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Polymarket to swap bridged USDC.e on Polygon for native USDC via Circle partnership
Bridged USDC.e currently supports the onchain prediction market's trading activity, order placement, and settlements.
Gemini exits UK, EU and Australia, cuts 25% of staff as exchange refocuses on US
Gemini links its latest layoffs to a push for a leaner, more automated operating model, saying increased use of AI le…
Tokenization firms warn EU DLT pilot constraints risk pushing markets to the US
The firms warned that current scope limits, volume caps, and time-limited licenses are constraining live products as …
EU at risk of falling behind the U.S. in tokenization rules, digital asset firms warn
The EU must fix its pilot regime now or watch capital markets shift permanently to the U.S., a group of blockchain fi…
Kraken Institutional launches first managed crypto yield strategy with Bitwise
The Bitwise-managed strategy seeks to generate income from otherwise idle crypto holdings while assets remain within …
Cronos teams up with Fireblocks to build secure global trading infrastructure
The integration could significantly enhance institutional trust and participation in digital asset markets, potential…
Ether treasury ETHZilla pivots to real estate tokenization with a $4.7 million housing loan deal
ETHZilla’s shift toward tokenization comes after a sharp downturn in its core crypto holdings.
CFTC scraps Biden-era proposal to ban political event contracts as states press prediction markets
The CFTC has scrapped a 2024 proposal to ban political prediction market contracts just as states double down on over…
Ripple prepares to dominate the $24 billion RWA market by integrating controversial new permissioned layer
On Feb. 4, the XRP Ledger (XRPL) activated the highly anticipated Permissioned Domains with 91% validator approval. A…
Hong Kong could double its fund industry through tokenization, BCG says
BCG, Aptos, and Hang Seng have completed the technical and commercial demonstration for token-based finance in Hong K…
SBI Holdings unveils Layer 1 proof of concept for tokenized stocks co-developed with Startale Group
SBI tapped the blockchain R&D firm behind Sony’s blockchain to co-develop a Layer 1 purpose-built network for oncha…
Binance denies issuing legal threats over insolvency allegations
A social media user claimed that Binance sent a cease-and-desist order over his post alleging the exchange's insolvency.
Vitalik Buterin takes shot at Coinbase’s corporate control of Base which dominates 60% of layer 2 income
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has signaled a fundamental shift in the blockchain’s roadmap that declares the …
The Daily: Bitcoin slide renews four-year cycle fears, BitMine’s Tom Lee calls unrealized ETH losses ‘a feature, not a bug,’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Europe’s role in the next wave of tokenisation
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad writes about how the EU’s regulatory cla…
Bitcoin's correlation with troubled software stock sector is growing
Software stocks are thought to be facing an existential threat from the rise of AI, and Bitcoin, noted one analyst, i…
Fold launches unified app to integrate Bitcoin rewards with daily spending
Fold's app integration could accelerate Bitcoin's mainstream adoption by simplifying its use in daily financial activ…
Goldman-backed TRM Labs closes $70 million series C at $1 billion valuation
TRM Labs' funding boost highlights the growing importance of AI in enhancing security measures and combating financia…
Ripple adds Hyperliquid to its prime brokerage platform in first DeFi integration
The move marks the platform’s first direct integration with a DeFi venue, a Ripple Prime spokesperson told The Block.
Bitnomial lists first US futures for Tezos, the blockchain project proposed in 2014 that raised $232 million in ICO
Chicago-based Bitnomial is often the first US exchange to offer many crypto products, like the first regulated XRP fu…
Coinbase’s prediction markets draw fire from Nevada regulator over alleged unlicensed sports betting
Nevada regulators accused Coinbase of offering alleged unlicensed sports betting through the exchange's prediction ma…
Aave Labs sunsets Avara ‘umbrella brand’ and Family wallet as it refocuses on DeFi
The move comes amid ongoing tensions with Aave DAO over which entity ultimately controls the Aave lending protocol.
The trillion dollar Bitcoin lottery you can play now for free – but will never win
Bitcoin is a $1.5 trillion prize pool secured by nothing more than numbers, private keys, generated by math, that unl…
France Considers Restricting VPNs to Support Under-15 Social Media Ban
A French official said the government is looking at ways to stop the use of VPNs to evade an incoming social media ba…
Bitcoin mining revenue hits historic low as infrastructure is sold to AI giants permanently altering the network’s security
The euphoria of October’s record highs has evaporated, leaving the industrial backbone of the Bitcoin network facin…
Kraken parent Payward reports $2.2 billion adjusted 2025 revenue as business diversifies through acquisitions, investments
Payward derived about 47% of its revenue from trading operations and the remaining 53% from its growing list of other…
Game On: How Esports Giant Team Liquid is Leveling Up its Data Storage With Walrus
Behind the scenes, the esports powerhouse has moved hundreds of terabytes of content to a decentralized data layer bu…
Crypto.com spins out OG prediction markets app as monthly volumes top $17 billion ahead of Super Bowl
Crypto.com is splitting out prediction markets into a standalone app, as competition among exchanges to offer event-b…
Vitalik Buterin reevaluates Ethereum’s rollup-centric roadmap, arguing L2s decentralized ‘far slower’ while base layer advanced
Buterin previously championed a "rollup-centric" roadmap that would scale Ethereum through a network of branded shards.
The scorecard for an XRP investment thesis that separates Ripple licensing from XRPL utility signals
Ripple enters 2026 with new permissions in the UK and the EU. In January, Ripple said it received UK Financial Conduc…