MegaETH, a high-performance blockchain built to make Ethereum applications feel nearly instant, debuted its public mainnet Monday, entering an ecosystem mired in a fundamental debate over how Ethereum should scale. The project, which had pitched itself as a layer-2 “real-time blockchain” targeting more than 100,000 transactions per second (tps), would make onchain interactions feel closer
Bitcoin has been in decline since reaching its all-time high of $126,000 last October. While uncertainty continues for Bitcoin, which has fallen as low as $60,000, Bitfinex has provided an updated assessment. Bitfinex stated that the recent drop in Bitcoin represents the deepest major correction of the current cycle. Bitcoin has recovered since then, but
Dan Romero, co-founder of the decentralized social protocol Farcaster and a former Coinbase executive, is joining Tempo, a layer 1 blockchain focused on stablecoin payments. I’m thrilled to announce that I’m joining @tempo! Stablecoins are a generational opportunity and I’m excited to work with @matthuang, @gakonst and the rest of the team to make them
The White House will hold a second meeting on Tuesday afternoon aimed at pushing banks and crypto firms toward a deal on stablecoin yields, a key dispute blocking progress on the CLARITY Act and fueling tensions between banks and crypto firms. The session follows an earlier closed-door gathering that ended without agreement on whether digital
US President Donald Trump has announced the successor to Jerome Powell, whose term as FED Chairman expires in May. At this point, Trump nominated Kevin Warsh. While discussions continue about how Kevin Warsh will affect the markets, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made important statements on the matter. According to Reuters, Scott Bessent, speaking to
Adam Back, a legendary cypherpunk whose work, HashCash, was mentioned by the mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto in the Bitcoin whitepaper, and who corresponded with Satoshi about $BTC, has taken to his X account to slam the former “Bitcoin Jesus” Roger Ver and everyone who supports his claim that Bitcoin was “hijacked” after Satoshi disappeared. Ver converted
E-Estate Group Inc., a company specializing in tokenized real estate, has revealed its roadmap for the next eight years, putting a special emphasis on scaling and institutional integration. Titled Vision 2034, the document also outlined some major milestones planned for 2026, including extended offerings such as tokenized apartments. Other initiatives include the tokenization of villas
AllianceBernstein has issued one of the most confident Bitcoin outlooks seen this year. The global asset manager, which oversees nearly 779 billion dollars in assets, believes Bitcoin could surge to 150000 within the current market cycle. Executives described the present environment as unusually resilient, noting that recent volatility failed to expose hidden structural risks. Unlike
CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of leaders and laggards in the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1975.37, down 2.8% (-55.94) since 4 p.m. ET on Friday. One of 20 assets is trading higher. Leaders: BCH (+3.4%) and ETH (-1.3%). Laggards: APT (-9.4%) and NEAR (-8.0%).
Erebor, a Bitcoin-focused digital bank backed by billionaire investors Peter Thiel and Palmer Luckey, has officially become an OCC-chartered national bank. The approval, highlighted by Bitcoin historian Pete Rizzo, marks one of the most significant regulatory milestones for Bitcoin-native finance in U.S. history. With this charter, Erebor can now operate nationwide under federal banking oversight