Bitcoin miner Soluna acquires $53M wind farm to power AI facility
Soluna expanded into artificial intelligence in 2024 to shore up declining revenues from its crypto mining business, mirroring an industry-wide shift toward AI workloads.
Coinbase receives conditional approval for US trust charter
Chief legal officer Paul Grewal announced the approval on Thursday, thanking OCC head Jonathan Gould, who took office less than a year ago.
Bitcoin holders face $600B in unrealized losses as BTC price slips to $66K
About 44% of Bitcoin’s circulating supply trades underwater at $66,000 with weak spot demand weighing on market sentiment.
DeFi is optimizing for gas, not for markets
DeFi prioritizes gas efficiency over market resilience. Simplified financial logic fails under volatility due to computational constraints.
Riot wallet outflow adds to selling wave among listed Bitcoin miners
Arkham data linked a 500 BTC outflow to Riot Platforms, worth roughly $34 million, as Bitcoin miners and treasury companies navigate listing pressures and volatile market conditions.
Wallet in Telegram launches perpetual futures trading with Lighter
Wallet in Telegram rolls out perpetual futures via Lighter DEX, enabling leveraged trading on crypto, stocks and commodities directly inside the messaging app.
Liquidity, not novelty, determines tokenization’s value
High-demand assets enable continuous settlement, collateralization, and network effects. Programmability on dollars and bonds compresses financial frictions where trillions already flow.
Canada’s bid to ban crypto donations highlights transparency issue
A new bill in Canada would ban crypto donations to political parties, a move which election overseers have supported in past recommendations to Parliament.
Metaplanet buys 5,075 Bitcoin in Q1 to become 3rd-largest treasury
Metaplanet lifted its Bitcoin holdings to 40,177 in Q1 after buying over $400 million of BTC to become the third-largest BTC treasury.
Drift explains $280M exploit as critics question Circle over USDC freeze
Drift said a durable nonce attack helped drive its Solana exploit, as critics questioned why stolen USDC moved for hours without a freeze.