DeFi

Non-USD stablecoin supply surges 3x in latest research: Dune and Visa

Dune and Visa released research showing non-USD stablecoins growing dramatically, with holder addresses jumping 30x and monthly transfer volume hitting $10B.Dune Analytics and Visa...

Blockchain Association urges SEC to treat DeFi as infrastructure, not intermediary: Blockchain Association

Summer Mersinger from the Blockchain Association told a House Financial Services Committee hearing that DeFi systems should receive tailored regulatory treatment distinct from intermediary-based...

Argentina’s State-Backed Energy Giant YPF Launches Tokenization Initiative on XRP Ledger

Enertoken, developed by Justoken for YPF Luz, launched with over $800 million in tokenized energy assets on XRPL.YPF Luz, the electricity subsidiary of Argentina’s...

ECB Study Questions How Decentralized DeFi Governance Really is

The European Central Bank published a working paper on March 26, finding that governance in four major DeFi protocols was heavily concentrated.The staff paper...

Bitcoin Hits Two-Week Low as $443M in Longs Get Wiped Out

Iran escalation and $171 million in ETF outflows drive BTC below $66,000.Bitcoin fell to its lowest level in more than two weeks on Friday,...

NYSE Owner ICE Pours Another $600 Million Into Polymarket

Intercontinental Exchange has now deployed nearly $2 billion into the onchain prediction market, underscoring Wall Street's growing conviction that event-based trading is here to...

ECB Study Concludes DeFi DAOs Aren’t as Decentralized as They Claim

A new working paper from the European Central Bank examined four major protocols and found that a small number of actors control the bulk...

Why Mastercard paid double for stablecoin infrastructure it could have built

When one of the world's largest card networks pays a significant premium over a company's last valuation to acquire it, that is worth paying...

Broad-based BTC selloff intensifies, led primarily by retail holders

Glassnode’s Accumulation Trend Score by cohort is signaling broad-based selling led by retail participants as bitcoin falls below $67,000.The 30-day Accumulation Trend Score, broken...

LayerZero Goes Live on Institution-Focused Canton as Its First Interop Protocol

The LayerZero integration gives assets tokenized on Canton access to over 165 public blockchains.LayerZero has integrated with the institution-focused blockchain Canton (CC), becoming the...

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Brazil Crypto Rules Leave Questions as Deadline Nears

Cryptocurrency exchanges operating in Brazil face mounting compliance costs...

Bank of England opens consultation on tokenized collateral for clearing

Central counterparties would need to show tokenized collateral meets...

French Senate Adopts Bill for Automatic Sharing of Crypto Tax Data

The French Senate adopted a bill to allow tax...

ECB President Christine Lagarde to step down in February 2027

Lagarde announced plans to step down as European Central...

zerohash Integrates Open USD (OUSD) Stablecoin

NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — zerohash,...