‘Black Swan’ Author Nassim Taleb Calls Gold the New Reserve Currency

In a recent social media post, renowned author and statistician Nassim Taleb, known for his book “Black Swan,” declared gold as the new reserve currency, highlighting its 35% appreciation against the dollar. Taleb criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s economic policies, suggesting they have led to a significant flight from American assets. He expressed a strong … Read more

Galaxy Digital Reportedly Swaps $100 Million Worth of Ethereum for Solana

Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Digital has reportedly executed a significant swap, transferring approximately $100 million worth of ethereum for solana. According to a post from Wu Blockchain, onchain data from Lookonchain reveals that Galaxy Digital transferred 65,600 ETH, valued at around $105 million, to Binance over the past two weeks. Concurrently, the firm withdrew 752,240 SOL, … Read more

Astra Fintech Launches $100 Million Fund to Boost Solana Ecosystem Innovation

Astra Fintech has announced the launch of a $100 million fund aimed at accelerating innovation within the solana ecosystem. This initiative seeks to identify and support high-potential builders and startups, building on Astra’s successful track record with projects like Mulex, DEPE, and Mone, and its sponsorship of the Seoulana event. In addition to funding, Astra … Read more

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou Provides Update on Hacked Funds and Recovery Efforts

Ben Zhou, co-founder and CEO of Bybit, has released an executive summary detailing the status of hacked funds totaling approximately $1.4 billion, or around 500,000 ETH. According to Zhou, 68.57% of these funds remain traceable, while 27.59% have gone dark, and 3.84% have been frozen. The untraceable funds primarily flowed into mixers before being transferred … Read more

N1 Launches First Testnet, Inviting Developers for Access

N1, a layer 1 blockchain backed by Founders Fund, has announced the launch of its first testnet, inviting developers to request access via direct message. Designed to support applications and horizontal scalability, N1 aims to streamline performance by avoiding consensus in most cases, allowing for unordered and asynchronous transactions by default. This approach enhances scalability … Read more

Metaplanet Announces Additional 330 Bitcoin Purchase as Part of Treasury Operations

Metaplanet Inc. (Tokyo Stock Exchange: 3350 / OTCQX: MTPLF), a publicly listed bitcoin treasury company in Japan, has announced the acquisition of an additional 330 BTC as part of its ongoing Bitcoin Treasury Operations. The latest purchase was made at an average price of 12,181,570 yen per bitcoin, totaling approximately 4.020 billion yen. With this … Read more

Vitalik Buterin Proposes Replacing EVM With RISC-V for Ethereum’s Execution Layer

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has proposed a transformative idea to replace the Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) with RISC-V as the primary virtual machine language for smart contracts, aiming to enhance the efficiency and scalability of Ethereum’s execution layer. This proposal suggests that while the fundamental concepts of accounts and storage would remain unchanged, transitioning to … Read more

Opensea Announces Open Access for Solana Token Trading on OS2

Opensea has officially launched open access for solana token trading on its OS2 platform, eliminating the previously established waitlist of over 50,000 users. This move allows all users to engage in solana token trading immediately, marking a significant step in the platform’s evolution. The introduction of open access reflects Opensea’s commitment to enhancing user experience … Read more

Kyrgyzstan’s President Signs Law to Establish Central Bank Digital Currency ‘Digital Som’

President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan has signed a constitutional law on Thursday amending the existing law on the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, which was approved by the parliament on March 20, 2025. The primary aim of this constitutional law is to initiate a pilot project for a prototype of the Central Bank Digital … Read more

HTX Integrates Fireblocks Off-Exchange to Secure Institutional Trading

HTX has integrated and launched Fireblocks Off-Exchange, a solution aimed at institutional trading. This integration enhances the platform’s security infrastructure and streamlines operations within a compliant framework. Fireblocks Off-Exchange enables institutions to securely trade digital assets by maintaining funds in self-custodied, off-exchange collateral accounts, which reduces counterparty risk while allowing for rapid, low-cost settlement. Since … Read more