A new class of crypto treasury companies is emerging around Strategy’s high-yield stock, STRC, drawing in firms looking to capture both exposure to bitcoin BTC$73,867.77 and additional income. STRC is a security issued by Strategy, the largest publicly traded holder of bitcoin, as a funding vehicle to support its ongoing bitcoin accumulation strategy. The company
Bitcoin price fell nearly 3% on Wednesday as investors booked profits following its sharp rally above $75,000 the previous day amid renewed hopes of U.S.-Iran peace talks. Summary Bitcoin fell about 3% to an intraday low of $73,617 after a 7% rally the previous day, as traders took profits following the surge above $75,000. Market
One of the key properties that is usually sought for in a cryptoeconomic algorithm, whether a blockchain consensus algorithm such a proof of work or proof of stake, a reputation system or a trading process for something like data transmission or file storage, is the ideal of incentive-compatibility – the idea that it should be
Today Presidio Bitcoin, a Bitcoin hub located in the Bay Area in California, has launched a knowledge repository/living report on Github to track the current state of research related to Bitcoin’s quantum vulnerability. Our Quantum Bitcoin Summit last July helped push bitcoin’s quantum discussion forward. Today we’re publishing Bitcoin’s Quantum Readiness, a living paper on
X is transforming its interface into a financial dashboard with the launch of “smart cashtags” for iPhone users in the US and Canada. Summary X has launched interactive cashtags on iOS in the US and Canada, featuring live charts and contract address tracking. A partnership with Wealthsimple allows Canadian users to trade assets directly within
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” Alan Kay January 3rd 2009 marked the beginning of a new era. The invention of the blockchain is a milestone in technology — the string of characters 36PrZ1KHYMpqSyAQXSG8VwbUiq2EogxLo2 being just one of the side effects triggered by it. Thanks to you and this technology, more
Seattle, Washington–(Newsfile Corp. – April 15, 2026) – Lithosphere has launched autonomous agent infrastructure inside its Lithosphere Makalu Testnet, enabling clever programs to execute, work together, and coordinate straight inside decentralized environments. The event advances Lithosphere’s AI-native structure by positioning brokers as lively members in blockchain programs somewhat than exterior application-layer parts. Autonomous agent
The Chainlink price narrative shifted this week when the protocol upgraded its Data Streams infrastructure to deliver near-real-time pricing for US stocks and ETFs on a 24/5 basis, giving DeFi protocols access to the same equity data that covers roughly $80 trillion in global market value. Summary Chainlink’s 24/5 US Equities Streams launch on April
Over the next few weeks, I am going to make a series of posts that is going to be a large overview of the possibilities for scalability of Ethereum, intending to create a precise understanding of the problems at bay in implementing a scalable cryptocurrency infrastructure, and where the least-bad tradeoffs and sacrifices required to
Visa, Stripe, and Zodia deepen roles in blockchain validation infrastructure Tempo scales stablecoin payments with institutional-grade validator support Agentic payments push automation in cross-border blockchain transactions Visa, Stripe & Zodia Custody Join Tempo as Blockchain Validators, marking a clear step in institutional blockchain participation. The development links traditional payment networks with onchain validation infrastructure. It
