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As Bhutan battles youth migration and economic strain, its prime minister says Bitcoin mining offers a path forward, and others should follow. Bhutan, a Buddhist kingdom on the eastern edge of the Himalayas known for its monasteries, seems to be placing a strong bet on Bitcoin (BTC) as a possible way to ease its economic problems despite the notorious risks linked to the cryptocurrency’s price swings. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Bhutanese prime minister Tshering Tobgay called state-backed Bitcoin mining “a simple strategic choice that many people have made and earned billions of dollars,” adding that “governments should do…
The Graph, a web3 protocol for organizing and accessing blockchain data, has enhanced its indexer compatibility to incorporate the Metis Andromeda Layer 2 network. The integration means that developers who are using Metis for development will be able to interact with Subgraph Studio to query on-chain data in real time. It also helps in expanding various structures for the processes of decentralized applications (dApps) to become easier and more efficient in terms of data demands. The @graphprotocol is now indexing Metis Andromeda 🌿With Subgraph Studio support, querying real-time blockchain data on Metis became much easier.Whether you’re building Dapps, AI agents,…
MEGX, a well-known platform providing AI-led trading bots, has officially collaborated with Rabbit, a rapidly advancing DeFi platform with a community-focused and secure ecosystem. The partnership aims to boost the DeFi sector with the addition of AI-driven trading bots. The platform disclosed this mutual endeavor in its recent X post. MEGX x Rabbit – Hopping Into Smarter DeFi!@therabbit_io delivers a growing suite of decentralized, audited services designed to empower DeFi projects and reward communities. 🐇💡With MEGX joining the journey, we’re unlocking new possibilities for flexible, secure, and… pic.twitter.com/gD7koiGVSc — MEGX – AI-Powered Trading Bots for DeFi (@megxio) April 14, 2025…
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Pipe Network, a decentralized infrastructure project from Permissionless Labs, is publicly spotlighting its verifiable access to Solana snapshots through its decentralized CDN in a new case study. According to internal performance benchmarks provided to Lightspeed, usage points to 30% faster node initialization and far lower infrastructure costs. Pipe also reports handling approximately 100 TB of snapshot traffic daily, 700 TB weekly, and around 3 PB per month. For context, Solana node operators collectively share an estimated 7–14 PB of snapshot data monthly to help validators and RPC…
Bitdeer Technologies Group plans to take advantage of a 90-day suspension of U.S. tariffs to ship mining rigs from Southeast Asia to the United States. According to Bloomberg, Bitdeer, a Bitcoin (BTC) mining company listed on Nasdaq and founded by crypto mogul Jihan Wu, is experiencing a decline in profitability and a slump in demand for Bitcoin mining hardware. As a result, the Singapore-based company is pivoting to self-mining rather than selling its machines to other operators. It will also begin U.S.-based manufacturing as a result of Trump’s tariff policies. “Our plan going forward is to prioritize our own self-mining,”…
Monerium has partnered with blockchain analytics firm Elliptic to boost compliance and real-time monitoring for its EURe stablecoin. Monerium, the issuer of the EURe stablecoin, is teaming up with British blockchain forensic firm Elliptic to strengthen its compliance systems and manage regulatory risks as it expands services across blockchain networks. In a press release shared with crypto.news, Monerium said the move aligns with its efforts to meed more demand following its recent virtual asset service provider license approval. To support that growth, the company will use Elliptic’s Lens, Investigator, and Navigator tools for automated anti-money laundering screening, real-time monitoring, and…
A crypto strategist who nailed Bitcoin’s 2021 market meltdown believes BTC is still on track to spark rallies en route to new all-time highs this year. Pseudonymous analyst Dave the Wave tells his 149,200 followers on the social media platform X that Bitcoin looks poised to repeat its Q4 2023 to Q1 2024 rally when it surged by nearly 180% in just a few months. The analyst shares a chart suggesting that Bitcoin can hit his price target by November of this year. “A BTC repeat would see $200,000 at the end of the year.” Source: Dave the Wave/X The…
This is a segment from the Lightspeed newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. Solana DeFi has matured rapidly in recent years. But even as core behaviors like high-speed trading, airdrop farming and multi-leg strategies gain traction, many users still face infrastructure built for slower, passive chains. And while recent attention has turned toward liquid restaking, most new LRTs are functionally yield wrappers with limited composability. That leaves users in a situation where they must either sacrifice liquidity for returns or forgo yield entirely to participate in DeFi strategies. Blueprint Finance, the team behind the Ethereum-based Concrete protocol, saw an opportunity.…
Key Takeaways World Liberty Financial plans to distribute USD1 tokens via an airdrop to WLFI holders as a trial. The test aims to verify the company’s onchain airdrop infrastructure and reward early adopters. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the DeFi project backed by Trump and his sons, has issued a proposal to conduct a small-scale airdrop of its USD1 stablecoin to all current holders of WLFI tokens to test the airdrop system in a live environment. The test is also aimed at introducing the stablecoin to early WLFI supporters. According to the proposal published on Monday, all wallets currently holding WLFI…
TL;DR CleanSpark will sell part of its monthly Bitcoin production to finance operations and avoid share dilution, moving away from its full-retention strategy. It expanded its credit line with Coinbase Prime to $200 million and launched an institutional treasury desk to optimize the management of its digital assets. With more than 12,000 BTC in reserves and 40.2 EH/s of power, the company aims to reach 50 EH/s and establish itself as a self-sustaining and efficient operator. CleanSpark changed its operational and financial strategy by announcing it will no longer retain 100% of the Bitcoin it produces. Starting in April, the…