Ripple announced plans on Wednesday to secure an Australian Financial Services License through the proposed acquisition of BC Payments Australia Pty Ltd, per a release shared with CoinDesk. The acquisition, which is still subject to completion, would allow Ripple to offer its full payments stack in Australia, covering onboarding, compliance, funding, foreign exchange, liquidity management,
A couple in western Paris was held hostage and forced to transfer roughly €900,000 ($980,000) in Bitcoin after three criminals posing as police officers broke into their home in what appears to be the latest crypto “wrench attack.” Summary Three attackers posing as police forced their way into a home in Yvelines, threatening the victims
What Devcon is all about Now that we’re well into the new year, our Devcon team wanted to share some of our thinking on what’s to come for Devcon this year. With new goals driving this year’s effort, we’ve learned from successes and challenges in recent years, and we’ll provide some early details on what’s
Seattle, Washington–(Newsfile Corp. – March 11, 2026) – Lithosphere creator J. King Kasr has launched Lithic, a sensible contract programming language designed to deliver deterministic execution and cryptographic ensures to synthetic intelligence working inside blockchain infrastructure. The brand new language introduces a structured mannequin for integrating AI companies immediately into decentralized methods whereas sustaining
Danielle Moinet — known to millions of fans worldwide as WWE Superstar Summer Rae — has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026, bringing a one-of-a-kind perspective on Bitcoin, financial sovereignty, and breaking barriers to the world’s largest Bitcoin conference in Las Vegas. A former WWE Superstar who competed from 2013 to 2017,
Bitcoin’s on‑chain data is flashing a strange mix of softer retail‑style activity and still‑robust throughput, fees and capital flows that look more like consolidation than exhaustion. Summary Active Bitcoin addresses have dropped to roughly 660,000 on a seven‑day basis, a 12‑month low that coincides with more batching, consolidation and custodial use. The network still processes
The Stateless Ethereum Summit It’d be a fools errand to try and provide a representative or objective summary immediately following this week in Paris — I and everyone else whom were present shall be spending the coming weeks refining our takeaways, and adjusting for the year ahead. But for you, dear reader, who felt the
Hyperliquid price is testing $35 as oil-linked perpetual contracts surge, driving record trading volume and attracting institutional attention. Summary Hyperliquid is trading near the top of its weekly range of $35.20. A spike in oil perpetual contracts, driven by geopolitical tensions, has led to a surge in trading volumes HYPE is holding above the mid-Bollinger
09 Jan Bitfinex Announces Reduced BRL – USDt Conversion Fees via SmartPay on SWAPX Posted on 9 January, 2026 in Media Releases by Maria Lobusova ROAD TOWN, Tortola, British Virgin Islands – January 8, 2026 Bitfinex, the state-of-the-art cryptocurrency exchange, today announced a reduction in conversion fees between the Brazilian real and Tether USDt on
Strange times. I hope you are all well and continue to take care of yourselves, your families, and your communities. We’re a bit overdue on a quick update. My apologies. I’ll keep them coming at a regular clip after this one. Eth2 is looking good — Phase 0 is stable, client teams are crushing it,
