— Block, Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey and Block abandon Web5 to mine bitcoin
Block, the Jack Dorsey-led firm behind Cash App, has announced that it is winding down TBD, its 'Web5' initiative.
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Crypto promises that Donald Trump must now live up to
Throughout his campaign, Trump has made a number of promises to the crypto industry, including a "strategic bitcoin stockpile."
— Banking, Heartland Tri-State
Tether blacklist saved shareholders defrauded by bank CEO
In a move likely linked to its cooperation with the FBI, Tether blacklisted an address after Heartland Bank's CEO stole millions of dollars.
CHART: Prediction markets favor Trump over Harris on final day of US elections
Prediction markets such as Polymarket, Kalshi, and PredictIt, have Donald Trump inching ahead as the race for the White House nears its end.
Andreessen Horowitz is already spending big on the 2026 midterms
a16z says it will be "contributing over $23M in additional funds to Fairshake and its affiliated PACs" for the 2026 midterms.
Tether’s Q3 attestations prove that it can’t quit secured loans
Despite Tether's previous promises that it would stop extending secured loans, the program has quietly continued.
Cash App facilitates donations for extremist groups
Cash App powers donations for right-wing extremist group Turning Point USA and at least three white supremacist groups, Protos has found.
CHART: Almost every new Poloniex listing is a memecoin
Of Poloniex's last 100 listings, 94 of them are so-called 'memecoins,' many of questionable quality or legality.
Solana wallet Phantom down due to ‘major incident’
Phantom, a cryptocurrency wallet popular on Solana, is currently experiencing downtime due to a "major incident" with the backend.
Poloniex exit leaves Ethereum stUSDT nearly abandoned
Poloniex has withdrawn from Staked USDT (stUSDT) on Ethereum, vastly dropping the utilization of the protocol.