Collateral, not yield, will decide which stablecoins win
As yieldbearing stablecoins race toward a $50 billion market capitalization, the industry is optimizing for the wrong metric, argues Artem Tolkachev, chief RWA…
Kalshi and prediction market sector embroiled in mixed bag of legal fights across U.S.
Some of the many battles with state gaming regulators aren't going well for the industry at the moment, but it isn't without its wouldbe government protectors.…
Barstool's Portnoy plans to hold bitcoin down to zero after timing it wrong every time
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he will hold bitcoin all the way down to zero after buying near $100,000. Source:CoinDesk
Tokenization's next use case is personalized portfolios, NYLIM executive says
Thomas Sy, head of multiasset solutions at the $800million asset manager, says blockchain can enable complex portfolio construction that's not yet possible in…
Bitcoin jumps above $63,000, reversing end-June losses
The token hit its highest in over a month during thin July 4 trading, with XRP up 5% in 24 hours to lead gains among majors. Source:CoinDesk
Bitcoin experts split over plan to freeze Satoshi's 1.1 million bitcoin as quantum threat grows
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao said Satoshi Nakamoto's bitcoin should be frozen before quantum computers can steal it. Not everyone agrees. Source:CoinDesk
How ethical hackers with just a $3,000 server found a flaw that could've put $70 billion in crypto at risk
A critical flaw in the Aptos blockchain, which was patched, gave researchers a near90% success rate at breaking a core security guarantee, with attack costs of…
Why bitcoin's disconnect from record-high stocks won't last
Researchers at Schwab and Hashdex said AI has diverted capital from digital assets while bitcoin continues to follow a familiar posthalving recovery pattern.…
Trump's crypto token buyers are down $3.8 billion, blockchain data shows
The TRUMP token is down 96% from its peak, and 85% of secondary market wallets for WLFI are underwater, reflecting a broader downturn in the sector.…
Europe led on crypto regulation. Now implementation must match ambition
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EU moves to block retail investors from explosive boom of multibillion-dollar prediction markets
The region's regulators emphasized that a product's actual function as a derivative matters more than its commercial name or labeling when assessing…
UK's bold new crypto rules promise to unlock global trading, but huge compliance hurdles still threaten the rollout
The U.K. FCA's crypto framework has been praised for prioritizing global liquidity and institutional adoption, but the authorization process is expected to be…