Author: Oguz Ozdemir
Riot Platforms posted $167.2 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2026, with its newly launched data center business contributing $33.2 million.The data center revenue helped offset a decline in Riot’s core Bitcoin mining business, which fell to $111.9 million from $142.9 million in Q1 2025, driven by lower average Bitcoin prices and a 24% rise in the global network hash rate. Riot produced 1,473 Bitcoin during the quarter, down from 1,530 a year earlier, while the average cost to mine one coin increased to $44,629 from $43,808, according to an announcement.“The first quarter of 2026 marks a definitive…
A few weeks ago, abnormal temperature spikes at a Météo-France station near Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) triggered a criminal complaint and an investigation. According to French media reports, the readings were linked to Polymarket bets that generated tens of thousands of dollars in gains. Whether the full mechanics are ultimately proven exactly as suspected is almost beside the point. The real story is simpler: a market that settles money on a single physical observation is only as strong as the data chain underneath it.Most commentators focus on how to prevent this specific incident from recurring. But the more important question…
The evolution of decentralized finance has undoubtedly unlocked many new ways to earn, lend, and invest. However, it has also largely remained confined to the crypto ecosystem itself. While innovations like staking and liquidity mining have driven tremendous growth, they often rely on cyclical incentives that lack direct ties to real-world economic activity. This is where Real Finance Blockchain steps in. By bringing real-world assets (RWAs) on-chain, the protocol aims to become the bridge that gaps traditional financial markets and decentralized infrastructure. Through tokenization and compliant financial structuring, the protocol allows its users to access institutional-grade yield opportunities, such as…
Strike CEO Jack Mallers announced a series of product updates and strategic moves Wednesday, including the launch of lending proof-of-reserves, a new “volatility-proof” bitcoin-backed loan structure built with Tether, and a $2.1 billion credit facility. He also said he supports a proposal by Tether Investments to merge Strike with Twenty-One Capital and bitcoin miner Elektron Energy. Mallers said Strike’s bitcoin-backed loan and line-of-credit business has grown since launch, with users drawn to the ability to borrow against bitcoin rather than sell it. He described bitcoin as a savings account for many customers and said Strike cut its rate tiers across…
Key Takeaways The problem: AI is everywhere, but most teams mix up AI agents and agentic AI. This confusion leads to wrong implementations, overhyped expectations, and systems that either underperform or become too complex to manage. The solution: AI agents handle specific tasks with control and predictability, while agentic AI focuses on achieving broader goals with autonomy and adaptability. The real value comes from knowing when to use each and how they can work together. How SoluLab helps: SoluLab designs AI systems with the right balance of control and autonomy. As an AI-native company, we use AI in our workflows…
Key takeaways:Persistent spot market accumulation from Bitcoin ETFs and Strategy provided a price floor for Bitcoin and threatens to trigger a short squeeze.Negative funding rates and cautious options skews could trap bears if the Federal Reserve policy shifts or high oil prices trigger higher inflation.Bitcoin (BTC) price sustained levels above $76,000 for the past week, distancing itself from its year low at $60,500. The recent bullish momentum came as crude oil prices jumped above $100 and the S&P 500 hit new trading highs, but futures market data may point to a short-term rally-ending outcome for Bitcoin.A total of $1.4 billion…
Ethereum price started a fresh decline and traded below $2,350. ETH is now consolidating above $2,265 and might struggle to recover. Ethereum started a downside correction from the $2,400 zone. The price is trading below $2,350 and the 100-hourly Simple Moving Average. There is a bearish trend line forming with resistance at $2,310 on the hourly chart of ETH/USD (data feed via Kraken). The pair could start a fresh increase if it stays above the $2,350 zone. Ethereum Price Trims Gains Ethereum price failed to remain stable above $2,380 and started a downside correction, like Bitcoin. ETH price dipped below…
Make CryptoSlate preferred on South Korea’s Kbank has signed a strategic partnership with Ripple to test blockchain-based overseas remittances, placing a bank with a central role in Upbit’s KRW account access beside one of crypto’s longest-running payments infrastructure firms.Local reports describe the work as a technical verification, or proof-of-concept, focused on whether Ripple’s infrastructure can improve the speed, cost, and transparency of overseas remittances. ZDNet Korea separately described the test as part of a phased push around bank-linked overseas remittance infrastructure.For now, the commercial pieces remain open: launch date, customer access, fees, live volume, and the exact settlement asset.Kbank already…
Presently, Europe has silently transformed its economy in the battery industry by introducing a battery passport data system. Their move is in the direction of sustainability, verifiability, natural authenticity, and improvement of the European battery economy. The EU Battery Regulation has made significant strides to the point that industries will handle EV batteries in 2027 in a different way. Digital passport Regulation EU 2023/1542 obliges all EV and industrial batteries over 2kWh sold in the EU.The battery passport has all the relevant information to be verified when conducting different processes. It maintains the main health of the battery, thus the…
In the latest Russia crypto news, the European Union has issued its 20th sanctions package against Russia, and this one hits the crypto sector in ways unlike anything that came before. Rather than blacklisting individual exchanges or wallets, the EU has targeted the entire Russian cryptocurrency industry, including Russia’s own central bank digital currency, the digital ruble, a ruble-backed stablecoin called RUBx, and a Kyrgyz exchange called Meer that was helping route Russian money through the global financial system. The detail most headlines are missing is what this shift from targeted designations to sector-wide bans actually demands of exchanges, compliance…