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- Thailand SEC issues bitcoin and ether ETF rules set to take effect Oct. 16
- Ethereum researcher Justin Drake calls for ‘bunker mode’ planning over private key recovery risk
- Pudgy Penguins-backed Ethereum L2 Abstract to shut down after losing ‘tens of millions’
- Ondo launches onchain private-company exposure, starting with AI
- Ethereum Foundation launches zkAPI to let users pay for AI models without revealing identity
- Robinhood Wallet integrates Arcus RFQ system for stock token swaps
- Base launches Cobalt upgrade with conditional transactions and new B20 asset functions
- Aztec relaunches zk.money privacy wallet on its Ethereum Layer 2
- Tom Lee’s Bitmine tops 6 million ETH after buying another 17,362 ether
- ‘It’s really not just a blockchain anymore’: Vitalik Buterin maps Ethereum’s path to 2030
- SEC crypto FAQ addresses token buybacks, network upgrades and promises of profit
- Magic Eden legacy approvals leave $5.7 million in NFTs exposed to exploit before rescue
- Aave V4 on Base adds Coinbase tokenized stocks as collateral for USDC loans
- Ondo launches onchain portfolio tokens based on BlackRock-developed strategies
- Galaxy adds $100 million in Sky’s sUSDS to treasury, buys SKY token as firms deepen lending ties
- CFTC Chairman Selig says markets must prepare for ‘mass tokenization’
- Coinbase adds fixed-rate bitcoin-backed loans through Morpho Midnight
- ‘Crypto bull market is underway,’ Tom Lee says as Bitmine nears 5% Ethereum supply target with 27,562 ETH buy
- World launches ‘World Money’ super app with stablecoins, Stripe integration and boosted rewards
- ‘Go time’: SEC, CFTC prepare to push crypto rules as Clarity Act stalls in Senate
- Bernstein says Clarity Act failure allows stablecoin rewards on idle balances to continue, expects ‘swift’ SEC and CFTC rulemaking
- Clarity Act preliminary vote falls short in Senate amid ethics fight over Trump’s crypto wealth
- Lead Senate Republican Lummis rejects Democratic counteroffer as Clarity Act vote nears
- Zama expands confidential Morpho lineup after first vault hits $40 million, launches private swaps on Ethereum
- Ethereum, Base developers abandon effort to align account abstraction proposals
- White House crypto adviser feels ‘very good’ ahead of Senate Clarity Act vote on Tuesday
- Uniswap launches ‘StablePair Hook’ to help LPs capture more stablecoin trading value
- Researchers halve quantum resource benchmark for key operation in Bitcoin, Ethereum attack
- Andreessen Horowitz-backed OpenReserve secures preliminary OCC approval for national bank charter
- Securitize and Socios team up to tokenize equity in pro sports teams
- Kraken parent Payward to tokenize 100 London-listed stocks, with LSE 24 trading planned
- Circle strikes Chelsea front-of-shirt sponsorship deal featuring USDC
- Moonwell investigates lending market issue on Base as security firms flag multimillion-dollar exploit
- Coinbase, Better make token-backed mortgages generally available
- SEC sends crypto custody rule changes to White House for review
- Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s retrial pushed back to April 2027
- Bitwise launches automated tokenized stock portfolios for Mag 7, AI and robotics themes
- Robinhood Chain DEX Arcus launches pTokens to turn perp accounts into transferable ERC-20s
- Fasset reaches unicorn status after $68 million raise led by SBI Group
- DeFi lending protocol Term Finance loses an estimated $8.5 million to governance exploit
- OCC races to finalize GENIUS Act stablecoin rules by November
- Securitize brings Neuberger’s $230 billion fixed-income platform onchain with new tokenized fund
- US Treasury seeks public comment on GENIUS Act stablecoin rules
- Bitmine adds 9,926 ETH, taking total holdings to roughly $11 billion
- Cboe seeks SEC nod for first US 3x bitcoin and ether ETFs
- Israel’s largest bank taps Galaxy to offer bitcoin, ether and solana trading
- Norway sovereign wealth fund sees indirect bitcoin exposure hit all-time high, with Strategy accounting for 86%: K33
- Ether.fi adds tokenized stocks, metals and Aave-powered portfolio loans in latest ‘neobank’ expansion
- SEC clears Franklin Templeton funds to use onchain BENJI system for cash management
- Ethereum staking climbs to 34% as proposal targets validator rewards and ETH treasury firm yields
- ENS Foundation takes administrative control of $65 million Endowment following tokenholder vote
- Zama brings its blockchain-privacy token to Revolut’s 70 million users
- Vitalik Buterin puts privacy and quantum resistance front and center in Ethereum’s latest roadmap
- Tokenized RWAs triple deposits to $7.4 billion as broader DeFi contracts 15%: CoinShares
- Bernstein says Circle’s Q2 counters bearish concerns over competition, reserve income
- Kraken parent Payward shifts position on tokenized equities and voting rights
- World Chain becomes first production L2 to ship streaming Block Access Lists via Flashblocks
- Mastercard expands stablecoin push with Crypto Credential pilot
- Circle names BlackRock, DTCC among Arc validators as Q2 revenue hits $701 million
- Visa expands stablecoin capabilities on Visa Direct with zerohash collaboration
- Dinari launches tokenized S&P 500 stocks for US self-custody wallets using USDC
- BitGo moves $7.4 billion Wrapped Bitcoins to Chainlink CCIP in latest LayerZero exodus
- BlackRock debuts tokenized share classes for select European money market funds with $311 billion in assets
- Mastercard completes BVNK acquisition to expand stablecoin payments infrastructure
- Kalshi CEO invokes Nasdaq, Uber and Airbnb in defense against New York lawsuit
- BlackRock launches two tokenized money market funds for stablecoin reserves
- Uniswap launches ‘Earn’ with Morpho to let users earn yield on idle crypto assets
- Circle secures NYDFS trust charter, adding state layer to federal USDC oversight
- JPMorgan says crypto bill’s fading odds hurt outlook, warns parts could discourage institutional adoption
- Aave proposes reserve deprecations affecting $98 million in supplied assets
- Ostium blames off-chain breach for $24 million exploit, rules out smart contract flaw
- Binance.US to apply for CFTC license in August for prediction market platform
- Robinhood’s prediction markets top crypto and equities revenue in Q2
- Safe smart accounts process nearly 130 million transactions in record quarter
- Coalition of 44 state attorneys general says CFTC lacks authority over sports prediction markets
- Robinhood Chain deposits climb but volume and users fade after memecoin-fueled launch
- Morgan Stanley debuts Ethereum and Solana ETFs with market’s lowest fee, staking rewards
- 1inch launches Aqua publicly, a shared liquidity layer for DeFi across 13 chains
- Judge blocks Minnesota from enforcing prediction market ban in win for Kalshi, Polymarket
- NY Attorney General Letitia James warns Clarity Act would ‘dilute’ states’ ability to go after fraud as pressure mounts
- Lido begins consolidating $16 billion worth of staked ETH as Curated Module v2 rolls out
- The Funding: Are crypto vaults funds and curators fund managers?
- LayerZero, Keeta enable tokenized bank deposits across Ethereum, Solana and Base
- Circle partners with Kakao, Toss Bank to explore stablecoin payment rails in South Korea
- New Verus-Ethereum bridge attack drains $7.5 million through flaw used in May: Blockaid
- Arbitrum protocol AFX Trade hit by $24 million bridge exploit: Blockaid
- Arcus rolls out 24/7 tokenized US stocks and perpetual markets on Robinhood Chain
- Aztec upgrades to V5 in alpha, adding full private execution environment to decentralized Ethereum L2
- Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin ‘vibe-codes’ anonymous billboard demo with onchain moderation on Aztec
- US regulators miss GENIUS Act’s one-year deadline for final stablecoin rules87d ago · in US Regulators Miss GENIUS Act Rulemaking Deadline
- MegaETH sunsets Mega Mafia accelerator program, noting ‘most’ of its successful apps left89d ago · in MegaETH Sunsets Mega Mafia Accelerator Program
- Dune research finds 85% of concentrated DeFi liquidity is underutilized, with $150M in annual fees foregone