Solana wallet Solflare pledges to pay missed rewards on staked $160 million after validator goes offline
About 1.56 million SOL sat on a validator that stopped earning, and the wallet still hasn’t named the firm that held its keys. Source:CoinDesk
Mirae Asset Securities issues tokenized notes on Solana
The company’s Hong Kong unit issued sixmonth notes under its $3 billion program, extending blockchainbased distribution to institutional investors.…
U.S. agency hits Utah with lawsuit to shield Kalshi's ability to offer betting there
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has pursued more than a dozen legal actions to protect what its chief sees as its sole power over prediction…
Solana bug reports now cost 1 SOL as AI floods security teams with spam
Researchers must now permanently burn 1 SOL for every submission after a monthlong contest drew 809 reports, with AI believed to have helped generate or write…
These energy stocks are poised to profit from an imminent AI power crunch
Bloom Energy and Solaris Energy would benefit from an urgency around securing power to AI developers. Source:MarketWatch
Hong Kong names Nasdaq-listed Solana Company a strategic enterprise
The Nasdaqlisted firm said it plans to establish Solana validator operations in Hong Kong. Source:Cointelegraph
Netanyahu floats use of blockchain as solution to potential financial sanctions
Ahead of elections, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel could turn to blockchain and crypto to skirt potential international sanctions, to the dismay…
IRS plans lower tax disclosure penalties, including for crypto: Forbes
The US tax agency is targeting faster resolutions and more flexible payment options for taxpayers voluntarily disclosing past tax violations under a planned…
Bitcoin consolidates after 3% loss as AI fears stoke fresh stock-market weakness
Bitcoin price volatility cooled as stock markets battled another day of resurgent AI fears during Friday’s Asia trading session. Source:Cointelegraph
A16z is the latest VC giant to widen bets beyond crypto and into AI and emerging tech
The venture investor behind early bets on Coinbase, Solana and Uniswap said is broadening its focus, joining other crypto investment firms looking beyond…
Move over memecoins: Crypto ‘meme games’ coming, bagholders and all
“Plenty will be ponzis. Plenty will get exploited. Plenty will insta die. There will be ridiculous gains, and people will get absolutely fing rinsed,” says…
Solana’s biggest network change since 2020 is live. Here’s how users benefit
The new voting system targets settlement in about 150 milliseconds, potentially shortening waits for payments and deposits. Users can keep their existing…