Women creators reclaim ownership using Web3 payment rails

Portrait of a woman creator at a desk, laptop displaying NFT art and blockchain icons, illustrating Web3 royalties.

Women creators are increasingly using Web3 payment rails to reclaim economic control from traditional Web2 platforms, turning direct payments, programmable royalties and community funding into practical alternatives to legacy monetization models. The shift is important not only for creators themselves, but also for companies and treasuries, because it changes how revenue is received, how rights […]

Bittensor’s $52M Subsidy Inflates TAO and Masks an “Income Desert”

Analyst reviews TAO data on dual monitors in a newsroom, with a subsidy-to-revenue visualization on screen.

Bittensor’s economic model is coming under sharper scrutiny as one of its largest subnets appears to rely far more on token emissions than on real business activity. According to the analysis, the network directs roughly $52 million a year in TAO emissions to that subnet while the subnet generates only about $2.4 million in organic […]

BitMEX co‑founder Benjamin Delo pledged $27M to London maths institute after 2025 pardon

Portrait of a suited man in front of the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences, symbolizing a crypto philanthropy endowment.

Benjamin Delo, a BitMEX co-founder who was pardoned by President Donald Trump in March 2025, has pledged $27 million to the London Institute for Mathematical Sciences (LIMS), according to media reports. The commitment immediately drew attention because it pairs a marquee philanthropic gift with a donor who previously pleaded guilty under the U.S. Bank Secrecy […]

Bloomberg and Kaiko Put Licensed Market Data Onchain to Support Tokenized Finance

Finance professional at a desk with two monitors showing Bloomberg data and a Canton Network onchain ledger for tokenized markets.

Bloomberg and Kaiko said that they integrated licensed Bloomberg market data onto blockchain infrastructure to support tokenized markets. The core idea is straightforward: put audit-grade reference and pricing data onchain in a way institutions can actually use without breaking licensing rules. The partnership uses Kaiko’s on-ramp to the Canton Network to deliver Bloomberg Data License […]

Gate Secures Maltese PSD2 Payment Licence to Link EU Fiat and Stablecoin Rails

Compliance analyst reviews PSD2 license documents in an editorial office, with EU and Maltese imagery in the background.

Gate Technology Ltd. has secured a Payment Institution licence under the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) from the Malta Financial Services Authority, expanding its ability to run regulated payment services across the EU. The licence is intended to support euro on and off ramps and regulated stablecoin flows for both institutional and retail clients. […]

Blockchain Association Presses Congress with Framework to Rewrite U.S. Crypto Tax Rules

Editorial photo: crypto industry delegation briefing Capitol Hill staff, with Digital Asset Tax Principles on the table.

The Blockchain Association brought a group of industry representatives to Capitol Hill to promote a unified set of “Digital Asset Tax Principles” aimed at reshaping how the U.S. taxes crypto. The pitch is that clearer, more operationally realistic rules would reduce compliance friction, improve administrability, and support onshoring of digital-asset businesses.