News with the tag "Defi"

Corporate interest in Solana is growing, and DeFi Development Corp. is the latest to announce the addition of more tokens to its growing portfolio. In a July 3 press release , the company announced the purchase of 17,760 Solana ( SOL ) worth $2.72 million. The tokens were acquired at an average pric...

In the first half of 2025, the blockchain industry suffered over $2.37 billion in losses due to security incidents, with the DeFi sector hit the hardest. Scams targeting individual users have also proliferated, with AI enabling increasingly sophisticated schemes. According to SlowMist’s mid-year “ B...

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded over $1 billion in net inflows over the last two trading sessions as macroeconomic concerns cooled after President Donald Trump revealed a trade deal with an ASEAN member state. According to data from SoSoValue, inflows totaled $407.78 million on July...

Japanese digital bank Minna is reportedly exploring the use of stablecoins and Web3 wallets for real-world payments. According to a July 4 X post from digital asset infrastructure company Fireblocks, the bank is collaborating with Fireblocks, Solana Japan, and Japanese tech firm TIS on a joint study...

More than $1 billion in BTC was moved from a long-dormant “Satoshi era” wallet, reactivated just as Bitcoin edges toward a new all-time high. According to blockchain analytics platform Spot On Chain, the wallet moved 10,000 BTC, valued at approximately $1.09 billion, to a new address after lying unt...

The defunct crypto exchange, FTX, requests the bankruptcy court for authorization of a structured procedure to handle creditors from 49 nations that restrict crypto undertakings. FTX prioritizes legal opinions to determine whether to reimburse users in these jurisdictions in compliance with the Unit...

With his criminal trial just weeks away, Tornado Cash co-founder Roman Storm is speaking out and denying any wrongdoing. In a recent interview with Crypto in America, Storm said the U.S. government is prosecuting him for writing open-source code, not for any actual criminal conduct. Facing three fel...

Crypto adoption is accelerating around the world. And with it, a wave of well-funded projects keeps promising financial inclusion in Africa. For years, they’ve pledged to serve the unbanked. But all too often, they deliver little more than press releases and abandoned Telegram groups. The users, the...

The city of Detroit has filed a sweeping lawsuit against crypto-based real estate firm RealToken LLC and its affiliates for public nuisance violations across more than 400 residential properties. RealToken LLC uses blockchain technology to tokenize real estate and sell fractional ownership to invest...

BitcoinWorld Ethereum Unleashes Urgent Reforms to Boost Network Agility Are you ready for a faster, more responsive Ethereum? The world’s leading smart contract platform is on the cusp of a significant transformation. With Tomasz Stańczak, the newly appointed co-executive director of the Ethereum Fo...