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Bitdeer shares slip amid $300 million note offering to scale high-performance computing
Bitdeer plans $300 million convertible note offering to expand high-performance computing; shares drop 18%, down 37% …
CME Group to launch 24/7 crypto futures and options trading on May 29
CME Group will begin offering 24/7 cryptocurrency futures and options trading on May 29 as volumes hit record highs.
SocGen taps XRP Ledger for euro stablecoin distribution
The French banking giant expands its euro stablecoin to a third blockchain, deepening institutional use of XRPL for c…
Crypto VC funding surging again sounds like a rally, until you trace where the money actually lands
Dragonfly Capital closed its fourth fund at $650 million this week, the same size as its 2022 vehicle, raised into a …
Robinhood’s Layer 2 testnet sees four million transactions in first week, CEO Vlad Tenev says
Robinhood Chain is an Ethereum Layer 2 built on Arbitrum designed to support tokenized real-world assets and onchain …
South Korea’s Hanwha makes a $13 million bet on ‘seedless’ crypto wallets
The South Korean financial firm backs the U.S.-based blockchain company to accelerate enterprise wallet technology an…
Real estate billionaire Barry Sternlicht is ready to tokenize assets, but says U.S. regulation blocks it
The $125 billion real estate firm wants to offer blockchain-based tokens to clients but is stalled by regulation.
TD Cowen: Despite CFTC intervention, states hold edge in prediction markets legal fight
"We continue to give a slight edge to the states in this legal fight primarily because the states have historically b…
Ether.fi shifts non-custodial crypto card product to OP Mainnet from Scroll
Ether.fi will migrate roughly "70,000 active cards, 300,000 accounts, and millions in user TVL to Optimism," over the…
Sam Altman's OpenAI unveils ‘EVMbench’ to test whether AI can keep crypto’s smart contracts safe
Developed with Paradigm, the tool is OpenAI’s attempt to determine whether modern AI systems are up to the task of …
Coinbase adds XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano and Litecoin as collateral for onchain loans via Morpho
Eligible U.S. users, excluding those in New York, can now borrow up to $100,000 in USDC without selling the four toke…
World Liberty Forum opens with 18% WLFI rally as Eric Trump says crypto industry still at ‘one-yard line’
Apex Group plans to test USD1's stablecoin infrastructure within traditional fund administration, aiming to speed set…
The Protocol: Zora moves to Solana
Also: EF’s Stańczak to leave ED role, XRPL member-only DEX and Ethereum revives the DAO.
The Daily: Peter Thiel and Founders Fund exit ETHZilla, K33 says bitcoin is approaching ‘late bear market territory,’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Coinbase-incubated Base network to ditch Optimism for ‘unified solution’
The Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 is “evolving its foundational software by moving to a unified, Base-operate…
Coinbase’s Base moves away from Optimism’s 'OP stack' in major tech shift
Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks.
Kraken buys token vesting platform Magna, which hit peak TVL of $60 billion in 2025
Kraken acquired the token management platform Magna, marking the exchange’s sixth acquisition over the past 12 months.
Activist investor Starboard says Riot AI pivot could be worth up to $21 billion as miner lags peers
Starboard argues Riot’s Texas power assets position the company to secure large AI data center tenants if managemen…
XRP Ledger activates ‘members-only’ DEX upgrade aimed at regulated institutions
XRP Ledger has rolled out a “Permissioned DEX” upgrade allowing regulated institutions to operate gated, members-…
Tokenized pre-IPO shares topic ignites legal debate at Consensus Hong Kong 2026
Ultan Miller touts a blockchain-based pre-IPO index, while critics warn unauthorized equity tokenization risks legal …
Bitcoin May Gain If AI Job Losses Trigger Bank Stress, Hayes Says
Arthur Hayes has issued a stark market warning: he sees a growing split between his preferred risk gauge, Bitcoin, an…
From 2016 hack to $150M Endowment: the DAO’s second act focuses on Ethereum security
Ten years after the famous hack, the DAO Security Fund has decided to stake the untouched ETH and use the yield to fu…
XRP Ledger rolls out members-only DEX for regulated institutions
A permissioned DEX amendment creates controlled versions of XRPL’s built-in exchange, letting approved entities dec…
DeFi lending protocol Moonwell hit with $1.8 million bad debt after oracle misconfiguration
Moonwell confirmed roughly $1.8 million in bad debt after a misconfigured oracle priced cbETH incorrectly and trigger…
Moonwell's $1.12 nightmare: A pricing glitch just let bots seize millions in ETH collateral
A misconfigured Chainlink price oracle on DeFi lender Moonwell briefly valued Coinbase Wrapped ETH (cbETH) at about $…
Zora moves onto Solana with 'attention markets' for trading internet trends
The creator platform’s new product lets users trade tokens linked to social-media traction, a Polymarket-style bet …
$274 Billion In Potential Bitcoin Selling Could Hit Markets, Expert Says
While much of the market’s attention remains fixed on the Bitcoin (BTC) short-term price outlook for the remainder …
Mizuho sees BitGo upsides, calling custodian ‘military-grade’ despite 44% post-IPO slump
Analysts expect BitGo’s recurring custody & staking revenue to cushion earnings compared with more trading-dependen…
Zora launches ‘attention markets’ on Solana
Zora, a socialfi platform closely associated with the Ethereum Layer 2 Base, is launching its new attention market pl…
The Daily: Logan Paul sells previously tokenized Pokemon card for $16M, Gemini parts ways with top execs, Strategy’s latest bitcoin buy, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.