Bitcoin is becoming increasingly unattainable for average investors, raising questions about whether the current bull market can sustain its momentum beyond the traditional four-year cycle. Crypto market intelligence company 10x Research suggested Bitcoin (BTC) is becoming too expensive for sustained retail purchases, a development that may endanger the predicted extension of the current bull market…
Ethereum layer-2 network MegaETH’s initial coin offering reportedly “sold out” within minutes and is now oversubscribed by about $400 million, as users scramble to get an allocation of its MEGA token. The Ethereum layer-2 network opened the auction for its MEGA token on Monday with a raise cap of just under $50 million, but the…
Agentic AI is likely to reshape how users interact with their crypto wallets in the future — particularly in trading and payments. While AI and blockchain executives note that it can be safe, it also won’t come without a new set of risks. Last week, crypto exchange Coinbase announced its new tool, Payments MCP, which…
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has spent the past year rebuilding influence after serving four months in prison for violating US Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules. Binance paid a $4.3-billion penalty fine; Zhao himself paid a $50-million criminal fine. He also received a lifetime ban from holding an executive position at the exchange. Over the year…
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has spent the past year rebuilding influence after serving four months in prison for violating US Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules. Binance paid a $4.3-billion penalty fine; Zhao himself paid a $50-million criminal fine. He also received a lifetime ban from holding an executive position at the exchange. Over the year…
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has spent the past year rebuilding influence after serving four months in prison for violating US Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules. Binance paid a $4.3-billion penalty fine; Zhao himself paid a $50-million criminal fine. He also received a lifetime ban from holding an executive position at the exchange. Over the year…
Opinion by: Vitaliy Shtyrkin, chief product officer at B2BINPAY For years, large retailers invested heavily in their own fintech divisions, convinced they could develop payment solutions internally, overlook smaller players and innovate independently — and, for a while, they succeeded. Today, however, despite boasting vast resources and a global reach, corporations are realizing that money…
Technology giant IBM launched a cryptocurrency platform for US institutions, marking one of the company’s strongest pushes yet into digital assets and blockchain infrastructure. IBM’s platform will offer US businesses and governments crypto custody and payment services by the end of the year, aiming to simplify the integration of digital assets into the existing financial…
How the gold rush ended in October 2025 After a significant rally that pushed gold prices above $4,300 per ounce, the metal reached a historic milestone driven by strong safe-haven demand. By October 2025, the market began experiencing profit-taking. Gold prices fell by more than 2% on Oct. 17, 2025, immediately after reaching the milestone….
Cryptocurrency markets have staged a recovery after a record $19 billion liquidation event, buoyed by signs of a temporary ceasefire in the US-China trade war. Bitcoin (BTC) briefly recovered above a two-week high of $116,400 on Monday, driven by investor expectations of two significant macroeconomic catalysts this week: the incoming Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC)…