Tokenized US Treasurys surge 50x since 2024, marking shift toward on-chain finance
From niche experiment to $7 billion market, tokenized US Treasurys are quietly becoming a major driver of institutional onchain yield.…
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Aave governance vote sparks backlash over rushed escalation
Critics say the decision to fast-track a brand ownership vote exposed weaknesses in how one of DeFi’s largest DAOs handles…
DEX adoption, HIP-3 fuel $200 HYPE case as rivals threaten Hyperliquid’s dominance
Cantor Fitzgerald is predicting a HYPE rally to $200 by 2035, but rival DEXs are attracting a growing share of…
Hyperliquid says ex-employee responsible for HYPE token shorting
Hyperliquid said that the wallet flagged by its community for insider HYPE shorting belongs to a former employee dismissed in…
Fintechs’ prediction market addons will cost them in churn: Inversion CEO
Inversion Capital CEO Santiago Roel Santos argued that “casino-like” features increase user liquidation risk, undermining long-term value capture. Finance platforms…
Tokenization will disrupt finance faster than digital disrupted media: Crypto exec
Putting real-world assets onchain opens up new markets, increases capital velocity and democratizes access to finance, advocates say. Tokenization will…
Klarna partners with Coinbase to accept stablecoin funding from institutions
The BNPL giant will tap USDC-denominated funding via Coinbase as it explores stablecoins for treasury and capital markets use. Klarna,…
Blockchain Association says no to expanding stablecoin yield prohibition
Expanding the stablecoin yield prohibition to include the application layer is an anti-competitive practice, industry advocacy groups say. The Blockchain…
Fragmentation drains up to $1.3B a year from tokenized assets: Report
New research models how crosschain price gaps and capital friction are eroding efficiency as tokenized markets scale across blockchains. Fragmentation…
US Senate confirms pro-crypto Selig to lead CFTC, Hill to head FDIC
Mike Selig pledged to make crypto a priority when he was picked to lead the CFTC in October, while Travis…
Fidelity macro lead calls $65K Bitcoin bottom in 2026, end of bull cycle
Fidelity’s director of macro is predicting a Bitcoin bottom near $65,000 in 2026, but remains a “secular bull” despite predicting…
Coinbase appoints former UK minister George Osborne to chair advisory council
Osborne began advising Coinbase in 2024 and has been critical of the UK government’s lack of robust digital asset regulations.…
Bitcoin Policy Institute reps sound alarm on de minimis tax exclusion
US lawmakers are only considering de minimis tax exemptions for dollar-pegged stablecoins, according to Bitcoin Policy advocate Conner Brown. Representatives…
MEV trading returns to court in Pump.fun class-action lawsuit
The lawsuit against the memecoin launch platform Pump.fun, Solana Labs, the Solana Foundation and Jito was amended to include new…
Aptos introduces post-quantum signatures before they’re urgently needed
Aptos has proposed an optional post-quantum signature scheme, citing long-term risks that advances in quantum computing could pose to existing…
Crypto losses near $3.4B as hackers went ‘big game hunting’
Three major incidents accounted for the majority of crypto losses in 2025, while upgraded security across DeFi protocols managed to…
Kraken-backed xStocks launches on TON Wallet in ‘nearly all markets’
The rollout provides Telegram users with access to tokenized US stocks via a self-custodial wallet, but it will not be…
ETHGas raises $12M as Buterin revives gas futures debate
ETHGas announced a $12 million seed raise as Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin reignited discussion around onchain gas futures and fee-hedging…
Tokenized stocks may be onchain, but the SEC still wants the keys
The US Securities and Exchange Commission outlined how tokenized equities can exist inside US market safeguards, favoring broker-led custody over…
Ethereum must become simpler to achieve true trustlessness: Buterin
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum needs to boost the number of people who can understand the entire blockchain, and it can…