Dollar-backed stablecoins reinforce U.S. currency dominance while democratizing finance in developing nations, countering China’s debt-trap diplomacy.
Tokenomics favor speed over conviction, using genuine supporters as exit liquidity. Crypto’s mainstream future requires replacing extraction with participation incentives.
Ethereum smart account wallet platform SafeWallet has rearchitected its systems in the wake of the infamous $1.5 billion theft of ETH from Bybit.
Balancer and Stream Finance incidents totaling over $200 million shook DeFi as RedStone and major Ethereum protocols launched reform initiatives.
A Columbia study found that up to 60% of Polymarket’s volume may stem from wash trading, raising new concerns about artificial activity in prediction markets.
Is ETH’s deflationary edge fading? Could XRP’s speed, compliance and liquidity network make it the next global bridge in digital finance?
Tempo leads an investment round in startup Commonware to advance blockchain infrastructure for real-world payments.
Stablecoins are shifting from crypto-native experiments to instruments embedded in existing banking and payment infrastructure.
Santiment says online Ether chatter turned bullish, but the Crypto Fear & Greed Index tracking wider market sentiment remains at “Extreme Fear.”
Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said it was “shocking” to see Schwab’s findings that crypto ETF investments could be on par with those in bond ETFs.
