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
In response to the theft of approximately $1.46 billion in digital assets that occurred in February 2025, Bybit, the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has strengthened and expanded its security systems. Bybit is moving toward a model that is designed to detect threats earlier, respond faster, and continuously
Today, Binance made the announcement that it would be introducing VIP Earn, a dedicated hub that will unify several Earn options, including Simple Earn. Binance VIP members get access to preferential rates and larger subscription quotas across more than 20 tokens via locked products and on-chain yield products. These products are
The Tether group has made efforts in moving beyond stablecoins. They brought institutional real estate tokenization in Saudi Arabia using its Hadron platform. This company has entered into a partnership with First Data and fintech company BKN301. Basically to enable the issuance and administration of tokenized real estate assets for
The launch of KuCoin Gift Card, a scalable digital asset distribution solution that allows companies to distribute USDT and USDC globally thru digital gift cards with support for bulk issuance and API integration, was announced today by KuCoin Pay, the cryptocurrency payment solution made possible by KuCoin. The approach makes
Crypto.com Pay™ has been officially established by Dubai Duty Free, making it the first airport merchant in the Middle East to deploy a digital payment system that is regulated. Customers who are eligible to use Crypto.com Pay™ can now use it when shopping at Dubai Duty Free, which is located
An Electronic Money Institution (EMI) license has been awarded to Bybit Payments GmbH by the Financial Market Authority (FMA) of Austria, according to an announcement made by Bybit.eu today. Through the Bybit.eu platform, Bybit Payments GmbH will provide regulated electronic money and payment services to its customers. Bybit EU GmbH,
Lite Loan, a new cryptocurrency-backed loan product that enables qualified customers to pledge Bitcoin and borrow up to $1,000 in USDT, was introduced by Binance today. In contrast to conventional cryptocurrency loans, Lite Loan eliminates price-triggered liquidation risk during the first 30-day loan term, relieving customers of the stress of market
A new governance proposal from NEAR Protocol will bring a radical change. Especially to the way NEAR manages its treasuries and future economic strategy of tokens. The proposal was brought forth by one of the co-founders of NEAR, Illia Polosukhin, on August 3, 2026, through the NEAR Governance Forum. It
Layer 2 networks were supposed to be where Ethereum’s next wave of growth played out, and this August that promise looks stuck in neutral for two of its biggest names. Arbitrum keeps landing major integrations while ARB sits near multi-month lows. Optimism just kicked off a new governance season, yet
