MARA Holdings (MARA) is making a surprise pivot from its bitcoin (BTC) mining roots, announcing late Monday that it will acquire a 64% stake in Exaion, a high-performance computing (HPC) subsidiary of French energy giant EDF, broker H.C. Wainwright said in a research report Tuesday. While MARA has long floated… Listen ⇢

Strategy, a publicly traded American company co-founded by Michael Saylor, is making headlines as rumors swirl about its massive $46 billion BTC stash being used as a potential backdoor for a US strategic Bitcoin reserve. The speculation arose after a crypto analyst claimed that Tom Lee, a well-known financial analyst… Listen ⇢

After a New York jury found the Tornado Cash co-founder guilty of one of three charges he had been facing, US authorities still have the option of filing for a retrial. Roman Storm’s legal team and US prosecutors have agreed to extend procedural deadlines that could affect retrying the Tornado… Listen ⇢

DOT demonstrated resilience with a robust recovery rally, rising over 4% to $4.12 after defending pivotal support levels around $3.84-$3.86, according to CoinDesk Research’s technical analysis model. The model showed that the cryptocurrency breached resistance at $3.92 with exceptional volume exceeding 7 million, suggesting institutional accumulation and continued upward momentum… Listen ⇢

Paxos seeks a U.S. bank license, joining Ripple and Circle in aiming for federal oversight to boost trust and crypto compliance. Paxos, a major stablecoin company, has officially applied for a national trust bank charter. This move makes Paxos the third crypto firm in recent months to seek federal approval,… Listen ⇢

This current bull market cycle has seen a remarkable adoption from Bitcoin investors, especially at the institutional level, which has significantly contributed to its sharp rally towards a new all-time high. Despite trending near its new all-time high, big institutions do not seem to be slowing down in their purchase… Listen ⇢

Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) said on Tuesday it is reviving its Stablecoin Bootstrap Fund, aiming to boost stablecoin liquidity on decentralized finance (DeFi) markets. The initiative will be managed by Coinbase Asset Management and begins with deployments on Aave, Morpho, Kamino and Jupiter, according to a blog post. The exchange… Listen ⇢

A pioneering firm in the evolution from TradFi to DeFi in payments has received backing from prominent patrons to continue developing its product. Backed By Giants According to a press release shared with CryptoPotato, Transak, a leader in fiat-to-crypto infrastructure, has secured $16 million in funding to scale its operations across… Listen ⇢

Talk of a mass developer exodus from Ethereum to Aptos is overblown. However, if you look at the data from project launches and code commits, you can see builders are starting to play the field. Ethereum, the long-reigning king of smart contract platforms, is seeing its monthly active developer count… Listen ⇢