Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Can you still mine Bitcoin on a PC in 2026? Here is the reality

Mining Bitcoin on a desktop in 2026 may sound simple, but is it profitable? Do rising network difficulty and energy costs mean the end of…
Infrastructure

Josh Swihart's Zcash Open Development Lab raises $25 million in seed funding

The capital will be used to expand development of the Zcash (ZEC) protocol and its privacy-focused self-custodial mobile wallet, Zodl. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
Infrastructure

Global insurance broker Aon tests stablecoin payments with Coinbase, Paxos

The firm used USDC on Ethereum and PayPal USD on Solana for insurance premium payments, testing how stablecoins could reshape settlements. Read Full Story at…
DeFi

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Aave drops 4.3% as all index constituents trade lower

Solana (SOL), down 3.1% since Thursday, joined Aave (AAVE) as an underperformer. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Infrastructure

Morning Minute: The NYSE Just Bought Into A Major Crypto Exchange

The institutions continue to pile into crypto and blockchain projects, and end users stand to benefit. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Industry News

Cross-Chain Protocol Free Registers $46M Asset Outflow in Single Trading Session

Free Protocol, a decentralized bridging solution facilitating asset transfers between major blockchain networks, posted a 10.4% decline in assets under management to $400 million. The…
Industry News

Paradex Bridge Assets Under Management Fall 11% to $120 Million

Cross-chain infrastructure provider Paradex Bridge reported a decline in assets under management, with total value locked decreasing 11.1% to $120 million over the past day.…
AI

Bitcoin mining profit plummets to $300 per BTC as costs surge past $70k as Wall St funds miners’ AI escape hatch

Wall Street is pouring billions into public Bitcoin mining companies, but the investment thesis has little to do with the emerging industry’s future. Instead, the…
Infrastructure

OKX is building a social network directly into its trading app after massive $25 billion valuation

The move comes shortly after Intercontinental Exchange valued OKX at $25 billion and reflects a broader push to combine trading, community and market data in…
Infrastructure

OKX is building a social network directly into its trading app after massive $25 billion valuation

The move comes shortly after Intercontinental Exchange valued OKX at $25 billion and reflects a broader push to combine trading, community and market data in…