You Know Bitmine Has Been Buying Ethereum, But Can You Believe How Much ETH The Company Now Holds?

Ethereum’s price action has witnessed surprise bullish upside in the past months and has outperformed Bitcoin in recent weeks. Behind the scenes, the leading altcoin has also witnessed a buyer unlike any other this year, and that buyer is BitMine. The publicly traded firm has gone on an unprecedented spending spree, scooping up Ethereum at […]

CoinShares Reports $32.4 Million Net Profit in Q2, What’s Behind The Gains?

European crypto asset manager CoinShares has released its second-quarter results, showing a net profit of $32.4 million. The figure, while slightly down 5.3% from the prior quarter, represents a 1.9% increase year-over-year, supported by growing management fees, improved treasury performance, and strong momentum in physically backed products. The company attributed the results to a surge […]

Crypto Cast As The Villain, But Banks Quietly Move Billions In Suspect Funds

FinCEN on Thursday put banks and other financial firms on notice about a sprawling set of Chinese crypto and money laundering networks, saying they play a major role in moving illicit funds tied to Mexico-based drug cartels and other crimes. Related Reading: Insider Trading Suspicions Mount As Crypto Treasuries Balloon – Report According to the […]

Solana Client Agave Smashes 1.1 Million TPS, Matching Firedancer’s Record

Solana’s Rust validator client Agave has matched Firedancer’s lab record, briefly peaking at 1.1 million transactions per second in a synthetic, single-node benchmark. The result was disclosed by Solana core engineer Andrew Fitzgerald, who wrote: “Hit a burst of 1.1m TPS on agave this morning. Single-node synthetic test with simple transfers. On a branch with […]