Ripple CEO contrasts $11B gold move with crypto's speed
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse slammed the Dutch central bank's $11B gold move as archaic, noting crypto has grown from a billion-dollar experiment to a 2.7T…
05/09/2026 09:4310 min read
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ARB Jumps 90% After Robinhood Chain Fee Peak
Arbitrum (ARB) surged 90% from its low after Robinhood Chain fees hit a record $4.45 million on Sept. 2.
05/09/2026 02:2611 min read
After Nearly a Decade, ZEC Tops $1,000 Again. What's Next?
Zcash briefly traded above $1,000 for the first time in nearly a decade; after a sharp run-up, traders are watching whether the level holds.
05/09/2026 01:2813 min read
Hargreaves Lansdown Now Offers Bitcoin Trading to Retail Investors
Hargreaves Lansdown has started offering bitcoin ETNs to retail investors, reversing its previous stance that bitcoin is not an asset class.
04/09/2026 21:276 min read
Mexican Billionaire Salinas Reiterates $1.86 Million Bitcoin Target on Gold Benchmark
Mexican billionaire Ricardo Salinas Pliego reiterated his Bitcoin price target of $1.86 million, based on gold's market capitalization.
04/09/2026 20:5710 min read
Trezor reveals 67,000 more users exposed in extended data breach
Trezor said an additional 67,000 US customers had their personal data leaked in a breach first reported in August.
04/09/2026 20:429 min read
Hargreaves Lansdown Offers Bitcoin to 2 Million Clients
Hargreaves Lansdown now offers Bitcoin ETNs to 2 million clients, but only for high earners in taxed accounts, missing the ISA tax window that closed in April.
04/09/2026 17:4313 min read
Oxford lecturer argues quantum memory will break Bitcoin and power quantum money
Stefano Gogioso argues that portable quantum memory is inevitable and will both break Bitcoin's security and enable quantum money as a replacement.
04/09/2026 17:4221 min read
Bitcoin drops below $80,000 following stronger-than-expected US jobs numbers
Bitcoin slid below $80,000 after a stronger-than-expected US jobs report, with traders seeing roughly 50-60% odds of a Fed rate hike in September.
04/09/2026 17:277 min read
Can AI Outcompete Bitcoin Miners for Cheap Power?
AI is drawing miners away from prime power sites, but mining will shift to cheaper, intermittent energy sources.
04/09/2026 16:4319 min read
WBT, HYPE, RAIN near all-time highs; one needs 17% to set record
Two altcoins within 3% of records, while Rain requires a larger move for a new all-time high.
04/09/2026 16:429 min read
AI Chatbot Directs User to Phishing Site That Drained $2.1 Million in Crypto
ChatGPT directed a user to a fake crypto site, resulting in a $2.1 million FXRP theft. OpenAI-linked agents also hijacked a German wiki.
04/09/2026 16:4115 min read
Film Claims Wright Is Satoshi; Court Disagrees
A $70 million movie claims Craig Wright is Satoshi Nakamoto, but a UK court ruled he is not. Mark Karpelès points to the court record.
04/09/2026 14:569 min read
Bitcoin Revisits May Highs as Recent Buyers' Break-Even Levels Drop
Bitcoin climbed to $81,050 on Friday, back near May levels, while the average entry price for recent buyers has fallen by roughly $7,500.
04/09/2026 14:1312 min read
Robinhood Chain Suffers 14-Minute Block Production Halt
Robinhood Chain halted block production for 14 minutes on Friday, with no cause disclosed. The incident underscores risks of a single-sequencer design.
04/09/2026 14:129 min read