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The Daily: Messari CEO steps down amid layoffs in ‘AI-first’ pivot, Mastercard to acquire BVNK for up to $1.8 billion, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 markets hit $1.43 billion open interest fueled by 24/7 tokenized equities, commodities trading
The main reason for the growth in "non-crypto" contracts can be attributed to the ability for HIP-3 markets to operat…
Crypto e-commerce firm Bitrefill discloses cyberattack, names North Korea’s Lazarus Group as potential suspect
Bitrefill said attackers accessed 18,500 purchase records, potentially revealing “limited customer information."
Injective to support native USDC and cross-chain transfers via Circle
Native USDC could give traders and DeFi apps on Injective a mainstream dollar-denominated asset for collateral, liqui…
ASTER token rallies as privacy-preserving native blockchain powering DEX mainnets
Aster Chain supports 50ms block times, 100,000 TPS, as well as cross-chain deposits between BNB Chain, Arbitrum, Ethe…
Bitcoin Layer 2 Stacks says its latest upgrade boosts DeFi capacity by up to 30x
Muneeb Ali's Stacks Labs said its SIP-034 upgrade has now been implemented, boosting effective capacity for certain D…
Sam Altman-backed World adds identity toolkit for AI bots on Coinbase’s x402 protocol
AgentKit will enable World-verified individuals to delegate their World IDs to AI agents, including on Coinbase's x40…
GSR expands into token lifecycle management with $57 million acquisition of Autonomous and Architech
GSR, one of crypto's largest market makers, has acquired token launch platform Autonomous and crypto advisory firm Ar…
CFTC won’t pursue broker registration action against Phantom over derivatives trading feature
The CFTC considers Phantom’s proposed feature as a passive software interface, with users trading directly through …
XRP Moves Into ‘Scarce Zone’ As Exchange Supply Dries Up
The Scarcity Index flipped to +0.48, a reading that lines up with a clear drop in XRP held on exchanges and signals t…
Robinhood’s startup fund invests roughly $35 million across Stripe and AI audio firm
The fund bought approximately $14.6M worth of Class B stock in Stripe and invested $20M in ElevenLabs by purchasing S…
As Solana turns six years old, the “memecoin chain” is quietly listing 200 plus tokenized stocks for Wall Street
For most of its life, Solana's brand was straightforward: fast infrastructure for whatever crypto wanted to do at vol…
PayPal expands PYUSD stablecoin access to 70 markets
PayPal has expanded access to its PYUSD stablecoin to 70 markets, enabling wallet access, transfers, and rewards for …
Mastercard to acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion
Mastercard said it will acquire stablecoin infrastructure firm BVNK for up to $1.8 billion to link onchain and fiat p…
Crypto.com partners with South Korea’s largest payment gateway provider
The two plan to allow foreign tourists to use digital assets for payments on South Korean goods and services.
Messari CEO steps down alongside mass layoffs in AI pivot
Several other crypto companies have recently conducted layoffs, including OP Labs, Block Inc., and Gemini exchange.
OpenSea delays SEA token launch, offers no new date
Last October, the platform revealed details regarding the SEA token generation event, saying at the time it was eyeing.
Polymarket bettors send death threats to reporter over missile report tied to $14 million prediction market pool
The threats appear tied to a market contract with more than $14 million wagered on whether Iran carried out a strike …
Ironlight raises $21 million to expand regulated marketplace for tokenized securities
Ironlight’s ATS received approval from FINRA last year to support trading in both traditional and tokenized securit…
Bitdeer stock rallies as firm rolls out SEALMINER machines for Litecoin and Dogecoin mining
Bitdeer's new SEALMINER DL1 Air mining machine is purpose-built for the Scrypt algorithm used by Litecoin and Dogecoin.
HIVE to phase down bitcoin mining in Sweden as it expands AI data center capacity in Canada
HIVE said it is progressively phasing down its ASIC-based bitcoin mining operations in Sweden amid tax disputes and o…
US Secret Service, UK and Canada launch Operation Atlantic targeting crypto approval phishing scams
The U.S. Secret Service is participating in a multinational operation targeting crypto approval-phishing scams.
Bernstein likens Strategy to a ‘bitcoin central bank of last resort’ as institutional demand strengthens BTC capital base
Bernstein said bitcoin’s ownership base is strengthening as ETFs and corporate treasury buyers like Strategy reshap…
Trump-backed WLFI is selling $5 million access while pitching finance for everyone
World Liberty Financial is offering “guaranteed direct access” to its business development team to investors who …
Australian Senate committee backs crypto bill requiring platforms to get licensed
Under the legislation, crypto platforms and tokenized custody platforms would be treated similarly to other financial…
Probe reveals document detailing alleged $5 million deal linking Milei to Libra promotion: report
Forensic call logs from the same device show frantic communication between Milei and associates in the hours surround…
Aave and CoW Swap publish dueling post-mortems after $50 million DeFi swap disaster
CoW Swap's post-mortem reveals that the transaction, initially submitted via a private RPC, apparently leaked to the …
Coinbase’s $70B Bitcoin move made it look like investors were selling — but no one actually did
Some of Bitcoin’s most trusted bottom signals rest on the simple assumption that when old coins move, something mea…
Venus Protocol left with roughly $2M in bad debt after exploit manipulates Thena’s THE token price
The attack used a donation mechanism to bypass Venus's supply cap, a similar mechanism to the infamous Mango Markets …
Ethereum Foundation sells 5,000 ETH to Tom Lee’s BitMine in $10 million OTC deal
The deal is the EF's second known OTC sale to a corporate buyer, following a 10,000 ETH sale to SharpLink Gaming in J…