Evan Cheng didn’t just build another blockchain when he created Sui. He engineered a paradigm shift. Over the past year, Sui, one of the darlings of the bull market, has blown past $1.5 billion in total value locked (TVL), up from just over $200 million at the start of the year, thanks to the market’s […]

“Crypto + AI” is personified by Erik Voorhees. His career has spanned the eras. In 2012, when Voorhees launched the blockchain-based gambling game “Satoshi Dice” — which once accounted for half of all Bitcoin transactions — he pioneered a novel use case for cryptocurrency. The founder of the decentralized exchange ShapeShift is now applying the

After eight long, harrowing months locked up in a Nigerian prison, Tigran Gambaryan is finally back home in Atlanta, recovering from his ordeal. The Nigerian government finally agreed to release Gambaryan on humanitarian grounds in October to allow him to return to the U.S. to receive medical care for a host of conditions he developed

Taproot Wizards, a collection of 2,108 JPEGs inscribed on Bitcoin using the Ordinals protocol, headed into 2024 on the heels of <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2024/01/12/taproot-wizards-bitcoin-ordinals-project-that-raised-75m-to-sell-quantum-cats-collection” target=”_blank”>a $7.5 million seed funding round</a>, which was promptly exceeded by the sale of <a href=”https://magiceden.io/ordinals/marketplace/quantum_cats” target=”_blank”>Quantum Cats</a>, a digital art collection of brightly-colored felines. The sale of 3,000 NFT-like collectibles netted

What do hamsters, crypto and Iran’s military have in common? At one point in the summer of 2024, the Telegram “mini-game” Hamster Kombat was so popular — reportedly attracting 300 million users — that Iran Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari accused the West of trying to disrupt elections by distracting Iranian voters with the game, <a

The morning after Bitcoin hit $100,000 for the first time, Donald Trump <a href=”https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/113600319916325790″ target=”_blank”>took a victory lap</a>. “CONGRATULATIONS BITCOINERS!!! $100,000!!!” he posted on his platform Truth Social. “YOU’RE WELCOME!!!” The price of Bitcoin has been on a tear over the last month, rising over $30,000 — some 45% — since Trump won election to

David Tse is the co-founder of Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon, one of the foremost projects in the burgeoning sector of introducing utility to the world’s oldest blockchain that is commonplace in other networks. While the Bitcoin network itself does not allow staking (being a proof-of-work blockchain), Babylon’s protocol allows users to stake BTC to secure

“Lummis like hummus” reads the press secretary’s signature. It’s a nod to how sometimes people mispronounce the name of the junior senator from Wyoming. But it’s a good bet most people in crypto know how to say it these days. Lummis is the the most important advocate for crypto in Congress, being the main proponent

2024 has been the year of the <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/10/07/bitcoin-nears-64k-memecoin-supercycle-trends-as-mog-popcat-surge” target=”_blank”>memecoin supercycle</a>, with demand for the tokens <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/05/09/meme-coin-demand-is-stronger-than-ever-crypto-data-tracker-says” target=”_blank”>surging to unprecedented heights</a>. Memes are now a $141 billion business, <a href=”https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/meme” target=”_blank”>according to CoinGecko</a>, making up around <a href=”https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2024/12/05/memecoins-reach-140-b-market-cap-and-gain-ground-in-crypto-economy” target=”_blank”>11% of the entire crypto market</a> (excluding bitcoin and ether). Memeland CEO Ray Chan has become