Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose applauded the progress, while continuing to support the creation of an Ohio Strategic Cryptocurrency Reserve. Ohio has become the latest US state to move toward allowing cryptocurrency payments for government services after the State Board of Deposit unanimously approved its first vendor to process digital asset transactions, according to a Wednesday announcement from the Ohio secretary of state. The move makes Ohio the fourth state to authorize cryptocurrencies for fees, following Colorado and Utah. Louisiana also passed a law earlier this year to adopt similar measures. This development marks the board’s approval of the first vendor contract for crypto payments, building on the proposal designating cryptocurrencies as an authorized financial transaction device, which was passed unanimously by the board in May 2025. Read more
ETH’s breakdown from a key chart pattern can now lead to more losses for Ether price, targeting the $3,600–$3,400 zone in the short term. Key takeaways: One ETH trader lost $36.4M in a single liquidation, cementing over $45M in total losses. Ethereum now faces heavy long liquidation clusters at $2,370–$2,500. Read more
Bitcoin’s proof-of-work drove hardware innovation from GPUs to ASICs that are 100,000x more efficient. AI networks need the same competitive incentives. Opinion by: Daniil and David Liberman, creators of Gonka Bitcoin taught us something important about building infrastructure: When you reward efficiency, you get incredible innovation. Fifteen years ago, Bitcoin mining ran on the same graphics cards gamers use. The network was slow, and the hashrate was low. But Bitcoin’s proof-of-work (PoW) system rewards miners who can process blocks most efficiently. Read more