DeFi

Circle Wins Final OCC Approval for National Trust Bank

The stablecoin issuer received a charter for First National Digital Currency Bank, allowing it to custody digital assets and, eventually, hold USDC reserves under...

Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital sold about half of BTC stack

Empery Digital (EMPD) on Friday announced the sale of 1,400 bitcoin for $62,200 each, generating $87.1 million in proceeds.Earlier in July, the company said...

Oracle Exploit Drains $9M From Bonzo Lend on Hedera

Hedera-based lending protocol Bonzo Lend lost about $9 million after an attacker manipulated the price of SAUCE used as collateral, allowing the account to...

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal to Step Down

Molly Abraham is set to take over as general counsel as Grewal shifts to a three-month advisory role through October.Coinbase Global's Chief Legal Officer...

Uniswap Floats Turning On Protocol Fees for v4 Pools

Temp check would extend the fee switch to Uniswap's newest architecture, drawing an early warning that the move "risks killing the protocol."Uniswap Labs on...

Sky Reports Record $419M Revenue Run-Rate for June 2026

Cumulative sUSDS yield payouts topped $250 million as Grove launched its GROVE governance token and a new Fixed Yield product crossed $44.1 million in...

Polymarket Applies for US License to Offer Margin Trading

The filing would let Polymarket users open positions without posting full collateral, following Kalshi's FCM-backed perpetuals launch.Polymarket has applied for a US futures commission...

Metaplanet announces join study to bring BTC-powered digital credit to Japan

"The four companies will examine issues in product design, the need for proof-of-concept initiatives, and the possibility of future issuance," Metaplanet said in a...

South Korea Super-App Toss to Run Won Stablecoin Pilot on OP Stack

Optimism says Toss is the fourth regulated financial institution in a year to pick the OP Stack, after Bitpanda, Kraken and Mitsui.Toss, the South...

Hyundai adopts stablecoins for cross-border treasury transfers

Hyundai, the world’s third-largest carmaker by vehicle sales, moved a stablecoin-based, cross-border, internal remittance system into production readiness on the Avalanche blockchain, becoming the...

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Bitcoin under $64,000 after new U.S. strike on Iran and Trump’s China allegation

Bitcoin BTC$63,356.06 and Asian stocks fell Friday after fresh...

Visa, Stripe and Google join massive open-source project to let AI agents pay each other

The stakes are high because AI agents, which will...

The most popular bitcoin options bet has slipped $10,000 lower to a $70,000 strike: Crypto Daily

The implication does not stop there. According to Imran...

Balaji Seeks Malaysia Deal After Network School Probe

Network School founder Balaji Srinivasan is seeking a memorandum...

Galaxy launches onchain yield vaults for institutions

Galaxy Digital (GLXY) has launched an institutional vault curation...