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Coinbase adds XRP, Dogecoin, Cardano and Litecoin as collateral for onchain loans via Morpho
Eligible U.S. users, excluding those in New York, can now borrow up to $100,000 in USDC without selling the four toke…
World Liberty Forum opens with 18% WLFI rally as Eric Trump says crypto industry still at ‘one-yard line’
Apex Group plans to test USD1's stablecoin infrastructure within traditional fund administration, aiming to speed set…
The Daily: Peter Thiel and Founders Fund exit ETHZilla, K33 says bitcoin is approaching ‘late bear market territory,’ and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Coinbase-incubated Base network to ditch Optimism for ‘unified solution’
The Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 is “evolving its foundational software by moving to a unified, Base-operate…
Coinbase’s Base moves away from Optimism’s 'OP stack' in major tech shift
Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks.
Bitcoin miner Riot Platforms stock jumps nearly 9% as Starboard urges AI data center expansion
The activist investor said Riot's 1.7 GW power capacity can drive premium AI hosting deals at Texas sites.
The metrics that matter for XRP network health and how to read them without counting noise
XRP network health scorecard: wallets, trustlines, DEX volume, uptime Key takeaways Ripple and Aviva Investors said F…
XRP Ledger activates ‘members-only’ DEX upgrade aimed at regulated institutions
XRP Ledger has rolled out a “Permissioned DEX” upgrade allowing regulated institutions to operate gated, members-…
Bitcoin May Gain If AI Job Losses Trigger Bank Stress, Hayes Says
Arthur Hayes has issued a stark market warning: he sees a growing split between his preferred risk gauge, Bitcoin, an…
Bitwise seeks SEC nod for 2028 election prediction market ETFs as Wall Street pushes to wrap bets
Bitwise filed for prediction market ETFs tied to the 2028 U.S. presidential election amid state regulatory scrutiny o…
DeFi lending protocol Moonwell hit with $1.8 million bad debt after oracle misconfiguration
Moonwell confirmed roughly $1.8 million in bad debt after a misconfigured oracle priced cbETH incorrectly and trigger…
$274 Billion In Potential Bitcoin Selling Could Hit Markets, Expert Says
While much of the market’s attention remains fixed on the Bitcoin (BTC) short-term price outlook for the remainder …
Mizuho sees BitGo upsides, calling custodian ‘military-grade’ despite 44% post-IPO slump
Analysts expect BitGo’s recurring custody & staking revenue to cushion earnings compared with more trading-dependen…
Zora launches ‘attention markets’ on Solana
Zora, a socialfi platform closely associated with the Ethereum Layer 2 Base, is launching its new attention market pl…
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with 1M token context window
Anthropic launches Claude Sonnet 4.6 with a 1M token context window, delivering near Opus level performance at lower …
The Daily: Logan Paul sells previously tokenized Pokemon card for $16M, Gemini parts ways with top execs, Strategy’s latest bitcoin buy, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
StarkWare integrates EY-built Nightfall privacy tech into Starknet to provide confidential institutional transactions on public blockchains
The integration allows institutions to conduct confidential payments, treasury management, and DeFi transactions on p…
Crypto infrastructure project unveils LI.FI Composer, a multi-step transaction orchestrator
LiFI Composer allows users to combine different actions like swaps, bridging, deposits, and staking into a single tra…
The hardware hurdle: Cysic and Cardano clash over the future of decentralized compute
At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Leo Fan questioned Midnight’s use of Google Cloud and Azure, as Charles Hoskinson just…
Ethereum bots are burning over 50% of gas fees so ETH strangely needs privacy tech to fix it at scale
On some Ethereum L2s, bots now burn over half the gas just searching for MEV, and they don’t pay proportionally for…
Loss-making DeFi lender ZeroLend to shut down after 98% TVL drop
ZeroLend will wind down after operating losses as TVL fell 98% to $6.6 million and the ZERO token plunged.
Anthony Scaramucci’s son buys Logan Paul’s previously tokenized Pokemon card for record $16 million
In April 2022, Logan Paul raised $8 million to launch Liquid Marketplace, a platform for tokenizing physical and digi…
The Daily: Kevin O’Leary wins $2.8M defamation judgment against Ben ‘BitBoy’ Armstrong, Harvard trims bitcoin ETF holdings, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
deBridge launches MCP, enabling AI agents to execute non-custodial cross-chain transactions
deBridge has launched MCP, enabling AI agents to carry out non-custodial cross-chain swaps, bridging, and multi-step …
Crypto enters a “16-day danger zone” as senior crypto talent rotates into AI
Within a span of weeks in early 2026, a cluster of senior crypto operators announced they were stepping back or switc…
Elon Musk’s X to enable crypto and stock trading with Smart Cashtags
Integrating trading features on X could revolutionize social media's role in finance, potentially increasing user eng…
Tether invests in Hyperliquid frontend Dreamcash, offering perps markets for TSLA, gold and more using USDT0 collateral
Dreamcash said Tether made a strategic investment in the project in the wake of its 10 RWA perps deployments.
Meta weighs facial recognition rollout for smart glasses
Meta plans facial recognition for smart glasses to identify contacts across its platforms, raising fresh privacy and …
OpenAI selected for $100M Pentagon drone swarm competition
OpenAI joins $100M Pentagon drone swarm challenge, supplying voice translation software while limiting its role in we…
Kalshi inks sports hedging deal with Game Point on the heels of over $1 billion in Super Bowl trading
Kalshi has partnered with Game Point Capital for sports hedging as its Super Bowl trading topped $1 billion, and Janu…