FTX’s Initial $1.2B Payout Process to Creditors Is Underway
The payments are being distributed in U.S. dollars through BitGo and Kraken.
Blockchain Security Firm Blockaid Raises $50M to Tackle On-Chain Threats
The funding will help the company scale operations as blockchain adoption accelerates.

HK Asia Holdings Buys One Bitcoin and Its Stocks Surge by Over 90%. Will BTC Bull Explode?
HK Asia Holdings announced the purchase of one Bitcoin on February 13, calling this investment “symbolic in scale.” Following the public announcement, the company’s stocks surged by 93% between February 13 and 17. This increase catapulted the stock to 5.50 HKD (Hong Kong Dollars) which is the equivalent of $0.71. While the price has fluctuated […]
Mastercard Says It Has Moved Beyond Experimentation in Crypto, Focused on ‘Real Solutions’
“What is stopping [crypto] from going mainstream is really that consumers need to be able to find each other using what they already know,” Mastercard’s head of crypto and blockchain, Raj Dhamodharan told CoinDesk.

Best Crypto to Buy as Bitcoin Breakout Is on the Horizon – Hype Rules the Market
The crypto king’s volatility is the lowest it’s been in years, valued between $91K and $109K since November 2024, signaling a Bitcoin breakout. As measured by the Choppiness Index, $BTC has not experienced such a tight consolidation since 2015. The indicator signals low volatility, which, historically, can spur tremendous price movements – either north or […]

Cardano Set To Become One Of The Fastest Cryptocurrencies: IOG
In the latest Essential Cardano360 broadcast, Input Output Global (IOG) shared new details surrounding its novel consensus innovation, Ouroboros Leios, which could potentially position Cardano among the fastest blockchain platforms in the industry. The discussion featured Senior Prototyping Engineer at IOG, Brian Bush, offering insights into the technical mechanics behind this next stage of Cardano’s […]
MARA Holdings Closes Deal for Texas Wind Farm
The acquisition adds 114 megawatts of wind capacity to MARA’s asset base as it expands into energy infrastructure.

CoinDesk 20 Performance Update: APT Drops 5.6% as Index Trades Lower From Monday
Solana (SOL) joined Aptos (APT) as an underperformer, falling 5.1%.
Grayscale Rolls Out Crypto Fund for Pyth, Expanding Investor Access in Solana Ecosystem
The Grayscale Pyth Trust offers accredited investors exposure to PYTH, the governance token behind Solana’s leading oracle network.
AI Fake May Have Scammed Firms for Millions in FTX Claims: Report
Inca Digital has built a case against a shadowy figure cheating trading firms for more than $5 million in claims from the liquidation of the FTX exchange.