John Crawford

US technology giants have signed a White House pledge to cover the power costs of their artificial intelligence data centers, which the Trump administration says will prevent consumers from paying higher utility bills. The non-binding “Ratepayer Protection Pledge” was signed by Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle and xAI on Wednesday, promising the companies would

Blockchain infrastructure firm Zerohash has announced it has applied for a US national trust bank charter — a move that could strengthen the company’s position as a crypto payment rail provider to the TradFi sector. On Wednesday, Zerohash said it is seeking the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency-issued license to operate a federally

Elon Musk’s new payment app X Money has rolled out limited external beta testing this week, with early screenshots suggesting that users will be eligible for cashback and yield on deposits. One of the beta testers was Hollywood actor William Shatner, who played Captain Kirk in the original Star Trek series. Several screenshots shared by

Key takeaways: Derivatives and onchain data show a lack of bullish conviction, as 43% of Bitcoin holders remain at a loss despite recent price gains. Surging AI energy demand is squeezing miner profits to record lows, forcing major listed firms to offload BTC and pivot to computing. Traders face a psychological hurdle at $76,000, the

Crossmint has partnered with Western Union to support the launch of the remittance company’s USDPT stablecoin and its new Digital Asset Network on the Solana blockchain.  Wednesday’s announcement said the collaboration will integrate Crossmint’s wallet and payment APIs with Western Union’s infrastructure, allowing fintech platforms to move funds using the stablecoin and connect to Western

The US Senate will soon vote on President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the US Federal Reserve after he picked Kevin Warsh, who has previously expressed pro-Bitcoin views, to replace Fed Chair Jerome Powell. In a Wednesday notice, the White House said that Trump had sent Warsh’s nomination to the Senate to be chair of

The bank's asset manager and 3iQ debut an actively managed crypto ETF to Canadian investors, offering exposure to Bitcoin, Ether, Solana and XRP at a competitive 0.25% fee. Scotiabank, one of Canada’s top-five banks by assets, has launched a new cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund in partnership with digital asset manager 3iQ, highlighting growing institutional adoption in

Bitcoin (BTC) is up 8% on Wednesday to trade above $73,000, a level that has stopped every recovery attempt over the last three weeks. Analysts reveal why Bitcoin must hold $70,000 to secure the recovery. Key takeaways: Profit-taking on rallies to $70,000 must cool down for a sustained breakout in BTC price.  Bitcoin must hold

Monthly digital asset treasury inflows were dominated by Bitcoin, except for August and September 2025, according to data from DefiLlama. Monthly inflows into digital asset treasury (DAT) companies have slowed to about $555 million, the lowest levels since October 2024, the month before the 2024 US election pump, according to data from DefiLlama. Inflows into

US President Donald Trump reportedly met with Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong just hours before issuing a statement criticizing banks for holding a market structure bill “hostage.” According to a Tuesday Politico report, Trump met privately with Armstrong after a group of Coinbase representatives went to the White House. The details of the reported meeting were