BlockFi is in a last-minute scramble to get crypto back into the hands of former customers, but with a May 15th deadline fast approaching, a surprisingly large chunk of change remains unclaimed. The crypto lender announced in a blog post that it’s making a final push to distribute assets to everyone who’s owed, emphasizing the … Read more
Hold onto your digital wallets, Singaporean Sony fans: you can now snag a new pair of headphones or that PlayStation 5 usingCircle’s USDC stablecoin at Sony Electronics’ Singapore online store. This crypto payment option comes courtesy of a partnership between Sony Electronics’ Singapore (SES) and cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com, announced on Wednesday. Crypto.com, headquartered in Singapore, … Read more
Forget about betting on Bitcoin to the moon; the smart money lately is hedging against a serious fall. Option traders on Deribit have made the $80,000 Bitcoin put the most popular play, stacking up 10,278 contracts representing a hefty $864.26 million in notional open interest, according to data from Amberdata. This marks a significant shift … Read more
Forget the Bitcoin blues; Shiba Inu might just wag its way back into the green. Despite a recent 20% dip from resistance at $0.0000152, and broader market jitters spurred by Bitcoin’s 5.8% tumble from $87.6k to $82.4k, Shiba Inu is showing signs of bullish resilience. While the knee-jerk reaction to Shiba Inu’s price drop might … Read more
Crypto scams plunged 98% in March, but don’t pop the champagne just yet. While reported losses fell to $28.8 million from February’s alarming $1.5 billion, a closer look reveals that old threats are just wearing new disguises. Blockchain security firm CertiK reported this dramatic downturn, noting February’s figures were inflated by the Bybit hack. However, … Read more
Crypto thieves struck gold early this year, making off with a staggering $1.6 billion in just three months – and get this, one heist was responsible for the lion’s share. Blockchain security firm PeckShield dropped the grim numbers: crypto hacks in the first quarter of 2025 hit $1.63 billion. That’s a 131% skyrocket from the … Read more
OpenAI is about to loosen its grip, unleashing its first “open-weight” language model since the GPT-2 days of 2019. CEO Sam Altman announced via X on March 31 that the company will drop a powerful, “reasoning” AI model into the wild soon. This move towards a more accessible model is a departure from OpenAI’s recent … Read more
Bitcoin mining money just funded a trip to space’s unexplored regions. Crypto mogul Chun Wang’s SpaceX “Fram2” mission launched from Cape Canaveral on April 1st, aiming for a polar orbit. Chun Wang, the man behind Bitcoin mining pool F2Pool, isn’t your typical astronaut. Born in China, this Maltese entrepreneur bankrolled and is personally leading SpaceX’s … Read more
Gutter Cat Gang’s much-anticipated GANG token launch on ApeChain turned into more of a whimper than a roar on March 31, thanks to what the NFT project called “technical issues.” While the GCG team pointed fingers at a third-party glitch for the no-show, whispers of lukewarm interest in the token also surfaced. Despite initial plans … Read more
Web3 dreams can die hard, just ask the former marketing chief at Blade of God X (BOGX), who claims the crypto-funded game ditched its blockchain promises. Amber Bella, BOGX’s ex-CMO, publicly stated on April 1 that the game “completely abandoned” its Web3 roadmap and the team dedicated to its blockchain features, despite initial funding from … Read more