Hardware wallet maker Coinkite announces Coldcard Q1, featuring a QWERTY keyboard, QR scanner, 320x240 LCD screen, two MicroSD slots, NFC, and air-gapped operation. Priced at $199.99, with a 5% BTC payment discount.
Ledger disclosed that a breach of its marketing and e-commerce database exposed about one million customer email addresses, with 9,500 users seeing more detailed personal information leaked. The company said no funds, passwords, or payment data were affected.
Visa's latest analysis reveals over $670 billion in stablecoin-denominated loans over five years, with $51.7 billion in monthly volume and 81,000+ active borrowers. Stablecoins are bridging payments, lending, and capital markets, reshaping global credit infrastructure.
Lombard unveils Bitcoin Smart Accounts, enabling custodied or self-custodied BTC to act as on-chain collateral for DeFi platforms like Morpho without moving custody. Pilots are live; public access expected Q1 2026.
Pepsi has launched its first NFT collection, Pepsi Mic Drop, featuring 1,893 generative NFTs on Ethereum. The free-to-mint drop honors the brand’s 1893 origins and includes a carbon offset plan.
Circle minted $500 million in USDC on Solana, lifting the network’s weekly issuance to $3.25 billion and bringing it closer to 10% of total USDC supply amid rising institutional demand.
A Reddit-based onchain analysis argues that Robinhood may control the largest DOGE wallet, the third-largest BTC address, and several major wallets across other blockchains as part of customer asset custody.
Bitcoin's network hashrate hit a record 862 EH/s in March 2025. The latest liquid-cooled ASIC miners, led by Bitmain's 860 TH/s Antminer S21e XP Hydro 3U, dominate the market. This article reviews top rigs from Bitmain, Auradine, Bitdeer, and Microbt, analyzing their performance, power efficiency, and trade-offs.
