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Ethena and Securitize launch Converge, a new institutional-grade EVM chain for tokenized assets
Converge, expected to launch in Q2, is an Ethereum-compatible blockchain featuring native KYC and custody solutions.
Standard Chartered cuts 2025 ether price target by 60% to $4,000
"We estimate that Base (the dominant layer 2) has removed $50 billion of market cap from Ethereum alone," said Geoffr…
Aave founder confirms new token will not be created, citing DAO consensus on Horizon proposal
The proposal hinted at a potential 15% token allocation to Aave DAO, raising concerns about diluting the existing AAV…
Stablecoins Supply Up By $20 Billion – The Key To Bitcoin’s Next Move?
Early in 2025, there was a significant surge in the stablecoin market, with a $20 billion increase in total supply. W…
U.S. Senate Takes First Big Step to Advance Stablecoin Bill
The first committee approval of a stablecoin bill in this new congressional session now moves the so-called GENIUS Ac…
Circle Plans to Bring $1B Tokenized Treasury Issuer Hashnote Under Bermuda License
The stablecoin issuer acquired Hashnote earlier this year with plans to expand its USYC token as collateral option fo…
Aave targets institutions with real-world assets in new ‘Horizon’ initiative
The primary goal of Horizon is to bridge the gap between traditional finance and DeFi using the Aave ecosystem as a f…
The Daily: Binance lands $2 billion investment, Sony’s Soneium plans to bring LINE’s mini-apps onchain and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Venice airdrop ends with $100 million in unclaimed VVV tokens burned
More than 17.4 million VVV tokens have been claimed by over 40,000 participants since the airdrop in January.
Benchmark is bullish on Exodus Movement amid 60% stock dip, rising self-custody demand
Benchmark highlights the recent Bybit hack as evidence of the need for non-custodial wallets like Exodus Movement.
Tokenization firm Securitize taps RedStone as first oracle for onchain funds from Apollo, BlackRock and others
Integrating an oracle would make it easier to bridge Apollo, BlackRock, Hamilton Lane and KKR's onchain funds into DeFi.
Base activity declines from January peak but remains top Ethereum L2
Despite a 38% reduction, Base continues to maintain a commanding lead over other Ethereum Layer 2 solutions.
Circle Upgrades Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol Promising Near-Instant USDC Settlements
CCTP V2 enables nearly instant USDC transfers between blockchains with new feature, reducing blockchain transaction t…
Axelar Foundation discloses $30 million in AXL token sales as it expands interoperability protocol
Axelar Foundation, the nonprofit supporting the growth and adoption of the Axelar Network interoperability protocol, …
Ethereum’s Holesky testnet regains finality after weeks of disruption amid Pectra testing
On Monday, with over two-thirds of validators participating, Holesky gained finality at Epoch 119090, which took pla…
Crypto whale faces imminent liquidation on Maker after sending ETH and DAI to backstop a $75 million loan
In a last-minute bid, the trader sent 2,000 ETH to lower the liquidation price, buying himself additional breathing r…
Balancer V3 expands to Avalanche following governance vote
Ava Labs’ bid to bring the automated market maker Balancer onto Avalanche appears set to go through, according to a…
Thailand Regulator Adds USDC, USDT Stablecoins to Approved Cryptocurrencies
Previously, only bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), XRP, stellar (XLM) and certain tokens used in the Bank of Thailand’…
Stablecoin Market Cap Tops $200B as U.S. Sees Industry Helping Maintain Dollar Dominance
Stablecoins have surged since the U.S. election amid economic shifts and U.S. Treasury strategy.
Coinbase Acquires Iron Fish Team to Boost Privacy on Base
The Iron Fish blockchain will continue to operate independently, and its CEO will continue serving on the Iron Fish F…
Base acquires team at PoW blockchain Iron Fish to develop ‘privacy-preserving primitives’
In 2021, Iron Fish raised $28 million in a funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz to support its privacy-centric bl…
‘Omnichain’ tokenization platform Libre brings institutional funds from the likes of BlackRock, Nomura to Layer 1 network Injective
The omni-chain solution, which counts Brevan Howard and Hamilton Lane as early partners, is live on several chains.
Ethereum researchers look to prevent major delay of network’s next Pectra upgrade after testnet mishaps, Core Devs say
Ethereum core devs will spin up a “shadow testnet” to prevent delaying research into the Pectra hard fork, after …
Bitwise partners with Maple Finance to give institutional clients DeFi and onchain credit investment opportunities
The crypto index fund manager counts 'thousands' of financial advisors, family offices and institutional investors as…
Blockchain oracle RedStone launches RED token, enabling staking and paving the way for multi-asset rewards
Stakers will initially earn rewards in RED, with future potential for other assets like ETH, BTC, SOL and USDC.
DoubleZero Foundation raises $28 million to expand a ‘global fiber network’ for blockchains
DoubleZero announced today that its latest $28 million token round was co-led by Multicoin Capital and Dragonfly Capi…
Tether, Circle Vie for Upper Hand in Stablecoin Industry Regulatory Push
A WSJ article delved into the contrasting styles between Tether's Giancarlo Devasini and Circle's Jeremey Allaire.
Aave community pushes GHO stablecoin growth with governance votes, including proposal for yield-bearing ‘savings’ token
The move comes amid a series of proposals part of Aave’s “GHO cross-chain strategy" aimed at driving the stableco…
Developers deploy fix after Ethereum’s Pectra upgrade hits snag on Sepolia testnet
Developers appear to have identified the issue and have rolled out a fix — as the network is once again processing …
Paradigm leads $41 million token round for Across Protocol aiming to unify Ethereum
Paradigm led Across Protocol's token round, with participation from Bain Capital Crypto, Coinbase Ventures and others.