Binance launched a USD1 rewards campaign, distributing $40m in WLFI tokens through weekly airdrops. WLFI payouts are based on users’ net USD1 balances, with higher rewards for USD1 used as collateral. USD1’s market cap has surpassed $3 billion, while WLFI activity has increased across DeFi and payroll uses. Binance has rolled out a new rewards
Earlier this week, Coinbase announced the creation of an Independent Advisory Board on Quantum Computing and Blockchain, aiming to safeguard the crypto ecosystem against emerging quantum threats. The board will bring together leading experts in quantum computing, cryptography, and blockchain to assess risks and provide guidance to the broader industry. Quantum computers, if scaled successfully,
As part of our drive to introduce Ethereum to the far corners of the world, not to mention demonstrate the potential for embedded blockchain technology (even without light-nodes) I’m happy to announce the roll-out of our “eπ” Ethereum-on-Raspberry Pi programme. As part of our programme, we’re offering a full-kit for placing a full Ethereum node
Bitcoin and Ethereum face a $2.3b options expiry that will reveal whether the new options-heavy market structure can absorb hedging flows without reigniting casino-style volatility. Summary Around $2.3b in BTC and ETH options expire today, marking 2026’s first major derivatives settlement and a key liquidity inflection point. BTC trades near $89.7k versus $92k max pain;
Special thanks to Vitalik Buterin, Gavin Wood and Jeffrey Wilcke for countless revisions feedback, picks at their brains, and helping me read their tea leaves. Introduction In the world of cryptography-based computer science, the Ethereum technology vision has captivated the imagination of a large number of software developers and technologists who saw its obvious promise. But
Ozak AI ($OZ) is emerging as one of the most closely watched early-stage AI crypto projects as analysts model long-term ROI curves stretching into the 2026–2029 window. Built at the intersection of artificial intelligence and decentralized physical infrastructure (DePIN), Ozak AI blends autonomous intelligence tools with scalable infrastructure in a way neither ETH nor SOL
XRP price is drifting toward the $1.90 support zone as fading volume and negative funding rates suggest traders may be leaning too heavily to the short side. Summary XRP trades near $1.91, with weekly losses deepening and volume dropping nearly 50%. Funding rates have stayed negative since December, showing short-heavy positioning. Price is testing the
One of the interesting problems in designing effective blockchain technologies is, how can we ensure that the systems remain censorship-proof? Although lots of work has been done in cryptoeconomics in order to ensure that blockchains continue pumping out new blocks, and particularly to prevent blocks from being reverted, substantially less attention has been put on
22 Sep Bitfinex Alpha | Bitcoin Strengthens as Fed Rate Cut Sparks Volatility Posted at 12:08h in Bitfinex Alpha by Maria Lobusova Subscribeto Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe Bitcoin rallied past $112,500 and briefly touched $118,000 following the Federal Reserve’s rate cut, driven by short covering and speculative buying.
Binance has unveiled a $40 million WLFI airdrop campaign to reward users holding USD1 on the exchange. Summary Binance will distribute $40 million in WLFI tokens to eligible USD1 holders over four weeks. Rewards are calculated using daily balance snapshots across Spot, Margin, and Futures accounts. The campaign runs from Jan. 23 to Feb. 20,
