Auteur/autrice : Alberto
Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) is preparing to approve the issuance of yen-denominated stablecoins as early as this fall, marking the first time the country will allow a domestic fiat-pegged digital currency.Tokyo-based fintech firm JPYC will register as a money transfer business within the month and will lead the rollout, Japanese news outlet The Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on Sunday.JPYC is designed to maintain a fixed value of 1 JPY = 1 yen, backed by highly liquid assets such as bank deposits and Japanese government bonds. After purchase applications from individuals or corporations, the tokens are issued via bank transfer…
They say journalists never truly clock out. But for Christian, that’s not just a metaphor, it’s a lifestyle. By day, he navigates the ever-shifting tides of the cryptocurrency market, wielding words like a seasoned editor and crafting articles that decipher the jargon for the masses. When the PC goes on hibernate mode, however, his pursuits take a more mechanical (and sometimes philosophical) turn. Christian’s journey with the written word began long before the age of Bitcoin. In the hallowed halls of academia, he honed his craft as a feature writer for his college paper. This early love for storytelling paved…
One of the interesting problems in designing effective blockchain technologies is, how can we ensure that the systems remain censorship-proof? Although lots of work has been done in cryptoeconomics in order to ensure that blockchains continue pumping out new blocks, and particularly to prevent blocks from being reverted, substantially less attention has been put on the problem of ensuring that transactions that people want to put into the blockchain will actually get in, even if « the powers that be », at least on that particular blockchain, would prefer otherwise. Censorship-resistance in decentralized cryptoeconomic systems is not just a matter of making…
Bitcoin’s price stood at $118,351 on Aug. 17, 2025, with a market capitalization of $2.356 trillion and a 24-hour global trading volume of $20.09 billion. The intraday price range was narrow, fluctuating between $117,279 and $118,445, signaling consolidation after recent volatility. Bitcoin The daily bitcoin chart reflects a strong upward surge peaking at $124,517 before […]
Blockchain infrastructure platform Centrifuge has crossed $1 billion in total value locked (TVL), joining the ranks of BlackRock’s BUIDL fund and Ondo Finance as the only real-world asset (RWA) platforms to surpass the milestone.Centrifuge CEO Bhaji Illuminati attributed the milestone to institutions moving from pilots to “real deployments,” alongside strong onchain allocator demand.“Markets need more than T-bills,” Illuminati told Cointelegraph, pointing to JAAA, an onchain version of Janus Henderson’s AAA-rated collateralized loan obligation (CLO) investment fund, as a natural next step for institutions seeking higher yields than risk-free rates.Illuminati said that US Treasurys remain the dominant entry point for onchain…
Blockchain infrastructure platform Centrifuge has crossed $1 billion in total value locked (TVL), joining the ranks of BlackRock’s BUIDL fund and Ondo Finance as the only real-world asset (RWA) platforms to surpass the milestone.Centrifuge CEO Bhaji Illuminati attributed the milestone to institutions moving from pilots to “real deployments,” alongside strong onchain allocator demand.“Markets need more than T-bills,” Illuminati told Cointelegraph, pointing to JAAA, an onchain version of Janus Henderson’s AAA-rated collateralized loan obligation (CLO) investment fund, as a natural next step for institutions seeking higher yields than risk-free rates.Illuminati said that US Treasurys remain the dominant entry point for onchain…
The institutional Ethereum treasury race is accelerating, as two of the biggest corporate Ether holders are raising billions of dollars to acquire more of the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency.Public Bitcoin mining firm BitMine Immersion Technology is raising $24.5 billion through an at-the-market (ATM) stock offering, while SharpLink completed a $389 million capital raise from common shares.Whales, or large crypto holders, have also been accumulating ahead of this week’s key US inflation reports. A new entity acquired $1.3 billion worth of Ether (ETH) across 10 fresh cryptocurrency wallets, surpassing the record-breaking $1 billion worth of Ether amassed by the exchange-traded funds (ETFs)…
Been a while, I know, but then these are rather busy days. I’m writing this from a Starbucks in Shanghai sitting behind the Great Firewall, able to peep out only occasionally. I’ve been in Asia with Marek for the last couple of weeks, mainly for meetups, workshops and technical meetings. During this time, we’ve seen the release, struggle and survival of the Olympic testnet, a very clear signal that a multi-client system would be far superior to the present monoculture. We’ve seen the beginning of the second external Go audit, mainly for checking of regressions but also to offer comments…
What Is AI Red Teaming? AI Red Teaming is the process of systematically testing artificial intelligence systems—especially generative AI and machine learning models—against adversarial attacks and security stress scenarios. Red teaming goes beyond classic penetration testing; while penetration testing targets known software flaws, red teaming probes for unknown AI-specific vulnerabilities, unforeseen risks, and emergent behaviors. The process adopts the mindset of a malicious adversary, simulating attacks such as prompt injection, data poisoning, jailbreaking, model evasion, bias exploitation, and data leakage. This ensures AI models are not only robust against traditional threats, but also resilient to…
Bitcoin could reach $150,000 before facing a bear market, Canary Capital CEO Steven McClurg said in a recent interview. The Canary CEO cited a confluence of sustained inflows into spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs)—projected at over $1 billion weekly—a persistently dovish Federal Reserve outlook despite lingering inflation concerns, and accelerating institutional adoption that has driven […]