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Aztec Legacy Exploit Shows The Long Tail Risk Of Deprecated Crypto Contracts
A SlowMist analysis of the Aztec Connect exploit highlights the long tail security risk of deprecated and immutable s…
Malta Regulator Opens DeFi Consultation As DAO Governance Enters Policy Spotlight
Malta’s MFSA has opened a DeFi discussion paper covering DAO governance, Guardian Agents, account abstraction, and …
TD Cowen says CME has the upper hand in lawsuit against CFTC over crypto perpetual futures
"We expect CME will seek a preliminary injunction to block perps as the case proceeds," said TD Cowen's Jaret Seiberg.
24X Files SEC Proposal To Bring Tokenized Russell 1000 Stocks To Regulated Markets
24X has filed a proposed SEC rule change that would allow eligible stocks and ETFs to trade in tokenized form through…
Aave survived $8.45B in withdrawals, but risk questions remain
Aave handled $8.45 billion in withdrawals without freezing funds, but the episode raised fresh questions about hidden…
Pump Fun revenue slows as Collector Crypt’s $5.1M card-pack week reshapes Solana’s consumer loop
DefiLlama shows Pump.fun generated $108.3 million in gross revenue during the first quarter and $69.2 million in the …
Arbitrum Fast Feed Proposal Would Sell Earlier Access To Ordered Transaction Data
An Arbitrum governance proposal would create a paid Fast Feed for earlier access to ordered transaction metadata on A…
Base targets June 25 mainnet launch for Beryl upgrade and new B20 token standard
Base's Beryl upgrade introduces the B20 native token standard, cuts withdrawal delays to 5 days, and activates on mai…
Europe’s MiCA July deadline puts Binance access and USDT liquidity on the line
Europe’s crypto rulebook is squeezing much of the industry before it has even fully taken effect, with Binance and …
Kalshi making early IPO talks with investment banks: report
The prediction markets platform raised $1 billion in a Series F round in May, bringing its valuation to $22 billion.
Fidelity launches GENIUS-aligned money market fund for stablecoin issuers
The fund invests exclusively in eligible reserve assets permitted for stablecoin issuers under the GENIUS Act.
Malta proposes DeFi rulebook covering DAOs under MiCA-era framework
The Maltese regulator is seeking industry feedback on a legal framework for software-governed organizations, arguing …
Trace Finance Raises $32M To Expand Stablecoin Settlement Rails
Trace Finance has raised $32 million to expand regulated stablecoin settlement infrastructure across Brazil, the US a…
Sen. Gillibrand’s son is building a perps exchange that wants dual CFTC, SEC oversight: report
The American Perpetuals Exchange Corporation raised $30 million at a $300 million valuation, Fortune reported on Thur…
Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypass
The $2.75 billion acquisition points to token settlement moving inside regulated payment networks before it replaces …
CME Group sues CFTC over perpetual futures in US, accusing the agency of ‘suddenly’ changing course
The CME Group is officially taking the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to court over allowing perpetual futures …
Coinbase-Backed Satori Finance Says It Will Wind Down Operations
Satori Finance says it will wind down by July 16, citing unfavorable market conditions and unsustainable revenues for…
U.S. agencies seek stablecoin customer-ID rules akin to banks in new GENIUS Act rule
The Federal Reserve, Treasury and other regulators have issued a proposed rule that would set identification standard…
Zama And Morpho Push Confidential DeFi With New USDC Yield Vault
Zama and Morpho are moving confidential DeFi forward with a USDC yield vault design using fully homomorphic encryptio…
The DAO hack at 10: From $50 million exploit to a $130 million Ethereum security fund
Ten years ago, an attacker drained roughly 3.6 million ETH from The DAO, helping to spur the creation of the modern c…
DeFi’s next institutional wave may come from users who never see “behind the scenes” – CEO of Katana
For years, DeFi's growth strategy was to pull users on-chain, and the next institutional wave is testing where users …
Federal Reserve rolls out proposing rulemaking requiring stablecoin issuers to maintain customer identification program
The Fed rolled out a rule requiring stablecoin issuers to have a program in place to identify customers to combat ill…
Kraken integrates Solana DEX trading into core app, with support for additional networks planned
Kraken launches onchain DEX trading to give customers access to thousands of tokens across the Solana ecosystem.
Tether’s XAUT gold token added to Ledn lending platform
"When XAUT-backed loans go live, you will be able to borrow against your gold the way you already borrow against Bitc…
Aztec investigates $2 million exploit of deprecated payments product
The immutable stage 2 rollup was sunset in 2022, and Aztec Labs holds no admin keys or control over the system, the t…
Morpho’s PRIME Main Vault deposits reach $110M as LPs earn yield on PYUSD
Morpho's $110M vault highlights DeFi's shift towards real-world assets, raising questions about risk management and s…
Malta's financial regulator explores bringing parts of DeFi under MiCA's orbit
The MFSA is seeking feedback on whether decentralization should be assessed as a spectrum rather than a binary concept.
Aztec hit by second $2.1M exploit in less than a week: SlowMist
Security researchers warn that deprecated smart contracts can remain vulnerable long after projects stop maintaining …
Grayscale applies traditional finance models to AAVE, sees $175 value
Grayscale and CoinShares are applying traditional valuation techniques to crypto assets as institutions explore reven…
Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery
Users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery sy…