Citadel Securities urged the SEC to control particular DeFi methods (buying and selling tokenised US equities) as conventional exchanges or broker-dealers. The agency warned {that a} lighter-touch regime may create gaps in compliance and transparency for traders. The stance drew backlash from crypto advocates who rejected treating open-source protocol buildersContinue Reading
Aerodrome Finance suffered a DNS hijack, redirecting customers to phishing websites, although good contracts and funds stay safe. Customers are suggested to make use of ENS mirrors (aero.drome.eth.limo) and revoke latest token approvals; the group is investigating with My.field. The assault follows previous front-end exploits and the merger with Velodrome,Continue Reading
Ripple Labs is contemplating including native staking performance to the XRP Ledger (XRPL) to boost its utility in DeFi and encourage long-term participation. Introducing staking would require important structural adjustments, together with defining a sustainable rewards supply and a good distribution mechanism. A number of the proposals embrace a two-layerContinue Reading
Blockchain networks generate document charges, approaching US$19.8B in 2025, with DeFi accounting for 63% of income. Ethereum faces competitors from Layer-2 and various chains; worthwhile protocols broaden eightfold. Actual-world asset tokenisation surges to US$35B, supported by establishments; 2026 revenues projected at US$32B. Blockchain networks are evolving right into a revenue-generatingContinue Reading
Commonplace Chartered tasks the worth of tokenised real-world property (excluding stablecoins) will leap 5,600% from about US$35 billion to US$2 trillion by 2028. This large development is anticipated to be pushed by stablecoins laying the groundwork by way of elevated consciousness and the event of on-chain liquidity and DeFi. TheContinue Reading
Midas and Interop Labs have launched mXRP, a new tokenised product that converts idle XRP holdings into yield-generating assets, with a projected return of 6% to 8%. The new product is the first liquid-staking instrument for the XRP ecosystem. It operates on XRPL’s EVM sidechain and is designed to beContinue Reading
The Trump family’s collective wealth increased by US$1.3 billion this week, primarily due to the public trading debuts of American Bitcoin (ABTC) and World Liberty Financial (WLFI). The family’s wealth from these ventures is estimated by Bloomberg to be around US$7.7 billion, with WLFI and ABTC contributing US$670 million andContinue Reading
Flow achieved its strongest quarter in Q2 2025 with total value locked surging 46.3% to a record US$68 million, marking its evolution from NFT-gaming focus to comprehensive DeFi platform. PayPal’s PYUSD stablecoin drove significant growth with supply jumping 211.9% to US$26.2 million, becoming Flow’s largest stablecoin and highlighting appetite forContinue Reading
Chamath Palihapitiya has returned to the SPAC market with a new $250 million vehicle, American Exceptionalism Acquisition Corp A (AEXA), which will focus on companies in the AI and decentralised finance (DeFi) sectors. The SEC filing for the new SPAC states that while Palihapitiya has been a long-time proponent ofContinue Reading
After a 12-year quest, James Howells has abandoned his attempt to recover a hard drive with 8,000 Bitcoin from a Newport landfill. His repeated legal bids and proposals, including an offer to buy the landfill, were blocked by the Newport City Council and ultimately rejected by the UK Court ofContinue Reading
