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Bank of America CEO warns up to $6 trillion in deposits could shift to stablecoins if allowed to pay interest
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan warned that stablecoin yield rules could shift up to $6 trillion in deposits from …
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev reaffirms support for crypto market structure bill amid delay
The Senate Banking Committee postponed a markup hearing for the legislation late Wednesday after Coinbase pulled its …
Coinbase pulled support for Senate crypto legislation — here’s what happened
A combination of timing pressures and unresolved policy concerns led Coinbase to withdraw its support for a sweeping …
Coinbase says it won’t back Senate crypto bill ahead of banking committee vote
Coinbase won't be supporting the Senate Banking Committee's sweeping cryptocurrency legislation, its CEO said.
Critical tokenization infrastructure provider Alpaca raises $150 million Series D, pushing valuation to $1.15 billion
Alpaca says it powers 94% of all tokenized U.S. equities and ETFs, working with leading RWA projects Dinari, Ondo Fin…
Figure unveils onchain equity network aimed at remaking stock trading and lending
Figure’s OPEN platform is designed to handle issuance, settlement, and stock lending onchain, instead of replicatin…
The Protocol: Vitalik Buterin flags stablecoin design flaws
Also: Zcash token falls after developer quits, Smart Cashtags and BTC quantum computing defense
Project Eleven raises $20 million Series A at $120 million valuation to prepare crypto networks for post-quantum threats
The startup is building tools to help secure crypto networks such as Bitcoin against emerging threats from quantum co…
Paradigm leads $7.1 million seed round for attention market Noise ahead of Base mainnet launch
Noise is building a prediction market for the relevancy of social media topics, similar to "a stock market for trends."
Bitwise rolls out Chainlink ETF, CLNK, on NYSE Arca
Another exchange-traded fund tied to Chainlink is set to hit the market Wednesday morning — the Bitwise Chainlink E…
Senate crypto bill could mark biggest financial surveillance expansion since the Patriot Act, Galaxy says
Galaxy Research says illicit finance provisions in the Senate Banking draft go far beyond the House’s Clarity Act.
Backpack launches closed-beta prediction markets with cross-margin feature
The private beta of 'Unified Prediction Portfolio' marks Backpack's foray into the burgeoning prediction markets sector.
Peter Thiel-backed Bitpanda eyes IPO in first half of 2026: Bloomberg
Vienna-based crypto exchange Bitpanda is reportedly seeking to go public in Germany at a valuation of roughly $4.6 bi…
Kraken and Bitget set the pace in the early innings of tokenized stock trading
Kraken remains king in actively traded tokenized stocks, while Ondo has scaled issuance faster through its partnershi…
Senate Banking Committee’s crypto market structure bill text sets up showdown over stablecoin rewards
Lawmakers and the crypto industry are sifting through pages and pages of bill text, with much of the focus being on s…
The Daily: Senate unveils updated market structure bill, YZi Labs invests in Genius Trading as CZ joins as advisor, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Zama launching token sale at $55 million floor FDV via CoinList and own auction app
The CoinList sale will run next week, with 8% of the 11 billion ZAMA token supply allocated and tokens available to c…
YZi Labs invests ‘multi-8-figure’ in Genius Trading, with CZ joining as advisor
Genius Trading is building a privacy-focused DeFi trading platform and aims to become an onchain alternative to Binan…
Polygon Labs spends $250 million to acquire Coinme and Sequence, ‘foundational’ elements of its Open Money Stack
Sequence offers smart wallet routing for "1-click" cross-network transfers, while Coinme has secured U.S. money-trans…
ClearBank taps crypto custody firm Taurus to power stablecoin services
The U.K. clearing bank has selected Taurus' wallet infrastructure as it expands into digital assets and stablecoin-ba…
ZKsync lists real-world infrastructure as core focus in 2026 roadmap
ZKsync plans to focus on real-world adoption in 2026, with the expansion of its existing products — Prividium, ZK S…
Kraken-linked SPAC targets Nasdaq IPO with $250 million offering
The Kraken-affiliated company was built for the purpose of effecting a merger with one or more operating businesses.
The Daily: Bitcoin and privacy coins gain as Trump-Powell conflict escalates, Tether freezes $182M in USDT, Strategy makes biggest buy in six months, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
World Liberty Financial rolls out lending platform for its USD1 stablecoin
The Trump family–backed crypto venture has rolled out World Liberty Markets, a new DeFi app built on Dolomite. DOLO…
Solana treasury company Sharps Technology taps Coinbase to launch validator
Coinbase is one of the largest Solana stakers, with nearly 10% of the network’s total staked SOL, according to its …
Vitalik Buterin lays out 'walkaway test' for a quantum safe Ethereum
Buterin emphasizes the importance of quantum resistance and scalability, aiming for the Ethereum blockchain to handle…
Standard Chartered prepares crypto prime brokerage push: Bloomberg
Standard Chartered is reportedly preparing a crypto prime brokerage business to be housed within its SC Ventures unit.
Quantum computing threatens the $2 trillion Bitcoin network. BTQ Technologies says it has a defense.
Post-quantum cryptography specialist BTQ Technologies has introduced ‘Bitcoin Quantum,’ a permissionless fork and…
Bernstein says window for crypto market structure bill is ‘here and now,’ as concerns over stablecoin rewards remain key sticking point
Bernstein said the window to pass the bill is rapidly narrowing amid a dispute between banks and the crypto industry …
Coinbase may reconsider support for US market structure bill: Bloomberg
Coinbase may withdraw its support from the market structure bill if it imposes broader limits on stablecoin rewards, …