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Zksync’s enterprise pivot risks missing product–market fit as rival rollups lock in users, liquidity and mindshare ↗
MemeCore M erases nearly $3B in market value after 74% crash with no clear trigger ↗
Delphi Digital outlines a framework for crypto neobanks, highlighting how onchain infrastructure can challenge traditional banks across savings, payments and investing
Delphi Digital outlines a framework for crypto neobanks, highlighting how onchain infrastructure can challenge traditional banks across savings, payments and investing ↗
We raised $2.4M to build the financial operating layer for Africans moving money across borders. Collect locally. Convert smartly. Settle globally. If you run a business, pay suppliers, work as a freelancer, receive international payments, or move money between countries, you often still face workflows that feel too manual, brittle and expensive. Daya is here to serve you. ↗
CoinEx becomes Iranian sanctions rail after $3.84B in flows tied to IRGC and central bank ↗
Entropy Advisors explains how DAOs and foundations use options to raise capital, manage treasury risk and monetize tokens without direct market sales
Entropy Advisors explains how DAOs and foundations use options to raise capital, manage treasury risk and monetize tokens without direct market sales ↗
AI analytics platform Polysights raises $1.5M pre-seed funding to combat insider trading in prediction markets. The raise was backed by YZi Labs S3, Maven 11 Capital, and angels from Kraken and Consensys, plus grants from Polymarket and AWS. ↗
Polymarket paid creators to stage $900K in fake winning bets on cloned sites, courting American users it's banned from serving ↗
Jumper taps LI.FI Composer to turn wallet dust into usable liquidity, letting users sweep multiple low-value tokens into one asset with a single signature
Jumper taps LI.FI Composer to turn wallet dust into usable liquidity, letting users sweep multiple low-value tokens into one asset with a single signature ↗
a16z CSX-backed Cambrian raises $6M seed to build blockchain data oracle network. ↗
DWF Ventures: Institutions dominate tokenization profits, while DeFi protocols capture a small slice. ↗
Pump.fun offers up to $5M annual compensation for a chief legal officer as the Solana memecoin giant navigates lawsuits, global regulation, and mounting compliance demands
Pump.fun offers up to $5M annual compensation for a chief legal officer as the Solana memecoin giant navigates lawsuits, global regulation, and mounting compliance demands ↗
Hyperliquid expands portfolio margin beta with higher limits for sub-$25M accounts ↗
KDDI and Securitize Japan sign pact to explore RWA tokenization for 30M-plus customer base ↗
Continental Stock Transfer & Trust taps Securitize as preferred tokenization provider for issuer clients ↗
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Float Financial raises CAD $85M Series C round to accelerate AI-driven financial operating system for Canada. ↗
Taktile charts a course to $110M in Goldman Sachs-led Series C, steering AI transformation for financial institutions ↗
“Everything is a meme now,” says VD, comparing modern IPOs and AI stocks to ICO-era crypto as investors price stories, sentiment, and consensus over present-day fundamentals
“Everything is a meme now,” says VD, comparing modern IPOs and AI stocks to ICO-era crypto as investors price stories, sentiment, and consensus over present-day fundamentals ↗
AI-native insurance carrier Corgi built for startups and high tech companies, launches Digital Assets Coverage Endorsement for Directors and Officers (D&O) Liability Insurance. ↗
a16z leads Ornn's $33M seed round to build financial markets for AI compute, introducing GPU price indices, futures, and capital products for data center investors ↗
Mirendil raises $200m seed round led by a16z to build AI that automates AI engineering work
Mirendil raises $200m seed round led by a16z to build AI that automates AI engineering work ↗
Real‑world assets (RWAs) are the inevitable evolution of stablecoins: tokenization proved viable at scale, creating on‑chain dollar liquidity that now seeks yield, broader use cases, and deeper financial markets ↗
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Three months after launch, Ethena’s dynamic cooldown system passed its first real stress test as Tier 1 liquidity covered all redemption demands ↗
KyberSwap exploiter sends another 2,000 ETH to Tornado Cash as laundering total hits $40M ↗
Book of Eth defends Ethereum Foundation's five-year record, citing The Merge, Dencun, public goods funding and scaling upgrades amid growing criticism
Book of Eth defends Ethereum Foundation's five-year record, citing The Merge, Dencun, public goods funding and scaling upgrades amid growing criticism ↗
Official $HODL coin goes cross-chain: LayerZero-powered Ethereum bridge now live at hodl2013.com, led by GameKyuubi, original author of the 2013 BitcoinTalk post that coined HODL. ↗
Crypto hiring plunged 80% YoY in early 2026, but compliance roles surged to become the sector's second-largest hiring category, Tiger Research says ↗
Ground founded by Reid MacInnes Cuming and Sam Yoon, leaves stealth with $3.6M pre-seed led by Bain Capital Crypto and ParaFi Capital to embed onchain yield in fintech platforms.
Ground founded by Reid MacInnes Cuming and Sam Yoon, leaves stealth with $3.6M pre-seed led by Bain Capital Crypto and ParaFi Capital to embed onchain yield in fintech platforms. ↗
Standard Chartered sees Aave outperforming Bitcoin and Ethereum through 2030, citing V4 upgrades, GHO growth, token buybacks and a 37x expansion in DeFi assets ↗
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