Bitcoin experienced a rapid recovery on Monday, rising from $68,500 to $71,801 following President Trump’s easing of tensions regarding Iranian power plants. Trump Pivot Triggers Recovery Bitcoin staged a rapid recovery Monday, surging from $68,500 to a peak of $71,801 in a less than an hour. The catalyst was a sudden pivot from U.S. President…
Polygon‑incubated Katana has acquired veteran DEX IDEX to launch Katana Perps, folding a decade of exchange tech into its DeFi stack as it races Hyperliquid and dYdX for onchain derivatives volume. Summary Polygon‑incubated DeFi chain Katana has acquired veteran DEX IDEX to power Katana Perps, a new perpetual futures platform that natively integrates spot and derivatives trading. CEO Matthew Fisher…
Vitalik Buterin and Anatoly Yakovenko debate whether Ethereum’s Layer-2 networks truly ensure security and decentralization. A public exchange between Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin and Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has gotten attention in the X crypto community. The debate centered on the level of security that Ethereum’s Layer 2 (L2) networks offer. Security and Centralization…
Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsHow long does Amazon’s Big Spring Sale last?When does the Big Spring Sale end?What’s on sale during the Big Spring Sale? We all know Prime Day, Amazon’s flagship sale that has millions of deals for Prime members. Additionally, Amazon has hosts Prime Big Deal Days in October…
BlackRock CEO Larry Fink is placing tokenization at the center of the next evolution in financial markets, arguing that digital infrastructure could fundamentally reshape how people access and participate in investing. In his annual letter, Fink said tokenization has the potential to modernize the financial system by making assets easier to issue, trade, and hold,…
The issuers used an automatic SEC rule to launch the ETFs despite parts of the U.S. government being shut down. The U.S. market is about to welcome its first spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Solana (SOL), Litecoin (LTC), and Hedera (HBAR). The funds, issued by Bitwise, Canary Capital, and Grayscale, are set to start…
Looking for an inexpensive pair of earbuds to toss in your gym bag? You can snag our favorite budget wireless earbuds, the JLab Go Pop ANC, for a shockingly low $19 on Amazon, an $11 markdown from their usual price. Don’t let the cost fool you, these earbuds have surprised multiple WIRED writers with their…
U.S. President Donald Trump signaled the Strait of Hormuz could reopen under potential joint control with Iran as he delayed planned strikes, easing immediate pressure on global energy markets. Strait of Hormuz Update: Trump Delays Strikes, Suggests Shared Control The comments arrive as the U.S.-Israel military campaign against Iran enters its fourth week, with the…
While global markets panic over rising Oil Prices and geopolitical tension in the Middle East, Bitcoin is doing something unexpected. Typically, when crude oil spikes past $100 per barrel, risk assets like tech stocks and cryptocurrencies sell off hard as fear grips the market. Yet, as the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for roughly 20%…
HBAR and LTC ETFs launched alongside BSOL, but with far smaller day-one volumes, $8M and $1M, respectively. The new Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) shocked the markets on Tuesday, recording $56 million in trading volume on its first day. This milestone makes it the best ETF launch of 2025, not just in crypto but…
