Sharplink reported a full-year loss of $734 million on Monday, indicating that its business came under pressure as Ethereum’s price tumbled last year. In 2024, the firm notched $10.1 million in profits, before pivoting away from sports gambling marketing to become Ethereum’s second-largest corporate holder. The Miami-based firm currently owns 867,000 Ethereum. That sum was...

Coinbase has launched futures contracts for traders in 26 European countries, including Germany, France, and the Netherlands, marking its first direct derivatives offering in the region. 

World leaders have tried and failed to curb climate change by appealing to nations to act for the common good. Now, the Iran war and its costly energy crunch have some experts wondering if selfishness and nationalism may be a more likely way to save the planet, by boosting support for homegrown renewables over imported...