Months after the United States identified Nigeria as an emerging lithium source, a Chinese-backed company has begun a 240,000-tonne trial mine targeting the country’s projects. The move intensifies global competition…
A French couple has been kidnapped in an alleged Bitcoin extortion plot. Authorities are investigating the incident as part of a broader pattern of crimes targeting individuals connected to cryptocurrency.…
A $1,000 investment in Moderna (MRNA) stock made roughly one week earlier has risen to approximately $2,740 following a dramatic single-day surge. Shares more than doubled on the back of…
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders has warned that AI billionaires and major technology companies risk obliterating jobs, eroding privacy, raising electricity costs and damaging the environment. He renewed his call for…
A sharp surge in cryptocurrency prices wiped out a record $2.7 billion in short positions within 24 hours, according to data from CoinGlass. The forced closures amplified Bitcoin’s climb toward…
Bitcoin climbed above $70,000 for the first time since early June, rising more than 7% in 24 hours and briefly exceeding $71,000. The broader crypto market followed higher in a…
A wave of protocols and issuers have shifted roughly $15 billion in cross-chain and wrapped assets from LayerZero infrastructure to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). The migrations accelerated after a…
Iran has assessed the possibility of targeting US military assets in Europe should the United States escalate the ongoing war, according to regime insiders cited by the Financial Times. The…
Bybit reported that its upgraded security systems intercepted more than $700 million in potential user losses during the first half of 2026. The improvements follow the exchange’s $1.46 billion hack…
Visa is searching for a new stablecoin settlement and OTC partner capable of operating across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Singapore. The move follows Mastercard’s acquisition of…
