Seattle-based Luxor Technology Corporation announced a $16 million strategic investment round on Tuesday. CMT Digital, the venture capital arm of Chicago-based CMT Group, led the round. Canaan, MicroBT, Halo, Steelhead, and angel investors also participated. The round includes both primary and secondary capital. Luxor describes each investor as an operating partner in the compute supply
Electrum rogue servers stole Bitcoin when users raised fees on faked pending payments. The Electrum team shipped 4.8.3 on October 24. The update closes a serious flaw in older builds. Developers confirmed active abuse and at least one reported loss. That is the stake for Bitcoin wallet security. A light client can show a fake
The Bank of England has abandoned proposed individual holding limits for systemic sterling stablecoins, moving instead to a £40 billion issuer-level cap. On the eve of MiCA entering full enforcement in the EU, the UK is positioning itself as a more flexible alternative. The question now is whether this approach can regulate stablecoins without weakening
XRP is making an impression on New York City commuters just as Ripple prepares to bring the crypto industry together for Swell 2026. Videos circulating online show XRP branding across subway trains and stations in Manhattan, featuring a large white logo against a black background and the slogan “Crypto Responsibly.” @XRP will skyrocket soon @Ripple
Ripple, a fintech company building blockchain and crypto for cross-border transactions, and tokenization, can now run a specialized bank under U.S. federal supervision. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the regulator that oversees national banks, has approved Ripple National Trust Bank (RNTB), Ripple’s CEO Brad Garlinghouse announced on X late Monday. In other
Bitcoin developers have gathered all around the world in places like Austin, Berlin, and Florianópolis, to name a few. In early 2028, a group of them plans to meet at the bottom of the world. bitcoin++ has announced Antarctica: Cold Storage Edition, scheduled for January 24 to February 5, 2028. There are only 22 spots available.
Bitmine owns 4.8% of the total ETH coin supply of 120.7 million Bitmine is 97% of the way to the ‘Alchemy of 5%’ in just 14 months ETH gained 30% in the past week, the largest weekly gain since May 2025 and July 2021. Both precedent instances were followed by subsequent gains of +170% and
Solana launchpad token LAUNCH has joined MEXC’s Meme+ Trading Zone. The LAUNCH token MEXC listing expands access through a centralized exchange interface. MEXC scheduled spot trading for October 26, 2026, at 12:10 UTC, with withdrawals opening six hours later. Exchange users can reach the token without a separate Web3 wallet. Alongside the listing, LAUNCH said
The ten-week range between $62,000 and $67,000 ended on 19 August. Bitcoin tested the range lows on 17 August and broke above the lower timeframe range high by 19 August, a gain of 11.7 percent across three sessions and the largest three-day advance recorded in BTC in more than a year to reach $70,089 at
Something potentially significant could happen for NEAR Protocol by January 1, 2027, as Elon Musk’s Grok AI predicts an extreme, speculative scenario based on a hypothetical, albeit highly unlikely, landmark catalyst that would see it soar to new highs. The concept revolves around a coordinated initiative in which a consortium of major technology companies and
