Telegram is set to become the dominant force behind The Open Network (TON). CEO Pavel Durov said Monday that the messaging platform is replacing the TON Foundation and stepping in as TON’s largest validator. Fees in TON have dropped 6× — to nearly zero. Next step — Telegram replaces the TON Foundation as the driving…
On Monday, Anthropic announced a joint venture focusing on deploying enterprise AI services. Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs will be founding partners in the new venture, which is backed by a group of VCs, hedge funds, and private equity firms, including Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Leonard Green, and Sequoia Capital. The…
The latest Bitcoin price forecast is a fascinating one, as BTC USD is trading near $79,000, up roughly +15% from its February lows, as the price enters what analysts are calling a critical magnet zone, a price band where long-term trendlines converge and historically attract violent moves in either direction. The catalyst this time is…
Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple executives Brad Garlinghouse and David Schwartz have addressed recent claims made by Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson on the CLARITY Act and XRP. The CEO reiterated his company’s commitment to the XRP community and suggested that the community could benefit when the…
Andy Serkis isn’t done with Middle-earth just yet. The upcoming prequel film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum sees Serkis pulling double duty — more so than he already does in the dual part of Gollum/Sméagol. On top of reprising that iconic role, he’s also stepping into the director’s chair, making him…
Key Takeaways: Western Union launched its 1st stablecoin, USDPT, on Solana with Anchorage Digital Bank. Solana’s 24/7 settlement capabilities free up idle liquidity for Western Union’s operations. By June 2026, Stable by Western Union will launch consumer services across 4 countries. Remittance Giant Western Union Launches Solana-Based USDPT Stablecoin Even remittance giants, which have resisted…
Base Chain to add ZK Proofs with Succinct’s SP1 zero-knowledge virtual machine. Base, the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 network, is upgrading its core architecture from optimistic rollups to a zero-knowledge-based system in a major shift in its security design. The network, which currently holds around $12 billion in total capital, will adopt a trusted…
The asset management giant pushes back on proposed restrictions it says could hamper stablecoin reserve innovation without improving safety BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, has formally asked the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to abandon a proposed cap on tokenized reserve assets, arguing the restriction is unnecessary and could stifle…
When you think of Star Wars, you think of lightsabers. Right? What could be better, from a movie-making standpoint, than a futuristic sword that lets you create awesome fencing duels like in old-time Errol Flynn swashbucklers. (So much better than watching Stormtroopers fire their blasters into walls and ceilings and anything else except their targets.)…
Bitmine Immersion Technologies said its Ethereum holdings reached 5,180,131 ETH as of May 3. Summary Bitmine added 101,745 ETH last week, pushing total Ethereum holdings to 5.18 million tokens now. Staked ETH reached 4.36 million tokens, giving Bitmine about $10.2 billion in staked assets. Ethereum Foundation sales added context as Bitmine moved closer to its…
