GoMining, a platform for tokenized Bitcoin mining, has launched Instant Funds, a new feature that lets eligible holders use digital miners as collateral to access stablecoin liquidity such as USDT or USDC without selling their miners. The feature is now available to eligible users in supported markets after previously being
Nimiq, an open-source blockchain project focused on digital payments, has opened the second cycle of its Mini Apps Competition. The four-week competition began on Aug. 24, giving developers, AI builders and indie hackers the opportunity to create open-source applications for Nimiq Pay. It offers $17,000 in prizes as part of
Bithumb wins another case as it seeks payments from wrongly credited Bitcoin users. In an effort to collect money for wrongly credited Bitcoin from users in February 2018, the Seoul Central District Court ordered one of the defendants to pay back 194 million Korean won, roughly $140,513, according to Digital
The chief research officer of Grayscale Research, Zach Pandl, connected the recent bond repurchases by the US Treasury to increased pressure exerted by the level of government debt. The US Treasury will conduct more open market purchases of long-term notes and bonds prior to their retirement. According to Pandl, the
Web3 security firm CertiK has identified an out-of-bounds (OOB) write vulnerability in the BitBox02 hardware wallet. BitBox disclosed and fixed the issue in its July Oeschinen security update, crediting CertiK researcher Guanxing Wen for reporting the vulnerability. The issue highlights that hardware wallet security extends beyond keeping private keys isolated
BlackRock has lowered the minimum amount required for Bitcoin-to-IBIT conversion to $1 million. This is a 96% decrease from the previous threshold of $25 million. The move may open up opportunities for qualified individuals and institutions that wish to participate in the program, but it will not affect regular IBIT
Bitcoin Beach, the El Zonte village that inspired El Salvador’s Bitcoin venture, appears to be seeing fewer everyday Bitcoin transactions. According to WuBlockchain, Bitcoin Core contributor Jon Atack said a local restaurant told him his Bitcoin payment marked its first such transaction in a month. Staff reportedly said customers now
Payouts.com, a financial operations platform for businesses and AI agents, and the Casper Association, the Swiss non-profit stewarding the Casper Network blockchain, have partnered to bring AI agent payments to production using the x402 payment protocol and csprUSD stablecoin. Under the partnership, Payouts.com will use Casper Network as a settlement
Gemini is offering native XRP Ledger deposits and withdrawals in Singapore, enabling users to transact in XRP via XRPL. Gemini co-founder Tyler Winklevoss disclosed the feature on Monday, describing it as “big news” for the XRP community in Asia. Singapore continues to be a leading financial capital and crypto hub
Bitcoin Reformation by Michael Saylor portrays Bitcoin not merely as an innovative experiment in a currency system based on digital scarcity. Saylor looks at how the system can keep its original ideas intact amid expansion in institutional finance and other areas. The author notes how the culture of Bitcoin formed
