Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko is a big fan of agentic coding
Speaking at TechCrunch Disrupt, Yakovenko said he's become increasingly comfortable taking a backseat in software development tasks.
Trump pardons Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
Changpeng Zhao previously pleaded guilty to enabling money laundering while running the cryptocurrency exchange, and served four months in prison l...
Only 6 days until Disrupt 2025 kicks off in San Francisco and ticket rates hike
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Coinbase boosts investment in India's CoinDCX, valuing exchange at $2.45B
Coinbase's latest investment lifts CoinDCX's valuation from $2.15 billion to $2.45 billion.
Stripe enlists a who’s who, including Anthropic, OpenAI, and Paradigm, to build a new blockchain
Stripe is funding a new blockchain called Tempo to process stablecoins faster. And a legion of big names is joining the effort.
Coinbase CEO explains why he fired engineers who didn’t try AI immediately
CEO Brian Armstrong mandated that all Coinbase engineers set up their GitHub Copilot or Cursor accounts within a week.
Bitcoin surpasses $118K, its second all-time high, in less than 24 hours
Factors contributing to Bitcoin’s surge include the pro-crypto stance of President Trump, which has spurred greater interest from institutional inv...
Kalshi closes $185M round as rival Polymarket reportedly seeks $200M
Investors are pouring big bucks into these two rival prediction markets.
The stablecoin evangelist: Katie Haun's fight for digital dollars
In 2018, when Bitcoin was trading around $4,000 and most Americans, at least, thought cryptocurrency was a fad, Katie Haun found herself on a debat...
Hackers steal and destroy millions from Iran's largest crypto exchange
It's the latest cyberattack on Iran claimed by a pro-Israeli hacking group since the latest flare up in tensions between the two countries.
Own, a new social media app, aims to tokenize the creator economy
Own is the latest alternative to TikTok to emerge in the market, featuring blockchain technology and a token economy.
X names Polymarket as its official prediction market partner
X announced on Friday that it has partnered with Polymarket, naming it the platform’s official prediction market partner.
Circle IPO soars giving hope to more startups waiting to go public
The USDC stablecoin issuer ended its first trading day at a 167% jump from its $31 IPO price.
Coinbase says its data breach affects at least 69,000 customers
The crypto giant said the unauthorized access to customer data dates back to late December 2024.
Stripe unveils AI foundation model for payments, reveals ‘deeper partnership’ with Nvidia
Fintech giant Stripe announced Wednesday a slew of new product launches at its annual Stripe Sessions user event. The highlights include: a new AI
MoviePass explores a daily fantasy platform for film buffs
MoviePass, the startup that made its mark with its movie theater subscription service, has always been known for shaking things up, and its latest ...
Revolut, the $45B neobank, posts $1B profit in 2024
Revolut, the $45 billion neobanking startup founded in the U.K., may have put its IPO plans on ice, but its balance sheet is looking pretty hot. The
Holding cash, leveraged funds, bitcoin: Here's how retail investors are coping with volatile markets
Trump's tariffs are hitting portfolios hard. Here's how retail investors are weathering the storm.
A web3 startup aims to change the game in the tariff wars
With President Donald Trump’s latest round of tariffs coming out today — a day he is calling “Liberation Day” — a Web3 startup thinks it could track