# crypto

Input Output proposes scaled-back Cardano treasury plan ahead of Leios mainnet push

The Leios mainnet launch is at the center of the roadmap, but IO’s tracker shows the upgrade still mid-development.

'Axie Infinity' Gaming Network Ronin Sets Date for Ethereum Layer-2 Migration

The Ronin gaming network will slash RON token inflation from over 20% to less than 1% while introducing automated developer rewards.

Eric Trump’s American Bitcoin rises 12% amid increase in BTC mining capacity

American Bitcoin said that it completed the "energization of ~11,298 Bitcoin miners at its Drumheller site.

SpaceX Warns Investors Elon Musk’s Space-Based AI Data Centers May Not Pay Off

SpaceX’s IPO filing says orbital AI computing remains unproven and commercially uncertain despite Musk’s public push for space as AI’s next frontier.

Crypto bill nears stablecoin rewards breakthrough as talks hit ‘good spot,’ but ethics concerns set to resurface

After months of negotiations over how a crypto bill should treat stablecoin rewards, a key negotiator says discussions are in a "good spot."

Keel, Hive Shares Jump as Companies Continue Shift From Bitcoin Mining to AI

Hive raised $115 million while Keel (formerly Bitfarms) sold off a mining facility as both Bitcoin miners embrace the AI boom.

Kalshi taps Pyth for new ‘Commodities Hub,’ offering gold, oil and lithium markets

Pyth aggregates price feeds from over 125 institutions, including exchanges and market makers, to provide 24/7 pricing data.

OpenAI Just Open-Sourced a Tool That Scrubs Your Secrets Before ChatGPT Ever Sees Them

OpenAI has released a small, free model that strips names, addresses, passwords, and account numbers out of any text, right on your laptop, before you paste it into an AI chatbot.

Bitcoin tops $79,000 as crypto rally gathers steam; Circle, Coinbase, Strategy lead

BTC pushed to an 11-week high with dynamics for a short squeeze building, one analyst noted.

Bitcoin breaks Strategy's STRC ex-dividend date slump for the first time in six months

Bitcoin is seeing a short squeeze dynamic and steady U.S. demand to support gains.

Trump-linked American Bitcoin shares spike over 12% after announcing more mining power

The Trump family-linked mining and treasury company announced 11,298 additional bitcoin mining ASICs at its Drumheller site.

The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry's weakest links

The problem is structural and as long as bridges depend on complex systems with shared infrastructure and hidden trust assumptions, they will remain vulnerable.

Crypto Long & Short: Protecting the people building DeFi infrastructure

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Jennifer Rosenthal writes on the need to protect the people actually building DeFi infrastructure. Then, Alexis Sirkia comments on how Ethereum's L2 strategy is failing due to a fundamental design flaw.

The Protocol: Kelp DAO exploited for $292 million

Also: DPRK hacking crypto, Aave contagion and Coinbase on quantum computing.

· 24 days ago· CoinTelegraph

Ethereum risks 10% decline versus Bitcoin despite record ETH staking

Ethereum’s record 32.33% staking ratio is shrinking liquid supply, reducing sell pressure and potentially supporting an ETH price recovery over time.

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Banks seek to slow down implementation of crypto's GENIUS Act on stablecoin oversight

U.S. banking groups argued that a number of federal agencies are moving quickly on stablecoin regulations, making it hard to understand how rules will interact.

· 24 days ago· CoinTelegraph

Robinhood Venture Fund's $75M stake in OpenAI aims to enable retail investments

The private equity investment will be used to give retail customers indirect price exposure to OpenAI through venture tokens.

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Binance.US slashes trading fees across listed cryptocurrencies in a bid to attract users

“American crypto traders have been paying too much for too long,” Binance.US CEO Stephen Gregory said about the move to slash fees.

UK FCA carries out first crackdown on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading

The Financial Conduct Authority said it has carried out its first operation targeting illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading in the UK.

American Bitcoin Shares Spike After Trump-Backed Firm Activates 11K BTC Miners

Publicly-traded miner American Bitcoin expands its owned hash rate, with its share price continuing to climb after hitting a low in March.