open Orderflow Auction
The session offered some breathing room after a bruising stretch in which rising long-term Treasury yields repeatedly hammered stocks lower. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 104.12 points, the NYSE Composite gained 194.68 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ripped 517.84 points higher, and the S&P 500 tacked on 32.83 points during Friday’s trading session. Even with
Australia’s banking sector just took a notable step into digital assets. ANZ has launched one of the first bank-issued stablecoins in the country, a move that signals traditional finance is no longer just watching tokenized assets from the sidelines. The initiative ties directly into the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Project Acacia, a pilot program designed
Bitcoin price extended its sharp recovery on Aug. 21, rising above $76,000 for the first time since late May as institutional inflows and improving U.S. liquidity conditions supported the breakout. $BTC traded near $76,291, gaining almost 9% over 24 hours and approximately 19% during the previous seven days, according to crypto.news price data. The rally