Kelvin Maina

Harpie, the blockchain security firm once backed by Coinbase Ventures and Dragonfly Capital, has shut down its on-chain firewall business. The company cited financial difficulties as the reason for the abrupt closure. “We attempted to create a theft-free crypto ecosystem, but unfortunately could not create a sustainable business model around it,” Harpie wrote in a

Crusoe Energy is exiting the Bitcoin mining business to double down on artificial intelligence infrastructure. On March 25, the Denver-based company announced it would sell its bitcoin mining operation—including 425 modular data centers and its Digital Flare Mitigation (DFM) technology—to New York Digital Investment Group (NYDIG). The deal includes 270 megawatts of power generation capacity

A major governance controversy has hit Polymarket after a powerful UMA token holder cast millions of votes to tilt a market outcome and walk away with a profit. The prediction platform confirmed it will not issue refunds, despite widespread user backlash. The dispute centers on a market asking whether Ukraine would agree to a rare

The Securities and Exchange Commission will host four new public roundtables on crypto regulation between April and June, marking a noticeable shift in the agency’s approach under Acting Chair Mark T. Uyeda. Each session will focus on a distinct area of the crypto industry, ranging from trading platforms to decentralized finance. The agency announced the

In a first for the U.S. banking sector, Custodia Bank and Vantage Bank have completed the tokenization of dollar demand deposits on a public blockchain, using Ethereum and the Avit stablecoin. The series of transactions, executed under full regulatory compliance, marks the activation of a new U.S. dollar payment rail at a time of rising

Polymarket, a blockchain-powered prediction platform, has added Solana as a payment option, marking a strategic move to reduce transaction costs and increase speed for its users. The integration, announced Monday on X, enables deposits using the high-speed cryptocurrency SOL. The launch comes as the platform continues to attract significant attention from traders and regulators alike.

Peter Schiff, a vocal critic of Bitcoin and prominent gold advocate, claimed this week that the Chinese government likely sold its Bitcoin holdings in January when prices were above $100,000. The remark came in response to renewed speculation on social media about a potential geopolitical “arms race” over Bitcoin between the United States and China.