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Tezos Builds Fresh Partnerships to Drive 2026 Adoption Push
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (583+ words) Tezos cuts new deals. The blockchain platform wants bigger adoption through strategic alliances across multiple sectors, banking on partnerships to boost its ecosystem after years of XTZ token volatility since 2018. The partnerships should fix speed issues and bring more coders…...
Block Slashes 40% of Workforce in Major AI Pivot
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (525+ words) Block just dropped a bombshell. Jack Dorsey's payments company said Monday it's cutting around 40% of its staff as it makes a huge bet on artificial intelligence, marking one of the biggest workforce reductions in fintech this year. The layoffs hit…...
Block Slashes 4,000 Jobs as AI Push Sends Stock Soaring 25%
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (593+ words) Block Inc. cut 4,000 jobs Thursday. The fintech giant basically chopped its workforce nearly in half, dropping from over 10,000 employees down to just under 6,000 as it bets big on artificial intelligence tools. Shares jumped 25% after hours. CFO Amrita Ahuja said the…...
Bitcoin Miners Eye Grid Partnership as AI Centers Strain Power Supply
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (765+ words) Paradigm just dropped a bombshell. The investment firm said Bitcoin mining can actually help power grids instead of hurting them, according to a February 26 report that's got energy folks talking. Energy companies are paying attention. AI data centers are gobbling…...
Marathon Digital Pivots Mining Sites to AI Infrastructure
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (261+ words) Marathon Digital just dropped big news. The Las Vegas Bitcoin miner said it's converting its U.S. mining facilities into AI-ready campuses, marking a pretty dramatic shift for the company that's been all about crypto mining until now. Marathon's stock jumped 12% the…...
Starboard Pushes Riot Platforms Into AI and HPC Gold Rush
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (572+ words) Activist investor Starboard Value wants Riot Platforms to jump headfirst into artificial intelligence and high-performance computing ventures right now. The investment firm sent a pretty blunt letter on February 26 demanding immediate action to grab these fast-growing markets before competitors beat…...
Stripe Hits $1.9 Trillion Payment Volume as AI Commerce Takes Off
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (590+ words) Stripe just crushed it. The payments giant processed $1.9 trillion through its network in 2025, marking a pretty massive jump that shows how AI-driven commerce is basically taking over the business world right now. Stablecoins changed the game too. Stripe integrated these…...
Riot Battles Investor Push for AI Pivot as Bitcoin Mining Profits Tank
5+ day, 1+ hour ago (660+ words) Riot Platforms took a beating. The Bitcoin mining giant's profits crashed as crypto prices stayed stuck in the mud, and now activist investor Starboard Value LP wants the company to ditch mining for AI data centers. Riot shares went crazy…...
Contour Network Taps Rahul Bhargava as Interim COO During Major Expansion Push
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (458+ words) Contour Network just named Rahul Bhargava as Interim Chief Operating Officer. The appointment comes right after XDC Ventures bought the company in late 2025, and it's pretty much the biggest shake-up at the trade finance platform in years. Not a small…...
AI Agents Start Using XRP and RLUSD for Blockchain Payments
1+ week, 2+ day ago (191+ words) AI agents can now make payments using XRP and RLUSD through the new X402 integration on the XRP Ledger, marking a pretty significant step forward for automated cryptocurrency transactions. The announcement came today and it's got blockchain developers talking about what…...