Gomining Mines First Live Stratum V2 Bitcoin Block, Shifting Control to Miners
Key Takeaways Gomining mined the first live Bitcoin block via DMND pool, letting miners pick transactions. Gomining bypassed centralized pool operators for over a decade of tradition by constructing its own template. Advocates expect this production milestone to drive global…
SharpLink buys the ETH dip after 8-month pause
SharpLink has bought Ether for the first time in eight months as ETH traded near its lowest level of 2026. Summary SharpLink resumed ETH buying after eight months, despite Ether trading near its lowest 2026 level. Its 876,285 ETH balance…
Stellar’s Web3 Bootcamp Brought More Than 100 Developers to PH Blockchain Week
Web3 education platform Rise In and Stellar Philippines hosted the “Build on Stellar” initiative at the Philippine Blockchain Week 2026 from June 20 to 21 at the SMX Convention Center, drawing 127 registered participants. The two-day event focused on transitioning…
Bitcoin Didn’t Lose to Gold, the Rotation Story Is Wrong: Analyst
When markets wanted growth, money chased tech, but when they wanted safety, it moved to cash and Treasuries. According to analyst Shanaka Anslem Perera, the story everyone has been telling about Bitcoin (BTC) this year, that big money fled…
How the Tether-Backed App is Bringing USDT to 170 Million Brazilians
Key Takeaways Oobit integrated Pix on Tuesday, next opening crypto payment markets to 170M Brazilian users. Tether led a $25M round for Oobit, next pushing USDT to capture 93% of Brazil’s payment market. Oobit usage grew 200% as users spend…
Strategy escapes crisis signal despite heavy hedging, Anchorage says
Strategy’s options market has remained below historical crisis levels even as defensive Bitcoin positioning has climbed into the top fifth of historical readings, according to new research from Anchorage Digital. Summary Anchorage Digital says Strategy’s options market is not signaling…
Kalshi Targets $40 Billion Valuation in New Funding Round, Nearly Doubling Worth in Under Two Months
The prediction market giant is in talks to close a fresh raise as early as Q3 2026, as trading volume soars, crypto derivatives expand, and a Supreme Court battle over federal versus state jurisdiction looms Prediction market platform Kalshi is…
Bitcoin Miners Flood Binance as Exchange Inflows Hit Four-Month High
June saw the highest miner-to-Binance Bitcoin transfers in four months. Bitcoin miners significantly increased their transfers to Binance during June. Data suggests that the total miner inflows to the exchange have surpassed 150,000 BTC. According to CryptoQuant, the figure…
IBM Unveils Sub-1 Nanometer Chip With 100 Billion Transistors, Extending Moore’s Law
Key Takeaways IBM’s nanostack chip at the 0.7 nm node packs nearly 100 billion transistors, nearly 2x the density of IBM’s 2021 chip. The 3D architecture delivers up to 70% greater energy efficiency, targeting artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator workloads with…
Ripple’s RLUSD Launches as Japan’s First Regulated Foreign Stablecoin
Ripple has officially launched its dollar-backed stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) in Japan, marking a significant milestone for both the company and the country’s evolving digital asset landscape. The rollout, conducted in partnership with SBI Holdings and its subsidiary SBI VC…

































