Category Crypto & Web3

Cryptocurrency news, token launches, DeFi protocols, airdrops and blockchain infrastructure.

Block Adds Lightning Payments to AI Agent Commerce

What if your AI assistant could settle a micro-transaction in milliseconds without touching traditional banking rails? That scenario just moved closer to reality. Block, the fintech giant behind Square and Cash App, has entered a growing coalition adding Bitcoin Lightning…

CFTC Crypto Rules: What’s Next After Clarity Act

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission isn’t waiting around. After legislative efforts to clarify cryptocurrency oversight stalled, federal regulators are signaling they’re ready to move forward with their own rulemaking—and they’re expediting the process. For anyone operating in or monitoring the…

AI leaders brief UN Security Council on global risks

When the world’s most powerful military institutions start convening to discuss a technology, you know we’ve entered a new era of governance. The UN Security Council is preparing to examine artificial intelligence through a geopolitical lens, and the industry’s biggest…

Kakao’s Stablecoin Play: What It Means for Asian Crypto

When one of South Korea’s largest fintech ecosystems starts actively exploring digital asset infrastructure, the cryptocurrency and blockchain world takes notice. Kakao Pay and KakaoBank’s recent partnership with Fireblocks suggests that institutional enthusiasm for stablecoins isn’t waning—it’s just getting more…

Coinbase Opens IPO Access to Retail Traders

For years, initial public offerings have been a game reserved for institutional investors and the well-connected. But Coinbase is challenging that gatekeeping by allowing its US-based retail customers to request shares in upcoming IPOs at the offering price—a feature that…

World Money Super App Hits 150+ Countries

When was the last time a single app genuinely simplified how you handle money across borders? World Money just answered that question by launching a self-custodial super app that’s now live in over 150 countries—and it’s designed to eliminate friction…

Bastion Gets OCC Nod for Trust Bank Charter

The regulatory framework around cryptocurrency continues its slow march toward legitimacy. Bastion Platforms just cleared a significant hurdle by securing conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for a national trust bank charter—a move that signals…