Block aims to turn Cash App into a primary banking platform
Block is expanding Cash App’s services for gig workers and underserved consumers while seeking a national bank charter and addressing regulatory scrutiny.
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Raymond and Isiah Garcia were sentenced to a combined 326 months in prison for a September 2025 home-invasion robbery in which they held a Minnesota family at gunpoint and forced the father to transfer over $8 million in...
According to a 1kx report released October 29, 2026, real-world applications including tokenized assets and payments generated more revenue than blockchain infrastructure in Q3 2026, marking a structural shift in how cry...
Binance co-CEO Richard Teng revealed that investigators uncovered additional breach points beyond an initially suspected compromised laptop, describing a complex attack that used a self-destruct mechanism to destroy evid...
Following Binance's $6.3 billion security breach, Bitcoin fell to $76,350 before recovering. Historical data shows the cryptocurrency has rebounded to new all-time highs after six previous major exchange hacks and securi...
Stablecoin issuers coordinated rapid response to October 29 breach, immobilizing over $2.5 billion in affected assets as Circle's stock declined and Bitcoin fell toward $78,000.
U.S. law enforcement agencies are coordinating with Binance following a theft of $6.4 billion from the cryptocurrency exchange. Circle and Tether have frozen over $1.7 billion in stablecoins linked to the attack.
Shares of major cryptocurrency companies fell sharply Friday as the industry absorbed news of Binance's record $6.3 billion security breach, with Coinbase leading declines despite strong earnings.
Tether's Q3 2026 attestation revealed $4.5 billion in operating profits, yet its reserve buffer now sits below its Bitcoin holdings, creating vulnerability to asset price swings.
Christine Lagarde will depart the European Central Bank on February 7, 2027, leaving unresolved questions about how Europe will structure its tokenized financial markets through the Appia initiative.
Bitcoin faces mounting pressure to implement quantum-resistant security by 2028, even as institutional adoption grows through spot ETFs. Meanwhile, Ripple secured final federal banking approval, USDC surpassed Tether in ...