Trump Media, Crypto.com end $6.42B CRO treasury deal

Trump Media & Technology Group is pulling back from one of its biggest crypto expansion plans less than a year after announcing it. Summary Trump Media, Crypto.com and Yorkville terminated the proposed $6.42 billion CRO treasury combination on Friday. Truth Social will market Crypto.com prediction products instead of directly integrating prediction markets into platform. The […]

Today’s the last day to get up to $400 off your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 ticket

Let’s cut to the chase: Starting today, you can take an additional $100 off of our current $300 discount for your founder, investor, or attendee TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, which is a nice bonus on top of our current discounted pricing.  This flash sale will run only until tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. This discount will mark your last […]

Inside the 45-Day Laundering Machine

Key Takeaways Chainalysis logged $3.4B stolen in 2025, with Bybit’s $1.5B hack alone accounting for 44% of that total. H1 2026 set a record 212 incidents per Blockaid, with Lazarus-linked crews behind about 55% of these losses. KelpDAO’s $293M April exploit was 2026’s largest single hit. Six Years, More Than $16 Billion Gone Crypto theft […]

5 Best Payment Platforms for Global Businesses in 2026

A company with staff in four or five countries and customers in over twenty has a payments problem its bank was never built to solve. It can be messy, with factors like wire transfers clearing in several days, or maybe the correspondent bank taking a cut at every hop. Or a contractor in Buenos Aires, […]

MARA pledges 18,750 BTC for $600M in new loans

MARA Holdings secured $600 million of new borrowing on Aug. 4 after pledging 18,750 BTC worth about $1.2 billion as initial collateral, according to its Aug. 6 quarterly filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.  Summary 18,750 BTC worth about $1.2 billion initially secured MARA’s two new Bitcoin backed lending facilities. Coinbase provided $300 […]

Sony 1000X the Collexion review: The 1 reason to get Sony’s $650 luxury headphones

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsThe Sony 1000X the Collexion at a glanceSony 1000X the Collexion performanceThe Sony 1000X the Collexion design and build qualityWho should get the Sony the Collexion headphones?How We Tested When I started reviewing Sony’s most expensive consumer headphones yet, I naturally expected them to offer an elevated […]

VALR’s Ehsani Warns Crypto Curbs Could Reduce Regulatory Oversight

Key Takeaways National Treasury and SARB release draft rules governing cross-border crypto transfers. VALR CEO Farzam Ehsani warned that banning corporate crypto flows could push market volume offshore. Stakeholders and interested industry parties have until September 30 to submit public feedback. Corporate Limits and Illicit Flow Risks South Africa’s new proposed cross-border cryptocurrency framework risks […]

China Makes Largest Gold Purchase Since 2023 as Bullion’s Price Surges 8%

Gold continues to perform a lot better on a YTD scale than BTC. China made its largest monthly gold purchase in nearly three years and continues a massive accumulation streak, while other central banks have refocused on the precious metal. This is among the reasons behind the asset’s price resurgence over the past week, […]

BTCPay Server Vulnerability Exploited, Draining Merchant Lightning Nodes

A critical vulnerability in BTCPay Server is being actively exploited, allowing attackers to drain Bitcoin from Lightning Network nodes used by merchants and other businesses. BTCPay Server confirmed the attacks late Friday, warning operators running LND, the most widely used software for operating Lightning nodes, to immediately update to version 2.4.2 or take vulnerable servers […]