In this edition, we explore why token buybacks are back in the spotlight, when they work, and when teams should think twice.
Buterin suggested that long-term stablecoin sustainability may require independence from the dollar entirely, given the possibility of future debasement.
The vast majority of the transactions were conducted using Tether's USDT stablecoin on the Tron network, the analysis by TRM Labs found.
Tennessee's Sports Wagering Council sent cease-and-desist letters to Kalshi, Polymarket, and Crypto.com threatening potential criminal prosecution.
Pump.fun says creator fees worked for organized project teams but had little impact on typical memecoin deployers.
Rain has raised $250 million in a Series C funding round, valuing the stablecoin payments firm at $1.95 billion.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin backs Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm as his legal defense fund surpasses $6 million.
The latest deployment builds on its previously disclosed plan to stake $200 million in ETH across Linea and affiliated restaking partners.
Ethereum-based Truebit suffered a $26.6 million exploit that reportedly targeted a vulnerability in a smart contract deployed five years ago.
The founder of ARK Invest said crypto was 'part of the reason [Trump] won the presidency,' and could be a politically salient midterm topic.
Morgan Stanley's head of wealth management told Barron's the firm plans to launch a proprietary digital wallet later this year.
Former ECC CEO Josh Swihart hinted at the "misalignment" between the needs of a tech startup and its nonprofit parent organization.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Europe’s new crypto tax reporting regime has taken effect, igniting a fierce debate over privacy as exchanges begin sharing user data.
The Optimism Foundation is looking to redirect 50% of the revenue earned by Superchain for monthly over-the-counter token buybacks.
Recent governance turmoil at Zcash has resurfaced questions about development continuity, tempering confidence after the token’s strong Q4.
Chainalysis reported crypto crime hit $154 billion in 2025, driven by state-linked hacking, sanctions evasion and stablecoin-based laundering.
Binance has rolled out its first regulated TradFi perpetual futures, starting with USDT-settled gold and silver contracts.
The entire Electric Coin Company team behind Zcash resigned after a governance dispute with its nonprofit board, says CEO Josh Swihart.
Mansour distanced Kalshi from 'offshore, unregulated' prediction market platforms with alleged cases of insider trading.
USDC.n served as the canonical representation of the popular stablecoin on the Sei Network before Circle issued a native version of the token.
Fusaka, activated in early December, introduced the “Blob Parameters Only” upgrade mechanism to ramp up Ethereum's data availability.
The DeFi protocol said WLTC Holdings LLC filed an application to establish a national trust bank purpose-built for stablecoin operations.
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
FRNT, issued under the Wyoming Stable Token Act, represents the first blockchain-based asset backed by a U.S. state.
The case has become a flashpoint in a broader dispute over the origin and ownership of billions of dollars’ worth of seized bitcoin.
Flare has listed FXRP on Hyperliquid, marking the first time XRP spot exposure is available on the platform.
Upexi continues to add SOL and reduce its share count through buybacks and insider purchases despite weak equity performance.
Rumble and Tether have launched a non-custodial crypto wallet that powers native tipping for creators using bitcoin, USDT, and Tether Gold.
The move extends JPM Coin to its second network after launching on the Coinbase-supported Ethereum Layer 2 Base in November 2025.