Innovation Amid Yield Compression: DeFi Lending Markets in Q1 2025
The first quarter of 2025 tells a clear story about DeFi’s evolution. While yields across major lending platforms have compressed significantly, innovation at the...
23andMe Is a Wake-Up Call on Data Sovereignty
In all likelihood, the move by the Sei Foundation – the organization behind layer1 blockchain Sei – to buy bankrupt genetic data company 23andMe...
Bitcoin Headed Below $60K Says Hot-Handed Crypto Hedge Fund Manager
Bitcoin’s correction may just be getting started. In fact, the crypto sector as a whole could be facing a severe downtrend reminiscent of 2022....
U.S CFTC Withdraws 2 Crypto Staff Advisories Citing ‘Market Growth and Maturity,’ Need for Fair Treatment
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) withdrew two pieces of crypto-related staff guidance on Friday, further streamlining its approach to crypto regulation. STORY...
Circle Hires JPMorgan, Citi With Plan to File IPO in Late April: Fortune
Circle Internet Financial, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, has reportedly hired investment banks JPMorgan Chase and Citi as the underwriters of a hoped-for...
AI-Infused Blockchain Ambient to ‘Replace Bitcoin,’ Says Co-Founder
A new artificial intelligence-infused blockchain with Andreseen Horowitz’s backing is “ultimately designed as a replacement for Bitcoin,” according to its co-founder Travis Good. STORY...
Metaplanet Issues $13M Zero-Coupon Bond to Buy More Bitcoin
BTC $82,845.86 – 0.14% ETH $1,825.69 + 0.50% USDT $1.0001 – 0.01% XRP $2.0934 – 2.52% BNB $600.02 – 0.82% SOL $125.94 + 0.84%...
Brazil Bars Major Pension Funds From Investing in Cryptocurrencies
Brazil’s top financial policy body banned some pension funds from investing in cryptocurrencies because they are too risky. The National Monetary Council (CMN) forbade...
OKX Chief Legal Officer Mauricio Beugelmans Leaves the Exchange
OKX chief legal officer Mauricio Beugelmans has left the cryptocurrency exchange, according to his Linkedin profile. Beugelmans, who has been instrumental in shaping OKX’s...