Billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya, a venture capitalist and former Facebook executive, recently argued that bitcoin has a “structural failing” that could limit its long term adoption by governments and central banks. Speaking on People by WTF podcast during the World Government Summit, Palihapitiya said that for a digital asset to become widely accepted at the

Built on Bitcoin’s ethos and technology, Satlantis is an event organizing platform designed for “real-world maxxing”, a Gen Z term for enjoying the real world with real people.  As AI fills social media, confusing and distorting whatever signal it once had, an exodus to real-world experiences has begun to take place. Some statistics show that

The crypto market is moving fast again, and volatility is back with a bang. As U.S.–Iran tensions escalate and oil briefly surged toward $85, Bitcoin dipped to nearly $66,000 before rebounding and holding the $68,000 range. Spot investors aggressively bought the dip, while Bitcoin ETFs recorded $458 million in inflows, signalling steady accumulation despite geopolitical

04 Mar Bitcoin Spot Market Strength Builds as War Intensifies Posted on 4 March, 2026 in Bitfinex Alpha by Javier Bastardo Since this weekend’s geopolitical turbulence, there has been a notable increase in spot market strength and we consider there to be a possibility of relief over the coming weeks and months should this trend

Why is crypto up? When the headlines broke on Saturday about escalating conflict in the Middle East, the immediate reaction from retail investors was precisely what you would expect: fear. Bitcoin initially reacted to the uncertainty by tumbling toward $63,000, mirroring the panic seen in global equity markets. But here is the twist that caught

Eric Trump, one of the sons of U.S. President Donald Trump and a co-founder of crypto firm World Liberty Financial, went after the banking industry Tuesday over their opposition to allowing stablecoin yield in crypto market structure legislation. “Big Banks (think JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, etc.) are lobbying overtime to block Americans

Digital asset infrastructure firm Zero Hash has applied for a national trust bank charter with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, seeking approval to expand its role in digital asset custody and settlement services. The Chicago-based firm, which operates under the brand Zerohash, provides crypto infrastructure for banks, brokerages and fintech platforms.  Clients

Tether led a $50M funding round in Eight Sleep, valuing the sleep tech company at $1.5B and integrating its QVAC AI platform. Tether Investments has led a $50 million funding round in Eight Sleep. The deal, announced on March 4, 2026, values the sleep technology company at $1.5 billion.  Eight Sleep makes the Pod, a

31 Oct How Can Digital Assets Defend Against Quantum Computing? Posted on 31 October, 2025 in Education by ricardom Quantum computing poses a potential long-term  credible threat to digital assets because sufficiently advanced quantum machines could break the cryptographic systems that secure many blockchains, particularly those using elliptic curve signatures. While today’s quantum hardware is