Summer Mersinger Departs Blockchain Association Amidst Legislative Setback; Kristin Smith Returns as Interim CEO
Summer Mersinger, a prominent figure in digital asset advocacy and former commissioner with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), is set to step down as CEO of the Blockchain…
OG.com Markets Seeks CFTC Approval for Perpetual Single-Stock Futures, Signaling Major Shift in US Derivatives Landscape
OG.com Markets, a recently independent prediction markets and derivatives platform spun out of crypto exchange Crypto.com, has officially filed for US regulatory approval to introduce perpetual futures contracts tied to…
Hsin-Ju Chuang, Former Hack VC Partner and Prominent Crypto Figure, Dies by Suicide Amidst Allegations of Workplace Mistreatment.
Hsin-Ju Chuang, a distinguished figure in the cryptocurrency and venture capital sectors and a former partner at the crypto venture firm Hack VC, died at the age of 37 on…
Australian PM warns of AI’s ‘furious pace’ after agent breached government site
The urgent call for international collaboration on the governance of emerging technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, was delivered by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in…
Bitget CEO Links $351.6 Million Security Breach to North Korean Hackers Amidst Unprecedented Crypto Theft Wave
Bitget, a prominent cryptocurrency exchange, has disclosed a significant security breach resulting in the theft of approximately $351.6 million, with its CEO, Gracy Chen, indicating that preliminary findings suggest a…
HIFI raises $37M to expand stablecoin payments, tokenized markets
HIFI, a leading stablecoin infrastructure company, has successfully closed a $37 million Series A funding round, spearheaded by growth equity firm Left Lane Capital. This significant capital injection arrives at…
US stablecoin adoption could surge with bank-like protections: Visa survey
A recent survey commissioned by Visa underscores a significant appetite among U.S. consumers for stablecoins, particularly when these digital assets are underpinned by robust bank-level fraud protection and deposit insurance.…
EU Financial Supervisors Issue Stark Warning: Quantum Computing Poses Existential Threat to Blockchain Cryptography
European Union financial supervisors issued a grave warning on Wednesday, highlighting that the rapidly advancing capabilities of quantum computing could fundamentally undermine the cryptographic foundations securing blockchains and, by extension,…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Emerges as Frontrunner for Donald Trump’s Artificial Intelligence Czar Amid Plans for an "AI Force"
The political landscape of artificial intelligence (AI) policy is rapidly evolving, with former President Donald Trump reportedly considering US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as his next AI czar. This development…
US Commodities Regulator Sounds Alarm on ‘Mention Markets,’ Citing Heightened Manipulation Risks and Putting Exchanges on Notice
The United States commodities regulator has issued a stern warning regarding prediction market contracts tied to an individual’s speech or actions, asserting that such instruments carry a significantly elevated risk…
















