Institutional DeFi Needs a BUIDL Moment
“The institutions are coming!” This is one of those perennial arguments we’ve been hearing for years in decentralized finance (DeFi). Despite the evolution in...
Why the SEC Is Wrong About NFTs
In their 2024 book Over Ruled, Justice Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze document the dramatic expansion of federal laws. This expansion stems not just from...
Bitcoin Could Drop 20% After Fed Rate Cuts in Bearish Case, but Weak September Presents Buying Opportunity: Analysts
A 25 basis point Federal Reserve cut would be positive for markets, but a higher 50 point move would signal growing concerns of a...
Why ‘Universal Basic Compute’ Is a Solution to Economic Inequality
Universal Basic Income (UBI) has frequently been discussed as a potential solution to economic inequality in an increasingly automated and AI-driven world. Alternatives like...
How Decentralized AI and Zero-Knowledge Proofs Will Democratize Compute
In late July, Mark Zuckerberg penned a letter explaining why “open source is necessary for a positive AI future,” where he waxes poetic about...
DeFi Protocol Penpie Exploited for $27M of Crypto Assets; PNP Token Craters 40%
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Penpie, built on top of tokenized yield platform Pendle, suffered an exploit on Wednesday, crypto observers reported. The alleged exploiter...
Inside the Trump Crypto Project Linked to a $2M DeFi Hack and Former Pick-Up Artist
Donald Trump and his sons have for weeks teased an upcoming cryptocurrency project, but they’ve been light on details in public. Privately, though, the...
Polygon to Start Much-Awaited Swap of POL Token for Longstanding MATIC
Polygon, a layer-2 network atop the Ethereum blockchain, will activate an upgrade on Wednesday that swaps out its longstanding MATIC token for a new...
Trump Family Members Hacked to Promote Apparent Crypto Scam
The X accounts of Donald Trump’s daughter-in-law and daughter were apparently hacked Tuesday evening to promote a token purportedly tied to World Liberty Financial,...