Bakkt Secures 30% Stake In Marusho Hotta, Rebranding As ‘Bitcoin JP’

Bakkt Holdings (BKKT), a key player in the crypto services sector, has announced a strategic move to acquire approximately 30% of the outstanding shares of MarushoHotta Co., Ltd. (MHT), a company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE).  This massive acquisition, facilitated through a share purchase agreement with metallurgical company RIZAP Group, Inc., positions Bakkt […]

Indonesia Mulls Bitcoin Reserves as Brazil Joins Talks on Strategic Crypto Holdings

Indonesia and Brazil are taking a bold step toward modernizing their economic strategy by exploring the inclusion of Bitcoin in their national reserves. Related Reading: Crypto Crackdown: Philippines SEC Flags Bybit, OKX, Others In Fresh Alert In a high-level meeting with Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s office, representatives from Bitcoin Indonesia presented a detailed proposal […]

Base Explains Network Disruption: Sequencer Glitch Led To 33-Minute Block Production Halt

Base, the Ethereum Layer-2 solution developed by Coinbase, experienced a 33-minute network disruption that halted block production on its Mainnet. The outage occurred on August 5, 2025, and was caused by unexpected on-chain congestion combined with an unprepared backup sequencer. While Base is designed with high availability in mind—featuring multiple sequencer instances managed by Conductor […]

Ripple Flamed By Caitlin Long: ‘XRP Is Doomed, Banks Don’t Trust It’

Caitlin Long, founder and CEO of Custodia Bank, delivered one of the harshest assessments yet of Ripple and the XRP ecosystem in a recent episode of the Gold Goats ‘n Guns podcast, calling into question the project’s credibility, tokenomics, and long-term viability in institutional finance. In a sweeping critique, Long stated bluntly: “It’s not going […]