Nik is a content and public relations specialist with an ever-growing interest in Crypto. He has been published on several leading Crypto and blockchain based news sites. He is currently based in Spain, but hails from the Pacific Northwest in the US.
South Korean lawmakers are criticizing financial regulators after Bithumb mistakenly credited customers with 620,000 Bitcoin during a promotional event, with only 125 BTC remaining unrecovered as the regulatory probe faces delays.
Dash has integrated Zcash's Orchard shielded pool into its Evolution chain, enabling private transfers with March launch expected following audits, as privacy blockchain protocols gain momentum despite regulatory scrutiny.
Robinhood's new layer-2 blockchain testnet processed 4 million transactions during its first week of operation, demonstrating network capacity as the company builds infrastructure for tokenized stocks and continuous market access.
Peter Thiel's Founders Fund has completely exited its stake in Ether treasury company ETHZilla according to SEC filing, after previously holding 7.5% of shares worth approximately $40 million as the company faces pressure from market conditions.
Grayscale's Head of Product and Research says XRP is the second-most-discussed cryptocurrency within the firm's community after Bitcoin, with the asset attracting $33.4 million in investment product inflows last week despite broader market outflows.
Polygon surpassed Ethereum in daily transaction fees for the first time, generating $407,100 compared to Ethereum's $211,700 on Friday, driven entirely by surging activity on prediction market Polymarket.
SBI Holdings has signed a letter of intent to acquire a controlling stake in Singapore-licensed crypto exchange Coinhako, with chairman Yoshitaka Kitao describing the move as part of a broader effort to build international digital asset infrastructure.
Animoca Brands has secured a Virtual Asset Service Provider license from Dubai's VARA, allowing the Web3 investor to offer broker-dealer services and investment management to institutional and qualified investors across the Middle East.
ARK Invest purchased approximately $34 million in Robinhood shares along with stakes in Bullish and Circle as Bitcoin briefly fell below $66,000 and spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced $276 million in net outflows on Wednesday.
Bitcoin treasury company Strategy will increasingly rely on preferred stock sales rather than common stock to fund Bitcoin acquisitions, CEO Phong Le stated, as the company's STRC preferred offering reclaimed its $100 par value.
A second White House meeting between cryptocurrency and banking representatives over the crypto market structure bill has been described as productive but remains unresolved, with stablecoin yield provisions continuing to be the central point of disagreement.
Spark has launched Spark Prime and Spark Institutional Lending to channel DeFi stablecoin reserves into institutional credit markets, with $150 million in commitments and capacity to scale to billions as traditional finance explores blockchain-based lending infrastructure.
