Bitcoin was trading higher on Wednesday — but only slightly — after the Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates still. The leading cryptocurrency was recently priced at close to $64,402 per coin, after moving up by nearly 1% in the hour following the announcement. As expected, the U.S. central bank left the federal funds
Freehand has raised $75 million to expand AI agents that handle invoices, supplier negotiations, payments, and other supply-chain tasks for large companies. Summary Battery Ventures and NewRoad Capital Partners co-led the $75 million funding round. Freehand says its agents are deployed at Meta, Unilever, Pfizer, and Johnson & Johnson. Customers recovered 5% to 10% of
To the wonderful Ethereum Community, You often heard me say at conferences that Ethereum was not a company, a foundation, an implementation, or an individual. Ethereum is both an idea and an ideal, encompassing the first censorship-resistant network build specifically to enable those who need it the most to safely trade, privately self-organise and freely
Cambridge finds Bitcoin mining is growing cleaner as hydropower leads, while AI diversification remains in its early stages. Bitcoin mining is using more electricity than ever, yet its carbon footprint is growing at a slower pace. Fresh research from the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance points to a larger share of power coming from low-carbon
Aviva Investors has launched a tokenized share class of its US Dollar Liquidity Fund on the XRP Ledger, moving its Ripple partnership into production. Summary Aviva Investors launched its first tokenized fund structure on the XRP Ledger. The Ireland-domiciled fund received Central Bank of Ireland approval for its new share class. Eligible investors can access
Summary: Implementation bug in the go client may lead to invalid state Affected client versions: Latest (unpatched) versions of Go client; v1.1.2, v1.0.4 tags and develop, master branches before September 9. Likelihood: Low Severity: High Impact: High Details: Go ethereum client does not correctly restore state of execution environment when a transaction goes out-of-gas
Today’s Fed decision on rates will likely set Bitcoin’s near-term trajectory, but the real signal will show in the trading sessions that follow. Flow data will reveal if ETF demand will return post-FOMC and allow the price to break the range. Bitcoin enters today’s Federal Reserve decision capped by the same $68,000 ceiling that has
OSL Digital Securities has opened XRP trading to retail investors in Hong Kong, creating a regulated fiat on-ramp as US lawmakers continue debating federal crypto market rules. Summary OSL became Hong Kong’s first SFC-licensed platform to offer direct retail spot access to XRP. Retail users can access XRP/USD through Flash Trade and XRP/USD and XRP/HKD
One of the largest sources of confusion in the question of blockchain security is the precise effect of the block time. If one blockchain has a block time of 10 minutes, and the other has an estimated block time of 17 seconds, then what exactly does that mean? What is the equivalent of six confirmations
BNY has expanded its blockchain strategy by bringing the ownership records behind investment funds onchain through a new digital transfer agency platform for institutional clients. Summary BNY has launched a blockchain based transfer agency platform to keep fund ownership records onchain. The service will first support tokenized funds from Baillie Gifford, BlackRock and BNY Dreyfus.
