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Aptos Co-Founder Launches $50 Million Venture Fund ‘For MFers Ready to Build’
Mo Shaikh and his team raised a total of $400 billion to launch Aptos Labs in 2022. Now he’s helping other founders do the same. Maximum Frequency Ventures Raises $50M to Fund Crypto Builders Aptos co-founder Mo Shaikh loves using the…
127,000 BTC Under US Seizure Tied to Milky Sad Weak-Key Vulnerability, Onchain Slueth Says
U.S. authorities’ push to seize more than 127,000 bitcoin has revived a key thread: several of the wallets at issue are labeled by Arkham Intelligence as tied to the “Lubian.com Hacker,” a cluster previously connected to the Milky Sad…
Elon Musk Says Bitcoin Is Based on Energy, Which Is Impossible to Fake
Tesla and Spacex CEO Elon Musk said on Oct. 14 on X that bitcoin is based on energy, contrasting it with fiat currencies that governments can inflate. His remark was in response to a Zerohedge post linking the rise in gold, silver, and…
SG-FORGE and Bitpanda Expand Stablecoin Partnership Into DeFi
Societe Generale-FORGE has expanded its partnership with Bitpanda to integrate its regulated stablecoins into the decentralized finance ecosystem. Retail Access: Bringing Stablecoin Yield to European Users Societe Generale-FORGE (SG-FORGE),…
BRIC Strikes $299.5 Million Settlement With Tether in Celsius Showdown
The Blockchain Recovery Investment Consortium (BRIC), a joint venture between GXD Labs and Vaneck, has reached a $299.5 million settlement with the largest stablecoin issuer by market cap, Tether, resolving litigation tied to the Celsius…
Peter Schiff: ‘Cat-5 Financial Hurricane’ Looms Over US Dollar and Treasury Market
Gold and silver are flashing breakout signals as surging demand, tightening supply, and mounting fears over U.S. monetary instability drive investors to hard assets, echoing warnings from economist Peter Schiff of a looming dollar…
Government Shutdown? Not for Bitcoin — The Feds Just Moved $73M in BTC
On Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, blockchain sleuths using Arkham Intelligence data spotted the U.S. government shuffling 652.62 BTC—worth a cool $73 million—out of its digital piggy bank of seized bitcoin. Government Shifts 652.62 BTC as Shutdown…
Dubai’s Ruler Praises Digital-Assets Economy, Boasts $680M Trading Milestone
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, prime minister of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai, said that with the establishment of VARA “a completely new economic sector has been added to our national economy in just…
Bitcoin Mining Hardware Maker Canaan Launches Gas-to-Computing Pilot in Calgary
Canaan Inc. announced the launch of a gas-to-computing pilot in Calgary, Alberta, that converts wellhead natural gas into low-cost power for high-density computing — a neat way to turn waste into watts. Canaan Pilots Containerized Data…
Korea Blockchain Week 2025: Key Themes Discussed Shaping Crypto’s Next Chapter
This content is provided by a sponsor. KBW 2025 has wrapped up, leaving the industry abuzz with insights that reshaped conversations around digital finance. From evolving U.S. regulations and corporate Bitcoin treasuries to real-world asset…