Dollar-backed stablecoins reinforce U.S. currency dominance while democratizing finance in developing nations, countering China’s debt-trap diplomacy.
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.
RedStone expands beyond price oracles with Credora, integrating risk analytics across DeFi protocols Morpho and Spark.
Bitcoin.com and Concordium have teamed up to introduce age-verified stablecoin payments to 75 million wallets, blending privacy with new compliance standards.
The United Nations is preparing to launch a blockchain academy for governments and a UN-led blockchain advisory group to assist countries in adopting the technology.
Wintermute said inflows across stablecoins, ETFs and digital asset treasuries have plateaued, leaving crypto liquidity recycling internally.