The Clarity Act took a step forward: State of Crypto
Unpacking Thursday’s at-times contentious markup hearing.
DeFi’s new front: VerifiedX bets bitcoin’s next chapter is programmable, private
VerifiedX says its Bitcoin sidechain enables programmable, privacy-preserving transactions without synthetic wrappers, targeting growing institutional demand for native DeFi on the original blockchain system.
Japan’s SBI Securities, Rakuten Securities plan to offer crypto investment trusts
Another 11 companies responded to a survey saying they would consider offering crypto funds once the regulatory environment becomes clear.
XRP beat bitcoin gains as Clarity Act advanced, but a real bullrun still needs Congress
The token jumped 5% after a Senate committee moved the market-structure bill forward, reviving hopes that legal clarity can pull deeper institutional money into...
Bhutan ‘doesn’t recall’ selling any bitcoin, disputing widely tracked $1 billion BTC drawdown
Arkham Intelligence data shows that over $1 billion in bitcoin has left wallets attributed to Bhutan in the past year, flowing to exchanges and...
A Russian stablecoin built to dodge sanctions says it can survive even if they’re lifted
A7A5, the Russia-linked stablecoin built to move money around banking restrictions, says faster trade settlement, yield and regional crypto infrastructure could keep it relevant...
Jump Crypto’s ‘Firedancer’ is taking a slow and steady approach to its long-awaited Solana infrastructure rollout
In an interview with CoinDesk, the lead engineer at Firedancer gives an update on how the new client, also known as a software, is...
Crypto users are choosing juicy yields over protection, putting billions at risk of hacks
DeFi insurance protocols debuted with huge ambitions during the 2020 crypto boom. But as hacks evolved and users chased yields over protection, most of...
The $293 million KelpDAO hack shows why DeFi is finally being forced to grow up
For protocol founders and security researchers, the incident reinforced a broader shift underway across crypto: DeFi is no longer primarily battling coding bugs. It’s...