A senior UN official has urged the organization to explore how crypto, central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and stablecoins can drive human development. In a blog post published Monday, UN Assistant Secretary-General Kanni Wignaraja wrote that Bitcoin and Ethereum have…
Ben Chow, co-founder of Meteora, has stepped down from his role following the controversy surrounding the Libra meme coin, according to an announcement by Meow, the pseudonymous founder of Solana-based DEX Jupiter. Meow, who also co-founded Meteora, stated on X…
Shares of HK Asia Holdings Limited, a Hong Kong-based investment firm, skyrocketed nearly 93% on Feb. 17 after the company disclosed its purchase of one Bitcoin. The announcement, made on Feb. 16, stated that the firm had acquired one BTC…
One of Russia’s most senior politicians has floated the idea of creating dedicated power stations that could serve an exclusive clientele comprising only crypto miners. The comments came from Aisen Nikolaev, the head of the State Council Commission on Energy,…
South Korean banks are growing keener than ever to strike lucrative new partnership deals with the nation’s biggest crypto exchange players, a report has claimed. Per Newspim, several banks are paying attention to developments at the market-leading exchange Upbit. The…
DOGE announced two separate actions aimed at holding federal agencies accountable on February 17. In one development, the agency launched a public oversight account on X, urging citizens to report alleged instances of waste, fraud, and abuse in the U.S.…
BitcoinOS (BOS), the smart contract operating system designed for Bitcoin, announced on Monday, February 17, 2025, the launch of the BitcoinOS Grail Bridge testnet app. It's here, BOSes! BitcoinOS Grail testnet bridge is now LIVE! 🚀 For the first time,…
Cryptocurrency exchange Bybit introduced a financial and operational data disclosure mechanism for projects listed on its spot trading platform on Monday. Bybit is among the first major exchanges to implement mandatory transparency in token listings. The new mechanism requires projects…
Hayden Davis, the founder of the now-defunct Libra (LIBRA) meme coin project, has defended the controversial token’s collapse on Monday, dismissing critics as traders frustrated by missing out on insider deals. Davis made the remarks in an interview with YouTube…
The Shiba Inu (SHIB) bears remain very much in control on Monday, as bearish technical signals flash, warning that more near-term downside is likely. Since the end of February, the SHIB price has rejected retests of key moving averages on…