Korea halts trading as key indexes drop 10% on Middle East crisis
South Korea’s Kospi and Kosdaq tripped circuit breakers as the Middle East conflict drove a global exodus from stocks.
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Former LAPD cop convicted of $350K crypto theft and kidnapping
Former Los Angeles Police Department officer Eric Halem was reportedly convicted of handcuffing and threatening to kill a teenager to…
Indiana governor signs bill allowing crypto in retirement plans
House Bill 1042 also includes provisions to protect the rights of crypto users, barring public agencies from enforcing rules that…
TradFi to adopt 24/7 crypto rails sooner than expected: Bitwise
Bitwise’s Matt Hougan called it the “weekend that changed finance” as investors clambered onto Hyperliquid to trade the Israel-Iran conflict.
AI agents overwhelmingly prefer Bitcoin over fiat in new study
A Bitcoin Policy Institute study of 36 AI models found Bitcoin was the top monetary choice in 48% of responses,…
Mastercard adds SoFiUSD as settlement option for card issuers
SoFi will enable Mastercard issuers to settle card transactions in its cash-backed SoFiUSD stablecoin across the global payments network.
Why Bermuda is testing a fully onchain economy instead of crypto mandates
Bermuda’s onchain economy plan prioritizes pilots, stablecoins and regulation over forced crypto adoption. Here’s why testing comes first.
Mining companies move deeper into AI, HPC as MARA may sell Bitcoin
In a Monday SEC filing, the US Bitcoin miner said it would consider selling some of the coins on its…
American Bitcoin boosts hashrate with 11,298 new mining machines
The Eric Trump-led company adds 3 EH/s in new capacity, expanding its Alberta mining fleet as it deepens exposure to…
Japan PM Takaichi disavows ‘Sanae Token’ after memecoin hits $28M peak
Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi said she had no knowledge of the token, as Kyodo reported the FSA is considering whether…