Bitcoin mining rigs could soon come free in boxes of Froot Loops
Bitcoin miners’ Q3 results show ASIC demand collapsing: MARA sold 40,581 BTC, Canaan’s sales fell 96%, and TeraWulf plans to exit mining by 2027.
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Global stablecoin use grows; Russia, Nigeria roll out regulation
Stablecoin payments jumped 45% to $482 billion as Russia opens BTC trading to retail investors and Nigeria bans stablecoin yield.
Securitize says OKXICE refusals not ‘a rejection of tokenization’
Securitize blames issuer confusion after nearly all public firms refused OKXICE’s tokenized stock proposals, while NYSE, TSV LLC and Formation push forward.
Singapore ups ante in fintech, AI innovation with Visa
Visa will open six hubs in Singapore to advance AI, payments, and cybersecurity, as Meta launches its AI assistant, while regulators warn of risks.
Philippines faces twin data breaches and $2.2B scam toll
Philippines’ BIR probes alleged hack of 10M taxpayer records as SEC confirms a data leak and Filipinos lose PHP 121.8B ($2.18B) to scams in 2026.
Websites may need to rethink design as AI agents become buyers
As AI answers queries without sending readers to original sources, publishers may need to charge machines for access via APIs, HTTP 402, and micropayments.
US elections have consequences for BTC block reward miners
Bitcoin mining costs top $90,000 as BTC falls below $73,000, pushing Riot, Core Scientific and IREN toward AI while midterms threaten data center plans.
Teranode test mines 504GB block with 2.8B transactions
BSV Teranode mines a 500GB block with 2.8B transactions, demonstrating over 1.1 million transactions per second at significantly lower infrastructure costs.
Crypto tax moves forward in Greece, but stalls in South Korea
Greece approves a 10% crypto tax, South Korea delays its crypto tax to 2029, and Paraguay’s president resigns after Ueno Bank’s collapse.
CFIX secures VARA in-principle approval for virtual assets
CFI Financial Group’s Dubai entity, CFIX, receives in-principle approval from VARA for broker-dealer services, a step toward a full VASP license.