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Deliberations over the crypto market structure bill between industry executives and US lawmakers hit a fever pitch on Wednesday in a tense meeting, following a leaked proposal from Democrats to impose permissioned requirements on the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector.Democratic senators accused industry executives of acting as an extension of the Republican Party after a leaked Democratic proposal mandating know-your-customer and anti-money laundering regulations on DeFi caused a public outcry, according to Eleanor Terrett, who cited sources at Wednesday’s meeting.The lawmakers reportedly warned industry representatives that continued public outcry over the bill, or specific provisions in the proposed legislation, would slow…

The event is open to everyone, from startup teams to solo creators. The hackathon runs until February 7, 2026. Winning participants will enjoy a $150,000 prize pool. Blockchain network Mantle has officially opened its first-ever global hackathon, inviting creators and developers to build innovative blockchain solutions in a five-month online competition. The event has started today, October 22, and will run until February 7 next year, and offers up to $150,000 in incentives to winning projects. Introducing the Mantle Global Hackathon — now live! – Global, online & open to all– $150K in prizes & rewards– 6+ tracks, endless potential…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple’s long-running strategy is to embed its technology across the world’s financial plumbing—piece by piece and across multiple functions—according to Phil and Dom Kwok, the brothers behind the Easy app, in a new appearance on the Paul Barron Show. The founders characterized what they called “the Ripple plan” as a coordinated effort to place XRP Ledger–based infrastructure and the company’s software wherever institutions already operate, rather than trying to disintermediate them. Ripple Follow’s Meta’s Blueprint Talking about Ripple’s acquisitions of Metaco, Standard Custody, Hidden Road and Rail,…

What do water bottles, eggs, hemp, and cement have in common? They can be engineered into strange, but functional, energy storage devices called supercapacitors.Like their name suggests, supercapacitors are like capacitors with greater capacity. Similar to a battery, they can store a lot of energy, but they can also charge or discharge quickly, similar to a capacitor. They’re usually found where a lot of power is needed quickly and for a limited time, like as a nearly-instantaneous backup electricity for a factory or data center.Typically, supercapacitors are made up of two activated carbon or graphene electrodes, electrolytes to introduce ions…

Improving crypto regulatory clarity has triggered a 125% surge in global retail crypto transactions for two years in a row, according to TRM Labs. Worldwide retail crypto transactions rose by more than 125% between January and September 2025, echoing similar growth seen in 2024, according to the blockchain intelligence firm in its Crypto Adoption and Stablecoin Usage Report on Tuesday.Most activity was tied to practical use cases such as payments, remittances, and preserving value in volatile economic conditions, showing individuals are playing an increasing role in shaping the industry’s evolution.“As the ecosystem has matured, however, the footprint of crypto activity has…

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba’s famously prolific Qwen Team of AI model researchers and engineers has introduced a major expansion to its Qwen Deep Research tool, which is available as an optional modality the user can activate on the web-based Qwen Chat (a competitor to ChatGPT).The update lets users generate not only comprehensive research reports with well-organized citations, but also interactive web pages and multi-speaker podcasts — all within 1-2 clicks.This functionality is part of a proprietary release, distinct from many of Qwen’s previous open-source model offerings. While the feature relies on the open-source models Qwen3-Coder, Qwen-Image, and Qwen3-TTS to power…

In brief In April, Armbrust pled guilty to computer fraud after using his ex-employer’s AWS account to mine Ethereum. Armbrust was sentenced to three years of probation and ordered to repay the full amount, court records show. The mining operation cost his former employer over $45,000 in cloud fees while netting him about $5,800 in crypto. A former engineer at e-commerce company Digital River was sentenced Tuesday to three years of probation for illegally mining crypto using his former employer’s cloud servers.Joshua Paul Armbrust, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jerry Blackwell after pleading guilty in April to a…

What is Bitcoin and who is it for? There are a plethora of catchphrases available on Twitter to cover this one. Bitcoin is for everyone… no wait, it’s for anyone! Bitcoin is a store of value. Bitcoin is a medium of exchange. We could do a classic appeal to authority and declare that Bitcoin is exactly what Satoshi described, “A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System”.Bitcoin becomes what we make it. It serves the people we choose to build for. If we want Bitcoin to be a store of value or medium of exchange, we have to build the protocols and services…

The native token behind the Kadena layer 1 blockchain plummeted 60% in 90 minutes on Tuesday after its founding team announced it was winding down and ceasing all network maintenance due to “market conditions.” In a post to X on Tuesday, Kadena said it “is no longer able to continue business operations and will be ceasing all business activity and active maintenance of the Kadena blockchain immediately.”“We are tremendously grateful to everybody who has participated in this journey with us. We regret that because of market conditions we are unable to continue to promote and support the adoption of this unique…

Current options limited to direct tokens or overseas funds. Binance and Kasikornbank driving crypto expansion in Thailand. SEC pushes bill for stronger oversight and enforcement powers. Thailand is preparing to expand its cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund (ETF) plans to cover a broader range of tokens beyond Bitcoin, with the rollout expected in early 2025. The move, led by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), comes at a time when the Thai stock market has fallen 7.6% this year, prompting regulators and institutions to explore digital assets as alternative investment options. Alongside this expansion, the SEC is also pushing a bill to…