In the financial industry, security has always been about staying one step ahead of attackers. For years, firms relied on perimeter defenses: firewalls, intrusion detection, layered passwords. But as the industry has discovered, most breaches do not come from the outside, they come from the inside. Insider threats, compromised credentials, and lateral movement within networks
Web3 startup aPriori has raised $20 million to expand its trading infrastructure platform, which aims to bring high-frequency trading (HFT) onchain and address technical and market challenges in decentralized finance (DeFi). The raise comes as institutional investors show growing interest in DeFi as an alternative source of yield. The round included participation from Pantera Capital,
Bitcoin’s price should be higher as its volatility has plunged and the asset has become more attractive asset for institutions, JP Morgan analysts said in a note Thursday. The analysts said that the price of the leading digital coin should be at $126,000 per coin, although they believe that BTC could still climb that high
A lot was said about how the U.S. economy can benefit from USD-pegged stablecoins, especially now, when the GENIUS Act provides a clearer framework for the issuers. But can other countries benefit from issuing stablecoins pegged to their respective national currencies? Yes, they can, and several countries are already joining the race. Summary USD-pegged stablecoins
Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin-fueled business model is cracking under pressure. The 15% drop in Strategy’s stock this month has wiped out the premium the company once enjoyed over its Bitcoin holdings, pulling the rug from under a plan that shaped a whole new class of corporate crypto buyers. The firm’s approach, using its balance sheet as
Ten-year-olds still swing machetes on Ghanaian cocoa farms that feed global chocolate giants. After decades of industry promises, over 1.5 million children work in conditions that would be illegal anywhere else. Swiss blockchain firm Fedrok AG and Ghanaian agribusiness FarmRight Ghana have launched a pilot designed to help prevent child labor from cocoa and palm
Spheron Network is excited to announce its groundbreaking collaboration with Datagram to reshape the decentralized physical infrastructure network (DePIN) and real time applications. This partnership aims to empower both builders and users by driving innovation. By doing this, this alliance is set to provide a performance-based and cost-effective backbone for infrastructure. Partnership Alert 👇Say hello
The U.S. Department of Commerce has turned to cryptocurrency exchange Kraken to support a new initiative that will put gross domestic product (GDP) data directly onto public blockchains. Announced by President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, the plan marks the first time a G7 country will use blockchain to distribute official economic statistics.
Bitcoin price is holding above $112K, with BTC price building a pattern that looks familiar to earlier breakouts. Bitplanet’s $40M Bitcoin treasury in South Korea adds a new layer to the adoption story but sits in the background compared to the charts. The focus remains on price action, where demand and resistance levels are shaping
This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. To the keen observer, there are many crosscurrents hitting the Federal Reserve right now — and those currents are beginning to erode Fed independence. The idea of a Fed independent from political influence has ebbed and flowed over the years. During