Chainalysis has estimated that potentially taxable onchain crypto activity exceeded $457 billion worldwide in 2025, while transactions within the practical reach of international reporting rules represented only 14% of the total. Summary Potentially taxable onchain crypto activity exceeded $457 billion globally during 2025. CARF-covered transactions represented only 14% of the activity identified by Chainalysis. The…
Some advertisements make you want to buy the product. Others make the entire internet ask, “Who on Earth approved this?” A promotional video from golf equipment giant Callaway and popular YouTube brand Good Good Golf has landed firmly in the latter category. The since-deleted ad showed the brand’s co-founder Garrett Clark charging toward female golfer…
Key Takeaways Prediction market bets are more cautious than Wall Street analysts. Bitcoin’s price has a 69% chance of trading at $85,000 by the end of the year, using Polymarket odds on Aug. 26, 2026. In a note shared on Wednesday morning, Bernstein analysts expect six-digits by the year end and a bitcoin price of…
The developments are scheduled for August 27 and September 3. The world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange warned its users that certain operations will be temporarily halted later this week. Prior to that, it revealed the delisting of three altcoins, which will take effect at the start of September. What Binance Users Need to Know The…
Roughly 160 people are dead and hundreds more—including dozens of international tourists—are missing after flash floods hit a region on the mountainous border of Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. Devastating footage posted to social media shows people fleeing a wall of water that washed away buildings and vehicles. Initial analysis of satellite imagery and reports…
The U.S. government has transferred a small amount of Bitcoin seized from Alameda Research’s Binance.US accounts three years ago, renewing attention on how federal agencies will handle the remaining assets. Summary The transferred Bitcoin came from Alameda-linked accounts seized from Binance.US three years ago. Arkham reported the transaction but did not identify it as a…
Anthropic has signed a deal to rent about $45 billion in AI compute from Nscale, a British AI infrastructure company, a source familiar with the deal told TechCrunch. Nscale, founded only in 2024, has already cut deals with the likes of Microsoft, and will supply Anthropic with compute via Nvidia’s Vera Rubin chips, its new…
Key Takeaways The U.S. Treasury Department is creating a quantum readiness task force. Digital assets are included in the discussion. The Vice President, Digital Economy Group, of Moody’s Ratings, Cristiano Ventricelli, says the task force “adds a security dimension to the U.S. policy agenda.” Treasury Launches Quantum Task Force as Financial Risks Mount The world…
Binance traders heavily favored altcoins during Bitcoin’s rally, pushing their volume share to an unprecedented 65% level across two years. Altcoins have taken a leading role in the latest crypto market rally, as trading activity and market capitalization surged alongside Bitcoin’s sharp move higher. This comes after an extended period of low volatility and…
Android users who get queasy while scrolling in a moving car may soon have a built-in option, as Motion Assist begins appearing on select Pixel phones. Motion Assist, an Android 17 feature designed to reduce motion sickness when people use their phones in moving vehicles, has started appearing on select Pixel phones, according to Android…
