Meta has been placed under the limelight again after a new privacy lawsuit accuses the tech giant of secretly retaining access to WhatsApp users’ private messages, igniting fresh debate over whether the world’s most popular messaging app is safe for users at all.

The layer-1 blockchain restored operations after a six-hour consensus halt, marking its second major disruption since launch in 2023.

A US crypto market structure bill once positioned as the industry’s long-awaited breakthrough is now facing an unexpected and potentially fatal obstacle — not technological complexity, but ethics.

As protests spread and the rial collapses, satellites, mesh networks, and SMS tools give Iranians a lifeline for Bitcoin — but full blockchain confirmation still depends on reconnecting to the internet.

A statue honoring Satoshi Nakamoto, the pseudonymous creator of Bitcoin, has been installed outside the New York Stock Exchange, marking one of the clearest symbolic signals yet that digital assets are no longer confined to the fringes of global finance.

Kadena has abruptly shut down all business operations, stopping active maintenance of its blockchain. The announcement caused panic among investors, sending the KDA token down over 60% in just 24 hours.

Bhutan has moved its national digital ID system to the Ethereum blockchain, giving nearly 800,000 citizens more control over their personal data. The migration aims to improve security, privacy, and transparency, while the country also continues expanding its cryptocurrency holdings and blockchain initiatives.

Venezuelan opposition leader and pro-democracy icon María Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, recognized not only for her unyielding battle for freedom but also for her embrace of Bitcoin as a tool of human rights and resistance.

Afghanistan plunged into digital darkness last week as a 48-hour nationwide internet blackout revealed one of blockchain’s most overlooked weaknesses — its dependence on centralized internet infrastructure.

Thailand is grappling with a banking crisis after authorities froze nearly three million accounts in a sweeping effort to combat online financial fraud and “mule” accounts used for money laundering and scams.