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Aave Founder Questions Morpho’s Definition of Non-Custodial Vaults
Aave founder Stani Kulechov has questioned Morpho’s proposed definition of non-custodial DeFi vaults, arguing that users may still face changes to how their funds are allocated. His concern centers on...
Ondo Launches Onchain Portfolios Using BlackRock Model Strategies
Ondo Finance launched three onchain investment portfolios Thursday, bringing BlackRock-developed investment strategies to eligible investors outside the United States. The products let investors access diversified allocations through individual tokens without...
Payy Halts Network After $1.83M Ethereum Bridge Exploit Hits Platform
Payy Network halted transactions after an attacker drained about $1.83 million from its Ethereum bridge on September 24. The network suspended deposits, withdrawals, transfers and card transactions while investigating the...
Peirce Pushes Zero-Knowledge Tech to Rethink KYC and AML Rules
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce called for regulators to rethink how know-your-customer and anti-money-laundering rules are applied, arguing that zero-knowledge technology could verify users without exposing their personal information. Peirce made...
New York AG Sues Polymarket, Citing Underage Gambling and Consumer Risks
New York has intensified its legal challenge against prediction markets after Attorney General Letitia James sued Polymarket over alleged illegal gambling. The Manhattan filing accuses the platform of offering wagers...
Vitalik Buterin Warns AI Could Make Blockchain Privacy Harder to Protect
Vitalik Buterin warned that advances in artificial intelligence could make traditional blockchain privacy protections less effective as tools become better at linking transactions to real people. Speaking Wednesday at the...
Hut 8 Wins $140M Bid for Poolin’s Two Texas Data Centers
Hut 8 has emerged as the winning bidder for two Texas data center sites formerly operated by bankrupt crypto miner Poolin. The company offered $140 million in cash and other...
Witt Defends Trump Crypto Ethics Terms After Clarity Act Senate Setback
White House crypto adviser Patrick Witt defended President Donald Trump’s handling of ethics rules tied to the Clarity Act after the legislation failed to advance in the Senate. Witt said...
Senate Democrats Demand Hearing on Prediction Markets After Kalshi Meeting
Senate Banking Committee Democrats are pressing for a public hearing on prediction markets after Republicans met privately with Kalshi executives. The push places growing scrutiny on markets offering contracts tied...
SEC’s Uyeda Says Dropping Crypto Cases Helps Protect Agency Credibility
SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda said the agency dropped some crypto lawsuits partly to protect its credibility, arguing that regulators should not defend legal positions they expect to abandon. Speaking on...
XRPL Lending Proposal Moves Closer to Mainnet Activation
The XRP Ledger is moving closer to native lending as developers propose new tools for pooled credit. The initiative could expand the network beyond payments and asset transfers. However, validators...
Binance.US Launches Self-Custody Wallet to Bring Onchain Access to Users
Binance.US has added a self-custody wallet to its mobile app, giving users a way to hold crypto themselves and connect to decentralized apps. The Binance.US Wallet is available on iOS...
MoonPay Expands Into Private Markets With $60M North Capital Acquisition
MoonPay plans to acquire private-markets infrastructure provider North Capital for more than $60 million. The all-stock transaction marks another step in MoonPay’s push into tokenized assets and financial-market infrastructure. Consequently,...
Pi Network Unblocks 417K Pioneers as KYC and Mainnet Fixes Roll Out
Some Pi Network users who were stuck in the KYC or Mainnet migration process can now move forward after the network introduced several fixes. The changes address problems with identity...
Kalshi Defends $5,500 Ether Perp Trades as Wash Trading Claims Mount
Kalshi is pushing back against claims that repeated $5,500 trades in its ether perpetual futures market indicate wash trading. The exchange said the activity is linked to its market-making programs,...
Canada’s Big Six Banks Unite on Interbank Tokenized Deposit Initiative
Canada’s six largest banks are joining forces on a Canadian-dollar tokenized deposit system. The initiative aims to make bank deposits easier to transfer between financial institutions using digital infrastructure. The...
a16z, DeFi Fund Push SEC for Safe Harbor for Decentralized Exchanges
Andreessen Horowitz and the DeFi Education Fund are urging the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to create a safe harbor for qualifying decentralized exchanges, arguing that some peer-to-peer systems should...
Coinbase Brings Fixed-Term Bitcoin Borrowing to Users Through Morpho
Coinbase has expanded its crypto lending services with fixed-rate Bitcoin-backed loans through Morpho Midnight. According to the press release, the new product lets users borrow USDC while locking in borrowing...
RWA Perpetuals Capture U.S. Stock Demand Beyond Market Hours
RWA-linked perpetual contracts are gaining attention as traders seek ways to adjust their exposure to U.S. stocks outside regular market hours, according to Binance Research. U.S. stock exchanges operate about...
Trump Says US Documents Will Replace ‘Artificial Intelligence’ With ‘Super Intelligence’
President Donald Trump has proposed replacing the term artificial intelligence with “super intelligence” in U.S. government documents. He made the proposal Tuesday during his address to the United Nations General...
ECB Urges EU to Tighten Stablecoin, Staking and Crypto Firm Rules
European central banks want the European Union to tighten crypto rules, especially around stablecoins, foreign-currency tokens, and crypto firms. The push comes as Brussels reviews the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation,...
Agora Wins Preliminary OCC Approval to Launch U.S. National Trust Bank
Agora has received preliminary conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to establish a national trust bank in the U.S., moving the stablecoin company closer to...
ECB Prepares to Invest in Tokenized Securities Through Pontes
The European Central Bank plans to use part of its funds to purchase tokenized securities. The move gives the central bank exposure to distributed ledger technology. It also lets officials...
Circle Adds BTC-Backed Borrowing Through Onchain Lending Markets
Circle has introduced a new borrowing service that lets institutional clients access USDC liquidity without selling their Bitcoin holdings. The initiative expands Circle’s role beyond stablecoin issuance and into institutional...
Ondo Finance Lets Institutions Swap Real Shares for Tokenized Stocks Onchain
Ondo Finance has introduced a new in-kind conversion feature that lets institutions exchange eligible traditional shares for tokenized versions of those stocks on Ethereum and BNB Chain. According to a...
