News
Stay up to date on the latest crypto trends with our expert, in-depth coverage.
Share link:In this post: Rumble may buy Northern Data for €1B, offering 2.319 Rumble shares per Northern Data share. Northern Data will sell its bitcoin mining unit to Elektron Energy for up to $235M, with proceeds going toward repaying a Tether loan. Rumble’s Q2 loss widened to $30.2M despite 12% revenue growth; monthly active users fell to 51M.
Share link:In this post: Indonesia proposes sovereign AI fund to boost position as regional tech hub. A strategy paper outlines the roadmap for AI growth to 2030, pending public input. However, the plan faces hurdles including skills shortages, low research spend, and patchy internet.
Share link:In this post: Ant Group denied claims on Chinese social media regarding plans to develop rare-earth-backed stablecoins in collaboration with the People’s Bank of China (PBoC). The denial was issued on August 11, 2025, amid growing speculation about the potential for stablecoins backed by rare earth elements. JD.com and Alibaba have been trying to get the People’s Bank of China to approve a stablecoin based on the offshore yuan to challenge USD-backed stablecoins.
South Korean retail investors shift focus from US tech stocks to crypto, as regulatory changes drive the move.
Stellar price remains inside a bullish setup after its recent breakout, but record exchange balances and fading momentum hint that gains could take longer to arrive.
- 22:42Roman Storm asks the open-source software community: Are you worried about being prosecuted for developing DeFi platforms?Jinse Finance reported that Roman Storm, developer of the Tornado Cash privacy protocol, asked the open-source software community whether they are concerned about being prosecuted retroactively by the US Department of Justice for developing decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. Storm asked DeFi developers: How can you be sure you won't be prosecuted by the Department of Justice for "MSB" (building non-custodial protocols), and then be accused of having to build custodial protocols instead? If SDNY can charge developers for building non-custodial protocols... then what safety is left?
- 22:24ECB President: Europe Must Establish Its Own Digital Asset Market to Maintain Financial StabilityAccording to a report by Jinse Finance, Bloomberg analyst Walter Bloomberg released market news stating that European Central Bank President Piero Cipollone said Europe must establish its own digital asset market to maintain financial stability. He supports the use of the digital euro for daily payments and warned that if deposits shift to foreign tokens, stablecoins could weaken banks and monetary policy. Although stablecoins can facilitate cross-border payments, he pointed out that Europe already provides fast and secure central bank fund transfer services.
- 21:55Sentinel Global founder: Stablecoins have all the risks of CBDCs as well as their own unique risksJinse Finance reported that Jeremy Kranz, founder and managing partner of venture capital firm Sentinel Global, stated that investors should "proceed with caution" when considering privately issued stablecoins, as stablecoins not only carry all the risks of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) but also have their own unique risks. He noted that if JPMorgan were to issue a USD stablecoin and control it through the Patriot Act or other future legislation, they could freeze your funds and deprive you of your bank account. Investors should "discern right from wrong" and read the fine print of any stablecoin.