06 Mar Why Bitcoin and Stablecoins on Lightning Will Power the Next Phase of AI Agent Payments Posted on 6 March, 2026 in Education by Maria Lobusova AI agents can now do the work. The problem is paying for it. The Lightning Network gives autonomous software a Bitcoin-native way to settle small obligations at high
The market sentiment is bearish despite Bitcoin trading near $70,000. While the flagship cryptocurrency commands headlines with its resilience, a massive portion of the market is quietly bleeding out, especially the altcoins sector. According to new data, nearly 40% of altcoins are currently trading near their all-time lows. More alarmingly, many have sunk below the
Bitcoin briefly pushed toward $74,000 this week, buoyed by a string of bullish developments that have tied the crypto industry ever closer to traditional finance. Some market observers began calling this a bullish rally, with one analyst even saying that the new run ‘has legs.’ Yet the rally didn’t last. By the end of the
Utexo, a startup building Bitcoin-native stablecoin settlement infrastructure, announced a $7.5 million seed round co-led by Tether, Big Brain Holdings, and Portal Ventures. The round also included participation from Franklin Templeton, Maven11 Capital, Fulgur Ventures, Alchemy VC, Ethereal Ventures, Auros Ventures, Arcanum Capital, Paper Ventures, Axia8, FlowTraders, Plan B, Gate Ventures, Sats Ventures, and strategic
DUBAI, UAE, March 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — As digital asset markets face renewed volatility and investor sentiment turns cautious, Bybit and Tether, the largest company in the digital asset industry today, announced an expanded collaboration centered on tokenized gold, launching the joint “Golden Season” initiative with more than $1 million in gold-backed rewards. The program builds on
Revolut files second U.S. national bank charter application, appoints new CEO, and plans nationwide banking services under federal oversight. Fintech company Revolut filed a new application for a United States national bank charter. The move marks its second attempt to secure a banking license. Furthermore, the company wants to expand services throughout the North American
27 Oct Bitfinex Alpha | Optimism Creeping Back Posted on 27 October, 2025 in Bitfinex Alpha by Maria Lobusova Subscribeto Bitfinex Alpha! Want to receive Alpha from Bitfinex every week? Subscribe Bitcoin spent much of the week trading below both the short-term holders’ (STH) cost basis and the 0.85 quantile level discussed in last week’s
On Wednesday, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a motion to settle its massive lawsuit against Tron crypto entrepreneur Justin Sun for a $10 million civil penalty. The deal, if approved by a judge, effectively ends one of the agency’s most high-profile enforcement actions without a drawn-out trial. The agency claimed Sun and
Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim’s plan to invest city reserves in bitcoin BTC$70,508.77 is not permitted under the Vancouver Charter and British Columbia’s Municipal Finance Authority Act, a staff report says. The briefing released ahead of a March council meeting recommends closing a 2024 motion to make Vancouver a “bitcoin-friendly city,” after staff determined the plan
Protocol developers often come across as more pessimistic about Bitcoin’s future than most Bitcoiners. Daily exposure to Bitcoin’s imperfections certainly shapes a sober perspective, and it’s important to reflect on what Bitcoin has achieved. Anyone in the world, no matter their race, age, gender, nationality, or any other arbitrary criterion, is able to store and
