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Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak Says AI Agents Are the Next Big Wave in Crypto Payments

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The rapid rise of AI agents is beginning to reshape the way payments are made online, and crypto infrastructure seems like a natural fit, according to Coinbase’s Jesse Pollak. “What was almost impossible nine months ago is now entirely possible,” Pollak said in an interview with CoinDesk, highlighting the accelerating capabilities of autonomous AI systems. […]

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Bitcoin Could Be Threatened By New Quantum Math Trick That Breaks Digital Property

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Not everything in Bitcoin is threatened by a quantum computer. Bitcoin mining, the process by which new blocks are added to the blockchain, uses a type of calculation called hashing that quantum computers cannot significantly break. The ledger itself and the rule that new bitcoins can only be created through mining would survive a quantum

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Ripple-bound XRP stalls near $1.44 as triangle squeeze nears breakout

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XRP is stuck just below resistance, but price action is starting to lean in one direction. Each push higher is sold, but each pullback becomes shallower and shallower. This tells you that sellers are still active, but are gradually losing control. When this balance shifts, the ensuing movement is usually rapid and decisive. Prices move

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US CFTC adds New York to a series of states in which it continues its lawsuits to end the decline in the prediction market

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued New York on Friday in its latest action to protect what the agency considers its unassailable domestic regulatory authority over prediction market companies. Earlier this week, New York sued Coinbase and Gemini, arguing that their prediction market contracts violated the state’s gambling laws. And last year, the state

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BTC on track for best month of year amid $5 billion USDT growth

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Bitcoin BTC$77,720.07 held above $77,000 on Friday, consolidating after hitting its highest level since early February earlier in the week. The largest cryptocurrency rose about 13.6% in April, putting it on track for its best monthly performance in a year, according to CoinGlass data. The rebound follows a difficult period, with crypto markets recording their

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Tether’s $344 million freeze linked to US ‘economic fury’ against Iranian regime

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The US Treasury Department said on Friday that a $344 million cryptocurrency freeze was part of its latest effort to disrupt financial networks linked to Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in an article “We will track the money that Tehran is desperately trying to move out of the country and target all financial lifelines

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Bitmine (BMNR) to buy 10,000 ETH for $23.8 million from the Ethereum Foundation

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Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) announced the purchase of 10,000 ether (ETH) from the Ethereum Foundation, strengthening its growing position as the largest digital asset treasury company after bitcoin-centric strategy (MSTR). The terms of the over-the-counter transaction were finalized on Friday and amount to $23.87 million, the Ethereum Foundation said in an X article. ETH is

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Trump’s DOJ drops investigation that obstructed president’s choice to lead Federal Reserve

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President Donald Trump’s command of U.S. financial and economic policy may have taken a step closer now that his Justice Department has dropped an investigation into Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, meaning his nominee to replace Powell may now have an open path to confirmation. Fed chair nominee Kevin Warsh, whose considerable wealth includes some

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Jane Street asks court to dismiss Terraform claims related to UST-LUNA crash

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Jane Street has asked a US court to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Terraform Labs’ bankruptcy estate, rejecting allegations that the trading company helped trigger the 2022 collapse of stablecoin TerraUSD (UST) and its sister token Luna. In two filings submitted Thursday to the Southern District of New York, Jane Street and several employees said

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