DeFi

Bermuda Taps Circle, Coinbase to Build ‘Fully Onchain’ Economy

Bermuda is gearing up to digitize its entire economy on Base, citing lower transaction costs and more access to global finance as motivating factors.Bermuda...

Gen Z Plans to Increase Crypto Trading in 2026: OKX

The survey found younger Americans are far more likely than baby boomers to boost crypto activity this year.Gen Z is much more likely than...

Bitcoin Reclaims $90,000 After Trump Cancels Europe Tariffs

Major altcoins gain as total crypto market capitalization climbs 1% to $3.14 trillion.Following a volatile start, crypto markets rebounded on Wednesday after U.S. President...

Pendle Sparks Debate With veTokenomics Phase-Out Plan

The protocol is overhauling its staking mechanism, swapping multi-year locks for a 14-day withdrawal period and shifting to an algorithmic emissions model.Pendle’s plan to...

US Senate Agriculture Committee to Release Updated Market Structure Bill

The US Senate Agriculture Committee, one of two committees in the chamber considering legislation to establish digital asset market structure, is expected to release...

Aave Transfers Lens Protocol Stewardship to Mask Network

Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Aave transferred stewardship of the social infrastructure protocol Lens to Mask Network, shifting responsibility for advancing consumer-facing social applications while...

Vitalik Backs Decentralized Social Media as Mask Network Takes Over Lens

The Ethereum co-founder said he plans to post more on Lens this year and warned that many crypto social projects rely too heavily on...

Prediction Markets Hit New TVL High as Polymarket Tops $330 Million

The total value locked across crypto prediction markets broke above its previous U.S. presidential election-fueled ATH.The total value locked (TVL) across crypto-focused prediction markets...

Iran’s central bank bought $507 million USDT to underpin rial, report finds

Elliptic traced more than $500 million in USDT tied to Iran’s central bank, suggesting the stablecoin was used to manage foreign-exchange pressures and build...

Trump’s AI and crypto czar says crypto and traditional banks will become ‘one industry’

Sacks believes the divide between banking and crypto industries will disappear, with banks potentially seeing stablecoin issuance as a way to enter the market.

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Bitcoin records highest transaction count in two years, driven by Runes protocol

Bitcoin's onchain activity is surging despite the asset remaining...

US Senate Passes Housing Bill With Four-Year Fed CBDC Ban

The U.S. Senate passed a sweeping housing...

OpenPayd Secures MiCA License for Crypto Services in Europe

Financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd said Wednesday that it has...

Senate Democrats call for hearings over Trump’s $500 million UAE crypto deal

The investment bolsters concerns about foreign influence, originally stemming...