Carl Smigielski, 61, is single now, after being a caregiver to his husband, Moshe, who died in 2019. He expects to be a “solo ager,” someone who doesn’t have a family member to rely on as he gets older. Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR hide caption toggle caption Ashley Milne-Tyte for NPR Stay up to date…
The New Hampshire Executive Council rejected a plan on Wednesday to authorize a $100 million bond backed by Bitcoin, killing a proposal that state officials had cast as a first-in-the-nation bid to draw digital finance to the Granite State. The New Hampshire councilors voted 3-2 against it, according to reporting from The Boston Globe. The…
BitGo Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BTGO) introduced a set of tools to help institutions measure and reduce the quantum-computing risk tied to their Bitcoin holdings. The digital asset infrastructure company said the features apply to UTXO-based wallets and its multi-signature custody service. The release builds on BitGo’s multi-signature architecture, which the firm pioneered for Bitcoin to…
Stablecoins are useful, but crypto still has a simple payment problem: users do not want to think about gas. BNB Chain’s push toward gas-free stablecoin transfers is aimed directly at that friction point, especially for wallet users who are not interested in managing network fees every time they send money. That makes this more than…
Circle’s EURC launch on Base is a small but important stablecoin infrastructure move. It brings a native euro-denominated token to one of the most watched Ethereum layer-2 networks at a time when European regulation is becoming much more concrete. That combination matters. Base needs more native liquidity tools, and Circle needs to show that its…
The far-right Reform UK leader, Nigel Farage, announced he was resigning as member of Parliament for his Clacton constituency this week – in order to stand as MP for his Clacton constituency. The move has triggered a by-election, which critics have slammed as a stunt by Farage to delay a parliamentary inquiry into a funding…
Alfa-Bank, Russia’s largest private lender, is preparing to launch its own digital depository and a full slate of crypto services once national regulation takes effect, joining a widening race among Russian banks to capture a market that does not yet legally exist. Dmitry Vitman, chief operating officer of Alfa-Bank’s corporate and investment business, told RBC…
Bitcoin has traded below its True Market Mean and Short-Term Holder Cost Basis for five straight months, one of the longest deep-value stretches in its history, according to Glassnode’s latest onchain report. Long-term holder loss realization now accounts for 43% of total realized value onchain, up from 15% in early February, and recently peaked at…
In brief On Thursday, MoonPay launched support for MoonAgents on Telegram, bringing its AI crypto assistant to the messaging platform. Users can ask MoonAgents to analyze markets, create dashboards, and prepare transactions using natural conversations. MoonPay says Telegram acts as an interface, while user data and private keys remain on their computers. MoonPay is bringing…
Neil Johnston, BBC Sport journalist It’s going to require something extra special to stop this Les Bleus juggernaut from reaching a third straight World Cup final. France have overcome a two-hour storm delay in Philadelphia, the loss of Deschamps for one match (he returned home for the funeral of his mother) and Paraguay’s ‘dark arts’…