Lawmakers signaled growing acceptance that traditional markets are moving toward tokenization, and had concerns about protecting investors.
The new onchain products are geared for a crypto-native audience who prefer to access their investments through a digital wallet.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
The update zeroes in on how market maker setups are structured, signaling that deal terms and trading behavior are now part of Binance’s scrutiny.
Payy's round was led by FirstMark Capital, an early backer of Airbnb, Shopify and Pinterest, and included Robot Ventures and DBA Crypto.
The firm’s application was approved on March 23, three days after it was submitted, appointing Visa the highest Super Validator weight.
Circle shares fell about 20% on Tuesday amid reports that draft provisions in the CLARITY Act could limit rewards.
Bitmine officially launched the MAVAN Ethereum staking platform, targeting roughly $300 million in annual rewards.
Onchain protocols and apps will now be able to stream Coinbase's order book and derivatives trading data directly.
The SEC and CFTC have issued crypto interpretive guidance, but the big question now is whether that clarity has staying power.
The supply of non-USD stablecoins hit $1.1 billion in February, while aggregated transfer volume surged over 1,600%.
Bitget Wallet launched the Onchain Payments Matrix, connecting Ripple, Mastercard, and Tether within a global stablecoin payments network.
Circle’s sharp stock drop may be overdone, Bernstein says, arguing investors are misinterpreting stablecoin yield restrictions.
Kraken is set to be the first platform to integrate STS’s structured products, according to an announcement on Wednesday.
Aave’s upcoming V4 upgrade introduces a reinvestment module designed to put idle liquidity to work and boost yields.
Ripple said it plans to deploy Unloq's platform to automate payment releases when predefined conditions are met.
The launch aims to improve liquidity and price discovery for PURR shares, Hyperliquid Strategies said in a press release.
Circle shares dropped 20% on Tuesday amid a flurry of news that could negatively impact its stablecoin business.
Lido said in 2025 its main goal was to expand beyond its core staking product and launch new offerings.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Ethereum block builder Eureka Labs is introducing "programmable blocks," which add logic during block construction.
The USDC stablecoin issuer faced headwinds on Tuesday amid developing stablecon legislation that could dent future revenue.
The transaction comes years after Ledger’s last primary raise, which valued the company at $1.5 billion in 2023.
Hut 8 is trying to position itself less as a miner and more as an energy infrastructure player, with power allocation driving returns.
Silo V3, unveiled Tuesday, adds a protocol-level insolvency protection mechanism to reduce the dependency on DEX liquidity.
TD Cowen said policy risk remains high for prediction markets, flagging the 2028 election as the "real threat" as bipartisan concerns grow.
Tether has hired a Big Four accounting firm for its first full USDT stablecoin audit after years of scrutiny over its reserves.
The platform offers three API modules to help issue RWAs, support payments, and enable onchain swaps supported by 20 launch partners.
Despite its relative rarity, the event reflects normal network behavior, as nodes adopt the chain with the most cumulative proof of work.
Zama and T-REX Network introduced a confidentiality layer for tokenized real-world assets, aiming to enable broader institutional adoption.