Zcash knocking at door of top 10 cryptos as market cap smashes $10.6B
Zcash tops privacy coins with a $10.6 billion market cap, outperforming Monero amid renewed investor demand for onchain anonymity. While…
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Commonware secures $25M from Tempo as Stripe, Paradigm deepen blockchain bet
Tempo leads an investment round in startup Commonware to advance blockchain infrastructure for real-world payments. Crypto infrastructure startup Commonware has…
Google Finance adds prediction markets data in new AI-powered update
The update brings real-time forecasting data from Kalshi and Polymarket to Google Finance, as more major platforms move into the…
RedStone unveils DeFi risk ratings weeks after $20B crypto market wipeout
RedStone expands beyond price oracles with Credora, integrating risk analytics across DeFi protocols Morpho and Spark. Modular oracle network RedStone…
Bitcoin.com, Concordium partner on age-verified crypto payments
Bitcoin.com and Concordium have teamed up to introduce age-verified stablecoin payments to 75 million wallets, blending privacy with new compliance…
UN agency to launch blockchain education, advisory programs for governments
The United Nations is preparing to launch a blockchain academy for governments and a UN-led blockchain advisory group to assist…
Crypto’s growth engine stalls as Wintermute warns of ‘recycled liquidity’
Wintermute said inflows across stablecoins, ETFs and digital asset treasuries have plateaued, leaving crypto liquidity recycling internally. Crypto market-maker Wintermute…
Kalshi, Polymarket traders bet Supreme Court will curb Trump’s tariff powers
Prediction markets show waning confidence in Trump’s tariff authority, with both Kalshi and Polymarket traders bracing for limits on executive…
DeFi players launch alliance to champion Ethereum to policymakers
Major DeFi protocols on Ethereum have banded together to counter the so-called “outsized influence” of centralized crypto firms on US…
The best crypto treasuries are ‘doing something hard:’ Bitwise
Investors are better off buying ETFs than buying shares in a firm that’s simply putting a crypto asset on its…
Balancer releases preliminary post-mortem report after $116M hack
The hack was one of the “most sophisticated” attacks so far in 2025, according to Deddy Lavid, CEO of blockchain…
Citadel, Fortress back Ripple’s $500M raise at $40B valuation
Ripple’s massive valuation backed by Citadel and Fortress highlights rising Wall Street confidence in blockchain and stablecoin innovation. Blockchain payments…
Adam Back co-founded Switzerland Bitcoin treasury startup, Future, raises $34.5M
Future’s $34.5 million round, backed by Fulgur Ventures, Tobam and others, highlights Switzerland’s growing role in institutional Bitcoin adoption. Future…
NFTs hit the brakes: Market cap tanks 46% in just 30 days
CoinGecko data shows the NFT market value has nearly halved in a month, with even top collections like BAYC and…
Crypto treasury companies accelerating market drop, professor argues
Columbia Business School adjunct professor Omid Malekan claimed there are a few crypto buying companies that tried to “create sustainable…
ZKsync creator floats governance token revamp to add ‘economic utility’
ZKsync co-creator Alex Gluchowski has proposed to shift the project’s governance token to one with “economic utility” and value capture.…
Why Mastercard’s $2B move into crypto could end banking hours as we know them
Mastercard’s rumored $2-billion crypto deals could bring 24/7 settlement to traditional finance, but liquidity, risk and compliance may slow it…
DeFi sleuths trace $284M in loans and stablecoin risk linked to Stream Finance
Yields and More maps out over $284 million in DeFi debt tied to Stream Finance, exposing complex loops across stablecoins…
Stream Finance pauses platform after finding $93M loss
Stream Finance is investigating a $93 million loss and has paused deposits and withdrawals, which has caused its stablecoin to…
‘One trick pony’ crypto treasuries may soon face a wave of new rivals
Stablecoins, tokenized money market funds and tokenized treasuries could become a common treasury asset in the future, Fireblocks’ John Hallahan…