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Dee Goens Takes Over as Zora CEO, Horne Departs
Co‑founder Dee Goens becomes Zora’s CEO as the company shrinks to under 10 staff and shifts focus to custom trading pair...
Pump.fun adds tokenized stocks and other assets to its launch platform
Pump.fun now lets creators launch coins paired with tokenized stocks, wrapped Bitcoin, Ether and metals, expanding its S...
VerifiedX raises $15 million to build institutional Bitcoin infrastructure
VerifiedX announced a $15 million financing round to expand custody, exchange listings and lending for its Bitcoin‑backe...
Iran Uses Bitcoin to Bypass Sanctions, Central Bank Encourages Traders
Iran’s central bank quietly supports bitcoin transactions to help its economy amid sanctions and war, according to a Fin...
Steak 'n Shake reports double‑digit same‑store sales growth after accepting Bitcoin
Steak 'n Shake says Bitcoin payments via Lightning helped sales rise 19% this quarter and added $10 million of Bitcoin t...
Block Applies for U.S. Banking Charter to Launch Builders Bank & Trust
Block, the company behind Square and Cash App, has filed an OCC application to create a federally regulated bank offerin...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urges Senate to pass crypto Clarity Act
Scott Bessent calls on the Senate to vote on the Clarity Act after the August recess, highlighting its role in regulatin...
Hunter Biden to launch LAPTOP memecoin on Base network
Hunter Biden announces LAPTOP, a 1‑billion‑token memecoin on Base, with founder allocation, airdrops, and political burn...
Core Lightning Docker images shipped without security fixes despite showing v26.06.7
Four Core Lightning Docker tags served unpatched binaries while reporting version v26.06.7, prompting operators to verif...
Crypto firms pursue federal trust‑bank charters amid questions of protection and control
Crypto companies are obtaining federal trust‑bank charters for custody under OCC supervision, while former Silvergate CE...
About 20% of Bitcoin mining power is offline, according to Luxor
Luxor reports 235 EH/s of Bitcoin mining capacity idle, a fifth of total, as improved economics may bring machines back...
Bitcoin owners can borrow using wrapped tokens, but face redemption and liquidation risks
Bitcoin holders can get loans by using custodial tokens like WBTC, cbBTC, or cirBTC as collateral, but must manage redem...