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Solana infrastructure firm Helius acquires Light Protocol to expand onchain privacy
The acquisition comes amid a moment of consolidation in the crypto industry and during a resurgent interest in onchai…
Privacy returns to focus as Ethereum developers explore new token standards
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at where privacy is headed in the Ethereum ecosystem.
UK crypto advocates push back on exchange transfer restrictions, say banks are ‘choking off’ adoption
Industry groups say roughly 40% of UK crypto transactions are blocked or restricted by banks, as they push to ease re…
Mastercard unveils Agent Pay for Machines to support autonomous AI transactions, including stablecoins
Mastercard's Agent Pay for Machines infrastructure will support high-volume, low-value payments by autonomous AI agents.
MegaETH-based MNX raises $6.4 million pre-seed at $40 million valuation to build AI-focused futures exchange
MNX, a decentralized futures exchange focused on the AI economy, has raised $6.4 million in a pre-seed funding round.
Prediction markets get first U.S. rule proposal as CFTC pursues contract reviews
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission opened a proposed rule for public comment that sets an approach to determine…
CFTC unveils sweeping rule proposal for fast-growing prediction markets
The CFTC proposed new rules for burgeoning prediction markets that delineate what bets would be allowed under federal…
Ripple launches toolkit for agentic payments on XRPL
A growing number of companies, including Ripple, want to create payment rails which would AI agents to execute transa…
World Series of Poker adds Solana payments for tournament buy-ins
The move marks an integration of blockchain-based payments into a major live sporting and gaming event.
A 'Bitcoin DeFi' project just shut down with a brutal post-mortem: Users just didn't care
"It did not work," Botanix said. "At lest not in this market and not in this timeline."
EU consults on bringing DeFi, prediction markets, and crypto perps under MiCA
The EU's MiCA expansion could reshape DeFi and crypto markets, impacting innovation, regulatory compliance, and marke…
Crypto’s killer app may be selling stocks after its own tokens failed retail
A Delphi Consulting analysis of 652 CEX listings from January 2025 onward found that a user buying every new token ac…
Humanity Protocol Reveals Cause of $31M Exploit
Humanity Protocol has confirmed that the June 8 attack resulted from a compromised developer machine infected with m…
CLARITY Act momentum slows to a crawl as lawmakers clash over crypto ethics rules
Bipartisan Senate talks over crypto ethics turned rocky this week after a Democratic source described an “about-fac…
EU proposes expanded sanctions on Russia-linked crypto platforms
The European Commission may introduce a full ban on crypto services from non-EU countries that host platforms helping…
House crypto tax hearing reveals divide over urgency in advancing legislation
A House committee hearing on the taxation of digital assets offered a glimpse into lawmakers' views, highlighting rif…
Crypto tax bills a work-in-progress as U.S. House lawmakers pose concerns
The effort to push several tax bills is meant to be bipartisan, but the parties may not be comfortable with all detai…
Hyperliquid advocate and Paradigm urge US to revise proposed anti-money laundering rule
The Hyperliquid-backed lobby group and Paradigm seek to prevent rules that would limit decentralized stablecoin usage…
‘Third leg of the stool:’ House lawmakers set to debate crypto tax bills as questions still loom
Lawmakers are set to debate several cryptocurrency tax bills amid growing questions over how tax rules should apply t…
5 corruption gaps Congress must close in the Clarity Act
The most consequential crypto legislation in the world is moving forward in the U.S. Senate. As written, it leaves th…
Backpack US appoints former SEC Acting Chairman Piwowar to board amid push for crypto perps
Michael S. Piwowar was appointed by President Barack Obama and served as an SEC commissioner from 2013 to 2018.
GSR receives FINRA approval to complete broker-dealer acquisition
GSR first announced it would acquire the Portland-based, SEC-registered broker-dealer Equilibrium Capital Services in…
Live updates: bitcoin drifts back to $62,500, putting damper on hope for two straight up days
Crypto prices rose on Monday following last week's crash, but the bears still appear to be in control.
Humanity's $36 million exploit tied to compromised laptop hosting a 'multisig' wallet
The compromised laptop held enough multisig keys to take over the project's bridges on two chains, a basic security f…
Crypto’s CLARITY push heats up, but prediction markets aren’t buying the August deadline
A coalition of more than 200 companies and organizations sent a letter dated June 7 to Senate Majority Leader John Th…
Zodia Custody secures Luxembourg payment institution license to expand EU stablecoin services
Zodia Custody secured a Luxembourg payment licence from the CSSF, enabling regulated stablecoin custody and transfers…
Humanity Protocol token crashes more than 80% after a $32 million private-key hack
The decentralized identity project said attackers compromised the keys of a foundation member and are dumping the sto…
Crypto has ‘limited utility’ in solving AI’s trust and payment issues, IC3 researchers say
The academic researchers attempt to debunk idea that giving AI agents access to crypto wallets has the ability to mak…
FTX token (FTT) spikes 50% as Sam Bankman-Fried seeks Donald Trump’s pardon
Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF), the disgraced founder of the bankrupt FTX exchange, is serving a quarter-century in federal …
Coinbase strategist says institutions aren’t panicking about bitcoin, ‘love it even more’ at lower prices
Family offices and sovereign wealth funds continue accumulating bitcoin despite the recent selloff, according to Coin…