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Pudgy Penguins, one of the fastest-growing Web3-native brands to break into mainstream culture, has unveiled its latest high-profile collaboration. This time, the partnership is with renowned designer toy label BE@RBRICK. The highly anticipated Pudgy Penguins X BE@RBRICK collectible drop is now live, offering fans a limited-edition “Pengu” duo set that blends the signature BE@RBRICK silhouette...

Most major coins are not anonymous: Bitcoin and Ethereum record every transaction on public ledgers, so privacy depends on the wallet and habits you choose, not the asset. A wallet only counts as anonymous when it is non-custodial, asks for no KYC, and hides network metadata through Tor or your own node. Wasabi 2.x and […]...

Bitcoin ATMs are the fastest cash-to-crypto on-ramp, but they charge far more than online exchanges, commonly 10% to 25% all-in. Your true cost has two parts: a visible transaction fee (roughly 5% to 20%) and a hidden spread between the ATM’s Bitcoin price and the live market rate. Fees stay high for real reasons, though. […]...

Every crypto investor knows the temptation. Prices crash, social media shouts “buy the dip,” and excitement builds. It feels like the perfect moment to act, a quick way to turn panic into profit. In reality, “buying the dip” often turns into gambling fueled by emotion. Trying to time the market in an industry as volatile […]...

Ethereum is the second-largest cryptocurrency and the settlement backbone for DeFi, stablecoins, and tokenized real-world assets. As of mid-2026, ETH traded near 1,750 to 1,800 dollars with a market cap around 233 billion dollars, well below its 2021 all-time high. Reaching 100,000 dollars would require a market cap above 12 trillion dollars, larger than the […]...

JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has acknowledged that crypto “is real” and said it will be used broadly to improve how money moves worldwide. Speaking in Riyadh during the Future Investment Initiative, Dimon said crypto “will be used by all of us to facilitate better transactions,” signaling a notable shift in tone from one of […]...

Mastercard is preparing one of its biggest crypto-related acquisitions yet, with plans to buy Chicago-based Zero Hash for nearly $2 billion, according to a Fortune report citing multiple sources familiar with the negotiations. The deal, though not finalized, would mark Mastercard’s most significant bet on stablecoin and blockchain infrastructure to date. Zero Hash builds back-end […]...

In a huge moment for the crypto industry, Solana (SOL), Hedera (HBAR), and Litecoin (LTC) have each secured listings for their first U.S. spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs), signaling a new phase of mainstream crypto adoption. These approvals, led by Grayscale and Canary Capital, mark the first time multiple non-Bitcoin and non-Ethereum assets have entered the […]...

Every few years, the crypto market enters a phase where Bitcoin slows down and other cryptocurrencies, known as altcoins, begin to outperform it across several key metrics. Crypto natives call this phenomenon an altcoin season. It is a period marked by rapid growth, aggressive speculation, and rotating capital that fuels sharp rallies in tokens outside […]...

Western Union, one of the world’s largest money transfer companies, has announced plans to launch USDPT, a U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin built on the Solana blockchain and issued by Anchorage Digital Bank. The move signals a major shift in how the 175 year-old remittance giant plans to bridge traditional finance with blockchain. It’s official:@WesternUnion, the world’s […]...

People love guessing what comes next. We predict the weather, elections, stock prices, and even who wins reality shows. But something changed in the 2020s. Markets started predicting faster than journalists could report. Platforms like Polymarket, Manifold, and Kalshi began showing probabilities for real-world events before the first headline appeared. The crowd didn’t just consume […]...

On October 20 2025, Amazon Web Services (AWS) suffered a major outage that rippled across the internet, temporarily disabling apps, exchanges, and blockchain networks that depend on its cloud infrastructure. The disruption began in the US-EAST-1 region, where a database failure cascaded into widespread downtime across multiple AWS systems. Major online platforms such as Reddit, […]...

Every generation builds tools to escape the systems that confine them. For centuries, capitalism promised freedom through private ownership, open markets, and the pursuit of profit. It rewarded creativity and punished inefficiency. Yet as markets expanded, power concentrated in banks, corporations, and governments that decided who could access money and under what conditions. Crypto emerged [&hell...

A crypto whale is an individual or organization holding an immense amount of a specific cryptocurrency, typically 1,000 BTC or more, which grants them significant market influence. Due to the sheer size of their portfolios, a whale’s trades or even routine wallet transfers can trigger immediate price swings, shift liquidity, and spark widespread speculation. Whales […]...

Bitcoin started as a movement to enable transfer of value over using a blockchain in a peer to peer manner, giving the power of managing money back to the people. However, nowadays it has moved outside that scope, as it is being used as a store of value and even as a hedge against inflation. […]...

Bitcoin Cash is a 2017 hard fork of Bitcoin built for cheap, fast peer-to-peer payments, using larger blocks (now 32 MB) to keep fees low. As of mid-2026, BCH traded near 205 to 210 dollars with a market cap around 4.2 billion dollars, well below the 515 dollars cited in earlier drafts and far under […]...

Key Takeaways BNB Chain’s official X account was compromised, and 10 phishing links were posted. Arouud $8,000 was stolen, with one victim losing $6,500. The attacker cashed out meme tokens for a $4,000 gain but ultimately left with $13,000. Victims will be compensated in full. The community mocked the hacker by buying the meme token […]...

Polygon is an Ethereum Layer-2 ecosystem, not a single chain: it spans the PoS chain, zkEVM, the CDK for custom rollups, and the AggLayer that unifies liquidity and security. POL replaced MATIC as the native token; the migration was over 99% complete by September 2025, and POL now powers gas, staking, and governance across every […]...

The SEC has been going after the crypto industry for as long as we can remember. The phrase “Project Crypto” is suddenly everywhere in financial headlines. This new initiative from the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission has divided traders, developers, and policymakers who want to know what it means for the future of the industry. For […]...

Cryptocurrency has evolved from an experimental industry into a mainstream asset class traded by millions worldwide. As market capitalization and trading volumes have surged, the risks tied to scams, fraud, and price manipulation have also grown. These risks do not only affect retail investors but also institutional ones who allocate capital to cryptocurrencies. Because of […]...

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, posted a short tweet from prison saying “gm” after months without any public messages. This is his first visible communication since his interview with Tucker Carlson which he took part in from jail. gm — SBF (@SBF_FTX) September 23, 2025 Bankman-Fried is serving 25 years in […]...

Cloud mining lets you rent hash power from a provider instead of buying and running your own rigs, lowering the cost and technical barrier to mining. Returns are smaller than owning hardware because the provider takes maintenance, electricity, and admin fees out of your payouts before you see them. Transparency is the single most important […]...

Just days ago, a new perps platform called Aster made its debut and was publicly backed by CZ, the co-founder of Binance. This Hyperliquid competitor has taken over CT, with users flexing their gains from getting in the token early. The token, ASTER, launched on September 17 with a price of $0.08 and is currently […]...

Gaming has become crucial in global entertainment, surpassing movies and music combined in terms of revenue. Players across every demographic now spend hours each day playing in digital worlds. Nowadays, people spends huge amounts of money purchasing skins, unlocking features, and buying add-ons to their games. However, since publishers have authority over everything that happens […]...