Base identifies consensus issue as it returns online after 2-hour outage
Coinbase’s blockchain Base says a consensus problem knocked its network offline for around two hours on Thursday before it returned online....
Oobit Integrates Pix: How the Tether-Backed App is Bringing USDT to 170 Million Brazilians
The payments company announced on Tuesday native integration with Brazil’s fast payment network Pix, allowing users to purchase and spend USDT with Oobit’s platform. The...
Bitcoin slips under $60K as Polymarket pegs 80% odds of 0 Fed cuts in 2026
A broad selloff pushed Bitcoin below $60,000, wiping out about $1 billion as losses spread across major tokens. (Read More)...
Hormuz vessel attack lifts oil as Polymarket puts July 15 normalcy at 29.5%
Brent crude jumped up to 4% after the UN maritime agency halted an evacuation plan for ships near the Strait of Hormuz following a cargo-vessel...
Judge orders Musk deposition as Polymarket keeps Vance atop 2028 at 19.65%
A judge ordered Elon Musk to give sworn deposition testimony in a lawsuit alleging an election-related “vote buying” scheme. (Read More)...
Sharplink buys ETH after 8-month pause as token hits 2026 low
In May, Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom named three catalysts that could push up the price of Ether, some of which have begun to materialize....
StablecoinX bets on Ethena ecosystem with Nasdaq debut on Friday
USDe circulating supply has shrunk by 70% since the October bull market peak, when it topped $14 billion....
New Crypto Giant? SBI’s Bitbank Deal Could Create Japan’s Largest Crypto Exchange
SBI Holdings is moving to buy Bitbank in a deal that could reshape Japan’s crypto exchange market. The planned takeover, involving regulatory review, would combine...
IBM Unveils Sub-1 Nanometer Chip With 100 Billion Transistors, Extending Moore’s Law
IBM on Thursday unveiled the world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology, a research prototype at the 0.7 nanometer node that packs nearly 100 billion transistors...
Trump curbs OpenAI launch as Polymarket prices Newsom at 20.7%
A report says the Trump administration intervened to limit the launch of OpenAI’s latest model, signaling tighter federal scrutiny of advanced AI releases. (Read More)...