DEFI TVL HIT NEW HIGHS IN 2025 BUT STALLED NEAR 2021 LEVELS, SIGNALING CRYPTO-NATIVE DEMAND IS CAPPED. THE NEXT GROWTH WAVE HINGES ON RETAIL ADOPTION VIA SIMPLE YIELD PRODUCTS, STABLECOINS, RWAS, AND FINTECH-STYLE UX THAT CAN ONBOARD EVERYDAY USERS AT SCALE.
Institutional RWA tokenization is quietly accelerating toward a $20B market in early 2026, with Treasuries, private credit, and tokenized equities driving real on-chain adoption across platforms like Ondo, Centrifuge, Canton, Rayls, and Polymesh.
Pumpfun co-founder Alon admitted the platform’s creator fee model failed to create a healthy ecosystem, announcing a system revamp that shifts revenue-sharing decisions to traders as Pumpfun faces declining activity and growing legal pressure.
Nasdaq and CME Group deepen partnership to advance new era of crypto investing.
Nasdaq and CME Group deepen partnership to advance new era of crypto investing.
JPMorgan expands blockchain goals, plans to build ‘interoperable digital money’. As Siemens uses JPMorgan's blockchain for FX transfers, the bank plans to scale JPM Coin across privacy-focused and public networks.
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Trump’s Truth Social post effectively leaked embargoed non-farm payrolls data ahead of the official release, raising serious concerns over information security and market integrity in the current administration.
Trump’s Truth Social post effectively leaked embargoed non-farm payrolls data ahead of the official release, raising serious concerns over information security and market integrity in the current administration.
Trump says he won’t pardon jailed FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, who is serving a 25-year sentence for fraud, despite clemency attempts; Bankman-Fried was a major Biden donor in 2020, while Trump has pardoned other crypto figures in the past.
Artemis II, which will brings back human around the moon for the first time in decades, could launch as soon as february 6 according to NASA
a16z crypto outlined three ways crypto expands beyond blockchains in 2026, highlighting smarter prediction markets powered by AI, zk-proofs enabling verifiable cloud computing across industries, and the rise of “staked media,” where credibility is backed by onchain commitments and transparent economic stakes.
a16z crypto outlined three ways crypto expands beyond blockchains in 2026, highlighting smarter prediction markets powered by AI, zk-proofs enabling verifiable cloud computing across industries, and the rise of “staked media,” where credibility is backed by onchain commitments and transparent economic stakes.
Wall Street and crypto leaders held a private meeting to resolve tensions around the U.S. crypto market structure bill, with sources citing “progress” on DeFi issues. Time is tight as the bill heads toward a critical Senate vote next week.
Wall Street giants like BlackRock, Revolut and Robinhood are racing into crypto in 2026, hiring aggressively and expanding services as Trump-era light-touch regulation and stablecoin laws pull digital assets deeper into mainstream finance.
Ripple secures UK FCA EMI and crypto licences to scale institutional digital-asset cross‑border payments via Ripple Payments.
Ripple secures UK FCA EMI and crypto licences to scale institutional digital-asset cross‑border payments via Ripple Payments.
More on cybercrime kingpin Chen Zhi built a globe‑spanning, award‑winning business empire allegedly funded by industrial‑scale human trafficking and crypto sextortion that generated billions of dollars a year.
Crypto marketing is breaking down as incentives, airdrops, and flashy partnerships lose power in a trust-depleted market. The new growth engine is founder credibility—consistent public explanation, conviction, and coherence—where founders themselves become the product interface and core distribution layer.
Delphi Digital partners with Polymarket to turn crypto research into live prediction markets, launching 11 markets where forecasts are publicly priced, tradable, and accountable—blending institutional research with onchain liquidity.
Delphi Digital partners with Polymarket to turn crypto research into live prediction markets, launching 11 markets where forecasts are publicly priced, tradable, and accountable—blending institutional research with onchain liquidity.
a16z has raised over $15B across multiple new funds to cement U.S. leadership in foundational technologies like AI and crypto, arguing that American dominance in these architectures is essential to preserving the country’s economic, military, and cultural primacy while channeling the benefits of future innovation primarily to America, its citizens, and allied nations.
Today, we became aware of a security incident involving one or more malicious actors. The affected smart contract is 0x764C64b2A09b09Acb100B80d8c505Aa6a0302EF2 and we strongly advi...
Ethena is quietly becoming institutional infrastructure as USDe backing shifts from perp-heavy trades to billions in stablecoins and DeFi assets, alongside a proposal to add Kraken, Anchorage Digital, and Zodia as regulated custody partners with institutional-grade standards.
Ethena is quietly becoming institutional infrastructure as USDe backing shifts from perp-heavy trades to billions in stablecoins and DeFi assets, alongside a proposal to add Kraken, Anchorage Digital, and Zodia as regulated custody partners with institutional-grade standards.
There’s a “third way” emerging in DeFi lending. Beyond monolithic and isolated models, SubDAO-based lending—pioneered by Sky and Spark—is quietly outperforming, combining unified liquidity with specialized execution and strong margins. A different blueprint for scaling DeFi credit.
Akshit (Epoch Protocol) lost over $20k after running a malicious repo linked to the “contagious interview” malware, allegedly tied to DPRK hackers. The code granted root access, leaked env keys, and drained multiple EVM and Solana wallets—highlighting how dev hygiene lapses can be fatal.
🇬🇧 FCA outlines how its new Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) “gateway” will let in‑scope crypto firms apply for authorisation, use temporary permissions, or wind down as the UK’s cryptoasset regime goes live.
🇬🇧 FCA outlines how its new Financial Services and Markets Act (FSMA) “gateway” will let in‑scope crypto firms apply for authorisation, use temporary permissions, or wind down as the UK’s cryptoasset regime goes live.
Stablecoins have officially decoupled from crypto trading cycles, evolving into global financial infrastructure as non-speculative use cases like payments, remittances, savings, and institutional settlement drive growth beyond market volatility.
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Pangea research finds that YieldBasis delivers better market depth than Uniswap thanks to Curve's innovative FXSwap AMM design
Sealaunch intelligence’s 2025 onchain revenue analysis shows that a handful of category leaders—Tether in stablecoins, Aave in lending, and Phantom in wallets—each generated more revenue than all their competitors combined, with derivatives now driving over half of trading-related protocol revenues.
Aave v4 outlines a design framework for bluechip collateral markets, balancing capital efficiency, risk isolation, and liquidity by combining pooled Core Spokes, Bluechip Stablecoin Spokes, and Isolated Bluechip Hubs to serve diverse borrower and supplier preferences.
Aave v4 outlines a design framework for bluechip collateral markets, balancing capital efficiency, risk isolation, and liquidity by combining pooled Core Spokes, Bluechip Stablecoin Spokes, and Isolated Bluechip Hubs to serve diverse borrower and supplier preferences.
Stablecoin payments firm Rain raises $250 million led by ICONIQ at a $1.95 billion valuation, lifting total funding above $338 million as it scales its global stablecoin payments infrastructure.[1]
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