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Benchmark sees more upside to CompoSecure amid Arculus’s evolution into full crypto trading platform
CompoSecure's turnaround under Resolute and renewed focus on digital assets have helped lift shares more than 60% thi…
The Daily: BlackRock, Nvidia, Microsoft and Musk’s xAI strike $40B data-center deal, Binance drama, SBF and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
‘Ship has sailed’: Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse says US won’t return to hostile crypto climate under Gensler
The crypto sector be thrown back into the throes of a hostile regulatory environment, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse sa…
The Protocol: Monad Airdrop Portal Opens as Token Launch Nears
Also: ETH’s Sepolia Gets Fusaka Upgrade, Monero Releases Privacy Boost For Nodes and EF Expands Its Push Into Privacy.
Superstate to launch native tokenized stocks on crypto exchange Backpack
Superstate has partnered with Backpack, claiming to bring natively tokenized public equities to centralized trading f…
New GOP bill aims to codify Trump’s executive order on crypto and private equity in 401(k) retirement plans
A new bill would cement Trump's executive order directing the Labor Department to pave the way for crypto in 401(k) p…
After $234M Hack, WazirX Gets Court Approval For Major Rebuild
Singapore’s High Court has given the green light to a restructuring plan for crypto exchange WazirX, clearing a maj…
Crypto market structure bill may need to wait until after the midterm election, says TD Cowen
Senators may be dragging their feet when it comes to passing crypto legislation, said TD Cowen in a note on Monday.
Crypto crime research group SEAL Org unveils new way to report potential phishing sites
SEAL's Verifiable Phishing Reporter uses a cryptographic scheme designed by the team that proves whitehat hackers see…
Tornado Cash users can now maintain anonymity without ‘helping the hackers’ by using new 0xbow blacklist
0xBow, the team behind Privacy Pools, is launching a new tool that will allow Tornado Cash users to dissociate funds …
Solana DeFi giant Kamino boosts liquidity via Project 0 integration
Solana-based liquidity layer Kamino is integrating crypto prime broker Project 0 to unlock cross-margin lending using…
Ripple and Immunefi launch ‘Attackathon’ aimed at securing proposed XRPL lending protocol
The protocol is expected to go to a validator vote later this year, introducing pooled lending and underwritten credi…
WazirX Restructuring Cleared in Massive Relief for $230M Hack Victims
The sanction order followed an August re-vote that saw 95.7% of creditors by number and 94.6% by value support the plan.
Akash Network to deprecate its Cosmos chain, begin search for new network
Akash will deprecate its Cosmos-based app chain and evaluate a new base network, potentially outside Cosmos, with Sol…
The Daily: Kalshi raises $300M at a $5B valuation, bitcoin miners’ power capacity is giving them an edge in AI, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Canary Capital inches closer to SEC nod on XRP, SOL ETFs in latest changes as shutdown looms on
Canary Capital is inching closer to getting the SEC's sign-off as it moves to update two of its registration statemen…
Square Bitcoin a ‘big test’ of BTC’s future as payments network with $300 million profit upside, says Mizuho
Square Bitcoin lets U.S. merchants accept BTC with no fees until 2027, a move Mizuho analysts say could reshape consu…
$21M Crypto Theft on Hyperliquid Tied to Private Key Leak: PeckShield
According to PeckShield, the theft stemmed from a private key compromise, allowing an attacker to drain the victim’…
Bitcoin miners’ power edge makes them key AI infrastructure players, Bernstein says
IREN stands out with 3 GW of power capacity, 23,300 GPUs, and a $500 million AI cloud revenue run-rate by early 2026,…
Monero Releases Privacy Boost Against Sneaky Network Nodes
Monero has released the 'Fluorine Fermi' update to enhance user privacy against spy nodes.
Senate Democrats’ DeFi legislative proposal draws fire from committee Republicans, crypto advocates
A new proposal from Senate Democrats aimed at preventing illicit activity through DeFi is getting heat from the crypt…
SEC filing reveals ETH and SOL ETFs may include staking rewards
Two of the largest digital asset managers, Bitwise and 21Shares, have made a notable update to their Ethereum and Sol…
Ethereum Foundation Expands Privacy Push With Dedicated Research Cluster
The Foundation framed privacy as essential to Ethereum’s credibility. Blockchains are transparent by design, but wi…
PayPay acquires 40% stake in Binance Japan to bridge crypto and digital payments
PayPay has acquired a 40% equity stake in Binance Japan as part of a capital and business alliance.
Ethereum Foundation creates Privacy Cluster team to strengthen onchain privacy
Ethereum Foundation has formed the Privacy Cluster, a 47-member team of researchers, engineers, and cryptographers le…
Bitwise ‘not playing around,’ sets 0.20% fee for its Solana staking ETF
Crypto index fund manager Bitwise designated a 0.20% fee for its Solana staking exchange-traded in an amended filing …
Dorsey’s Block stock climbs to 8-month high as Square adds fee-free bitcoin payments for merchants
The rollout includes new bitcoin payment tools and a merchant wallet aimed at making cryptocurrency use easier for sm…
The Protocol: 77% of Bitcoin Holders Have Never Used BTCFi, Survey Reveals
Also: Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade on Holesky, DoubleZero Goes Live and Bee Maps Raises $42M.
Ethereum’s Fusaka Upgrade Could Cut Node Costs, Ease Adoption
Fusaka – a blend of the names Fulu and Osaka – consists of two simultaneous upgrades to Ethereum’s consensus an…
Ethena and Jupiter partner to launch native Solana stablecoin JupUSD
As part of the arrangement, Jupiter plans to “progressively convert” about $750 million of USDC from its Liquidit…