Openpayd CCO Lux Thiagarajah said decentralized technology is being integrated into banking rather than replacing it, as institutions focus on stablecoin settlement, fiat on- and off-ramps, and regulated infrastructure under MiCA and the GENIUS Act.
CryptoPunks, launched on Ethereum in 2017, remains one of the best-known NFT collections. This article covers its origins, price history, record sales, and where buyers trade the collection.
XRP slid to $1.80 on Jan. 25, its lowest level since mid-December, as tariff tensions and macro uncertainty drove a broad crypto sell-off. Bitcoin fell to $86,000 and XRP gave up nearly all of its gains for the month.
Rogo closes $160M Series D led by Kleiner Perkins, total funding exceeds $300M. Its AI agent platform Felix automates research for 35,000+ finance professionals. Plans to expand in Europe and Asia.
NEAR Protocol jumped ~50% to a six-month high of $2.34, outperforming most altcoins as Arthur Hayes's 'holy trinity' narrative drives concentrated rotation into NEAR, HYPE and ZEC.
zk-rollups move execution off-chain and post validity proofs on Ethereum, raising throughput while lowering fees. The article explains how they work, where they fall short, which projects use them, and how they compare with optimistic rollups and zkEVM efforts.
A Nevada judge ruled that Kalshi's event contracts are indistinguishable from sports betting, maintaining a ban until April 17. This marks the first court-enforced ban against Kalshi, deepening the clash between federal oversight and state gambling laws.
Iranian media says the proposed Hormuz Safe platform could use bitcoin for maritime insurance payments tied to the Strait of Hormuz, with revenue estimated at over $10 billion, though launch details and adoption remain unconfirmed.
