Cryptocurrency holders could gain a smoother route to property purchases through a new partnership between Ripple and Cryptescrow. The collaboration aims to support high-value closings while preserving the procedures used by sellers, developers, and title companies. Ripple Partnership Targets High-Value Home Purchases Homebuyers holding cryptocurrency could find it easier to fund property purchases through a…Read More

Can artificial intelligence (AI) think as well out loud as it does in writing? A bitcoin forecasting experiment conducted by Bitcoin.com News put ChatGPT, Grok, and Claude Opus 5.5 to the test, exposing shaky predictions, questionable reasoning, and a surprising twist: Claude’s voice model proved more transparent about its limitations than its text-based counterpart. The…Read More

Evernorth is drawing on Fuzzybear’s early XRP history for a limited merchandise collaboration. The initiative connects a publicly traded treasury company with supporters who built a community around the wallet and its symbolic trading order. Fuzzybear’s 2014 Offer Becomes Part of XRP History A wallet activated in 2013 inspired a limited merchandise release that Evernorth…Read More

A San Francisco startup claims it has turned mercury into real gold, beating CERN’s production rate by ten times. The nuclear feat comes as gold trades just under $4,000 an ounce, roughly 26% below its January peak, raising questions about future scarcity. Marathon Fusion Claims a Breakthrough in Gold Production Marathon Fusion announced this week…Read More

Grayscale is highlighting three crypto projects addressing artificial intelligence (AI) training data, hardware financing, and computing revenue. PEARL’s reported 580% three-month gain accompanies the firm’s assessment of blockchain applications across the industry’s supply chain. PEARL’s 580% Gain Puts AI Computing Rewards in Focus Blockchain projects are developing ways to earn revenue from AI infrastructure, with…Read More

As of Friday, 22 companies had filed objections as part of the joint venture’s proposed tokenized stock platform under the SEC’s innovation exemption.Six more companies have reportedly filed objections to having their stocks listed in tokenized form on the proposed platform as part of a joint venture between cryptocurrency exchange OKX and the New York…Read More

The US tax agency is targeting faster resolutions and more flexible payment options for taxpayers voluntarily disclosing past tax violations under a planned program overhaul.The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to overhaul its voluntary disclosure program, with plans to reduce penalties and accelerate the resolution of tax violations, including those involving cryptocurrencies, according…Read More

The blockchain suspended its layer-1 network and rollups after security researchers identified unauthorized token minting and millions in assets transferred to Ethereum. Initia halted its layer-1 blockchain and rollups after blockchain sleuths reported an exploit that allowed an attacker to mint tokens without authorization and drain more than $2.6 million in crypto assets.The network was…Read More

The Democratic ranking member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations asked Paolo Ardoino for records related to a reported deal between Tether and Nxum.Update (Oct. 23, 6:27 pm UTC): This article has been updated to include a response from Tether.Senator Richard Blumenthal has requested information from Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino after a Wall Street…Read More

The SEC’s latest priorities highlight tokenization as an emerging market risk, while cryptocurrencies remain absent as a standalone examination category.The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added tokenization to its fiscal 2027 examination priorities, placing tokenized securities alongside quantum computing and extended trading hours among emerging trends it plans to examine. In its 2027…Read More