MARA Sells $1.1B in Bitcoin and Cuts 15% of Staff: Inside the Great Mining-to-AI Pivot
MARA Holdings sold 15,133 BTC for $1.1B, cut 15% of staff, and partnered with Starwood to build AI data centers. Here's why America's largest public Bitcoin miner is pivoting — and what it means for the entire mining industry and Bitcoin's security model.
The Mined in America Act Wants to Build a Domestic Bitcoin Mining Supply Chain — Can It Work?
Senators Cassidy and Lummis introduced the Mined in America Act to end U.S. dependence on Chinese mining hardware, create a voluntary certification program, and codify the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. We break down the bill's provisions, the tariff squeeze driving its urgency, and whether domestic ASIC manufacturing can realistically scale.
MoonPay's Open Wallet Standard: Building the SWIFT of Machine Payments
MoonPay open-sourced the Open Wallet Standard with backing from PayPal, Circle, Ethereum Foundation, and 15+ contributors. We break down how OWS gives AI agents a universal, secure wallet layer across eight chain families — and where it fits in the fast-moving agent wallet wars.
Public Company Bitcoin Treasuries Cross 1.1 Million BTC — How Corporate Purchases Are Reshaping the Supply Equation
Over 100 public companies now hold 1.1 million+ BTC on their balance sheets. From Strategy's 762K BTC hoard to Metaplanet's yen-funded accumulation, explore how the corporate Bitcoin treasury movement is reshaping supply dynamics — and why 2026's bear market is testing its limits.
Q1 2026 Crypto Fundraising Hits $9.27 Billion: Inside the TradFi-Crypto M&A Supercycle Reshaping the Industry
Q1 2026 crypto fundraising surged to $9.27B across 255 deals, 3.2x Q4 2025. ICE invested in OKX at $25B valuation, Mastercard acquired BVNK for $1.8B, and Kalshi raised $1B as corporate M&A replaced VC seed rounds as the dominant capital formation channel.
Quantum-Resistant Coins Surge 50% as Google Warns Bitcoin Could Be Cracked in 9 Minutes
Google Quantum AI's 57-page paper estimates a future quantum computer could crack Bitcoin in 9 minutes. QRL surged 51%, Algorand gained 25%, and Naoris Protocol launched the first quantum-resistant L1 mainnet. We analyze the emerging Q-Day hedge narrative and what it means for crypto security.
Sahara AI Wants to Pay You for Training AI — Here Is How Its AI-Native Blockchain Actually Works
Sahara AI is building the first full-stack AI-native blockchain to register, license, and monetize AI data on-chain. With $43M in funding, 780K testnet users, and a Danal Fintech partnership, here is how its four-layer architecture and SAHARA token aim to solve AI's $50 billion data provenance gap.
Liberation Day at One Year: How a $166 Billion Tariff Fiasco Rewired Bitcoin's Relationship With Wall Street
One year after Trump's Liberation Day tariffs wiped $5 trillion from the S&P 500 and crashed Bitcoin alongside equities, we analyze the Supreme Court ruling, the $166 billion refund saga, the Mined in America Act, and what rising Bitcoin-NASDAQ correlation means for crypto's identity as a macro asset.
From Groceries to Gas Fees: How Walmart's $4B Super App Is Quietly Onboarding 3 Million Americans Into Crypto
Walmart-backed OnePay has listed 15+ crypto tokens and reached 3 million monthly active users in under three months. We examine how America's largest retailer is quietly solving the crypto onboarding problem by embedding digital assets inside a $4 billion super app that 150 million weekly shoppers already trust.