Strategy resumes Bitcoin plan with $742m buy

Strategy executes its first Bitcoin purchase since rebrand and 2024 Q4 earnings report Business intelligence firm Strategy has allocated an additional $742.4 million to Bitcoin (BTC) after issuing more shares through its at-the-market stock program, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company acquired 7,633 BTC for an average spot […]

XRP ledger resumes operations after a brief network disruption

The XRP Ledger has fully resumed operations after an unexpected disruption in transaction validation caused the network to halt for about an hour on Feb. 5, 2025. RippleX confirmed that XRP Ledger has resumed activity though the exact cause of the disruption is still unclear. Ripple’s Chief Technology Officer, David Schwartz, acknowledged the issue in […]

Solana ETF push resumes as Cboe BZX resubmits applications to SEC

Hopes for a Solana-based spot exchange-traded fund have rekindled after Cboe BZX refiled applications for multiple asset managers. On Jan. 29, Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart highlighted that Cboe BZX has submitted fresh 19b-4 filings for spot Solana ETFs from Bitwise, VanEck, 21Shares, and Canary Capital, putting the proposals back in front of the United States […]

Thala protocol resumes operations after $25.5m exploit

Decentralized finance firm Thala has restarted operations a day after the protocol’s liquidity pools were exploited for roughly $25.5 million. In a Nov. 17 X post, Thala notified users that all its offerings have been restored, except its staking service, which is being “patched and audited.” The announcement comes a day after the protocol disclosed […]