Panama City Mayor Grants Priority Access To The Panama Canal For Bitcoin-Paying Cargo Ships
Panama's city mayor is allowing cargo ships to access the vital shipping route just by paying in Bitcoin.

Panama's city mayor is allowing cargo ships to access the vital shipping route just by paying in Bitcoin.
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Silk Road founder Ross Ulbricht has resurfaced as a polarising crypto figure, raising $1.8 million in Bitcoin by auctioning prison memorabilia. Days later, he received a surprise 300 BTC donation worth $31 million—reigniting debate over whether this support reflects alignment with his ideals or raises ethical concerns in today’s crypto culture.
Bitlayer co-founder Charlie Hu shared the infrastructure construction of Bitcoin Layer 2, the future of Bitcoin native DeFi, and how they can unlock the "sleeping value" of BTC for institutional holders.
In the case of Metaplanet, investors paid five times the price of Bitcoin itself for indirect exposure to Bitcoin.
AUSTRAC has imposed a $3,250 limit on crypto ATM deposits and withdrawals to combat fraud and scams. The agency plans to keep monitoring the sector and may introduce further measures if illicit activity continues.
Magic Eden confirmed a Trump wallet launch with a $1 million TRUMP token airdrop, but Eric and Donald Trump Jr. denied any involvement. The conflicting claims highlight the murky nature of the Trump family’s crypto ties, raising questions: was it a premature leak, a rogue move, or pure fabrication?
Reitar Logtech, a Hong Kong-based logistics tech firm, plans to invest up to $1.5 billion in Bitcoin to support global growth and digital infrastructure. An SEC filing cites Bitcoin as both a financial reserve and strategic asset amidst shifting market conditions.
In the next decade, AI is set to transform creative and technical fields by producing films, games, scripts, music, architecture, and operating humanoid robots, reshaping how we create and interact across industries.
Despite vows to leave, most left-leaning influencers remain more active on X than on Bluesky, which has yet to rival X’s reach or utility.
China's is facing a serious problem as its growing pile of seized cryptocurrency from illegal transaction is prompting local governments to find an effective way of dispososing all these crypto.
OpenAI has launched its first international AI learning platform in India in partnership with the government’s IndiaAI Mission. The programme offers free training, events, and resources to help students, teachers, developers, and public servants learn to use AI.
Meta’s Oversight Board criticised the company for not removing a deepfake ad of Brazilian footballer Ronaldo Nazário, highlighting weak enforcement of anti-fraud rules. The ad promoted a misleading online game, raising concerns about Meta’s inconsistent handling of AI-generated fraud.
Amazon made headlines on Wednesday by announcing a $10 billion investment to build new data centers in North Carolina.
Uber’s CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company is exploring stablecoins to make international money transfers cheaper and easier. Although still in early research with no set plans, Uber sees stablecoins as a practical option for its global payments.
As President Lee Jae-myung takes office, South Korea is moving toward legalising tokenised securities, with bipartisan support behind legislation that could soon enable STOs tied to real estate, art, and other assets.
The ongoing public feud between Elon Musk and President Donald Trump has minted a wave of new Solana coins; one of them being the "Kill Big Beautiful Bill" (KBBB) memecoin.
Compliance is the main theme of the future development of encryption, and powerful large institutions will be the main players in the future encryption table. There are not many opportunities left for small investors and grassroots entrepreneurs.
The supply of stablecoins is at an all-time high, and another statistic worth noting is that more than 1% of the total USD supply has now been tokenized as stablecoins.
The Web3 gaming track itself is still in the early stages of exploration. Whether B3 can truly realize its vision of "open gaming" depends on whether it can continue to attract high-quality gaming content and real users.
The future of Web3 depends not only on technological innovation, but also on regulatory wisdom. Only by exploring feasible models within the regulatory framework can this revolutionary technology realize its transformative potential.
Golden Finance launches "Golden Web3.0 Daily" to provide you with the latest and fastest MEME, DeFi, DAO, NFT and Metaverse industry news.
This article takes "Empire Strikes Back" as the main line, tracing the rise, fall and resurgence of BNB Chain, and taking you to experience the past, present and future of BNB CHAIN.
Stablecoins are moving from a “gray area” to a clearer and more systematic regulatory framework.
Stablecoins are moving out of the old framework of "holding coins for speculation" and entering a new stage of crypto enterprises centered on efficiency and cash flow.
Trump, Elon Musk, who will be the peacemaker between Trump and Musk? Golden Finance, according to experience, there will be a brief reconciliation after a breakup.
Altcoins, Altcoins continue to be weak? A structural turning point may be brewing. Golden Finance, BTC hits a new high, ETH is waiting for a breakthrough, wait patiently for the altcoin season.
Not just a formula, but a mental model that will lead the next wave of cryptocurrency.
Sam Altman was suddenly fired as OpenAI’s CEO in November 2023 but returned just five days later after strong backlash from staff and support from Microsoft. The drama is now being turned into a film called Artificial, with filming set to begin this summer.
Poșta Română, Romania’s largest postal service, will install Bitcoin ATMs and crypto terminals as part of its drive to modernise through digital innovation and connect public services with emerging financial technologies.
The Strategic ETH Reserve is a public initiative that encourages entities — whether public companies, DAOs, protocols, or media organizations — to intentionally add ETH to their balance sheets as a long-term strategic asset.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump have publicly clashed over a new government budget bill that cuts electric vehicle subsidies, sparking threats to end Musk’s government contracts. Musk also proposed creating a new political party for the “middle 80%” and accused Trump of involvement in the Epstein scandal, intensifying their conflict.
South Korean entertainment powerhouse K Wave Media has entered an agreement to raise up to $500 million by selling ordinary shares, with a significant portioned channeled to building a Bitcoin-focused treasury.
Circle debuted on the NYSE under the ticker CRCL at $31 per share, raising over $1 billion after multiple IPO upsizings—signalling strong investor confidence in its stablecoin strategy.
World Liberty Financial issued a cease-and-desist against the $TRUMP Wallet, escalating tensions in the Trump family’s crypto sphere. The wallet’s site went dark Thursday, and Magic Eden’s ME token plunged, highlighting market sensitivity to branding disputes tied to Trump ventures.
The relationship between US President Trump and the world's richest man Musk is breaking down at an alarming speed, and their verbal abuses on their respective social media platforms are escalating.
As many people expected, Musk's relationship with US President Trump has completely broken down.
From the so-called "crypto paradise" to the order to expel residents, this cliff-like policy adjustment has caused the crypto industry to exclaim that the great retreat of web3 in Po County is imminent.
The exchange will give large customers advantageous order information, which is only slightly faster than ordinary users. Ordinary users do not know that their orders will contribute profits to the professional team.
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