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Ethereum Foundation refocuses to security over speed – sets strict 128-bit rule for 2026
The zkEVM ecosystem spent a year sprinting on latency. Proving time for an Ethereum block collapsed from 16 minutes t…
The Daily: Terraform Labs liquidator sues Jump Trading, US crypto czar David Sacks confirms Clarity Act markup for January, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
SEC seeks multi-year officer, director bans for former Alameda CEO Ellison and former FTX execs Wang and Singh
The SEC looks to bar Caroline Ellison and former FTX executives Gary Wang and Nishad Singh from being directors for s…
DraftKings launches standalone predictions app under CFTC oversight
DraftKings can offer event contracts in states that still prohibit online sports betting, expanding reach without cha…
Senate confirms CFTC Chair pick Michael Selig as agency takes larger role regulating crypto
The U.S. Senate voted to advance President Trump’s nominee, Michael Selig, to lead the Commodity Futures Trading Co…
Google is secretly bankrolling a $5 billion Bitcoin pivot using a shadow credit mechanism
Search engine giant Google has emerged as a silent architect behind Bitcoin miners' rapid pivot towards artificial in…
The Daily: Coinbase expands into stocks and prediction markets, SEC issues crypto custody guidance, SoFi launches a stablecoin, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
100 new crypto ETFs in 2026 will share a terrifying “single point of failure” that could freeze 85% of global assets
The SEC's approval of generic listing standards for crypto ETPs on Sept. 17 cut the launch timeline to 75 days and op…
Bitwise joins race to launch SUI ETF with latest SEC filing
Crypto index fund manager Bitwise is seeking to launch an exchange-traded fund tracking the SUI token.
Flood of new crypto ETPs expected in 2026, says Bitwise
Streamlined SEC approval is a key factor behind that prediction, but Bloomberg’s James Seyffart warned many of the …
SEC charges bitcoin mining firm VBit CEO involving $48.5 million misappropriated in bogus investment deals
The SEC charged Danh C. Vo, founder and CEO of a bitcoin mining business called VBit, on Wednesday, according to a co…
What is x402? The HTTP-402 payments standard powering AI agents, explained
An API that charges for queries has always been awkward. Subscription tiers and monthly billing break down when auton…
SoFi launches SoFiUSD stablecoin to offer settlement infrastructure for banks and fintechs
SoFiUSD is a fully reserved U.S. dollar stablecoin issued by SoFi's nationally chartered bank for payments and settle…
New SEC rules lets Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sach legally “control” your private keys without the safety net you assume exists
The SEC has refreshed its crypto asset FAQs, clarifying how broker-dealers like Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and ot…
SEC says broker-dealers need to maintain crypto private keys to comply with customer protection rules
Brokers need plans to manage a token's private keys, prevent unauthorized use, and respond to 'blockchain malfunctions.'
Hyper Foundation proposes removing $1 billion worth of HYPE tokens from circulating supply by zeroing out Hyperliquid’s Assistance Fund
In practice, the fund functions like a continuous buyback-and-burn system by converting trading fees into inaccessibl…
Brazilian stock exchange B3 to launch its own tokenization platform and stablecoin
The stablecoin will facilitate tokenized asset transactions and is expected to be linked to the Brazilian real.
Lawmakers are ‘like a steamroller’: Crypto, TradFi and Senate Banking Committee members meet to discuss crypto bill
Wednesday's meeting was with members of the Senate Banking Committee along with crypto and traditional finance repres…
Polygon Labs looks for ‘storytelling’ help through strategic investment in Boys Club
Boys Club will retain full control over its creative direction, voice, and business operations,” and maintain its c…
Most Influential: Carlos Domingo
The Securitize CEO ground through the uncool years of tokenization while NFTs, FTX and memecoins soaked up the hype. …
Most Influential: Paul Atkins
Under Atkins’ leadership, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has undergone a near-complete reversal …
Uniform Labs’ Multiliquid targets structural gap in $35 billion tokenized asset market
The new protocol offers instant swaps between tokenized money market funds and stablecoins as regulators scrutinize y…
Washington has started the clock on bank-issued crypto dollars, and the timeline contains a 2026 Bitcoin surprise
Next year's first quarter could prove kinder to Bitcoin than late 2025, not because bank-run stablecoins arrive overn…
TradFi giant EquiLend backs Digital Prime to link $40 trillion pool with tokenized markets
The partnership will focus on Tokenet, Digital Prime's institutional lending network, and introduce new features like…
ETHGas raises $12 million in token round as it launches Ethereum blockspace futures market with $800 million in liquidity commitments
The project previously raised an unannounced pre-seed round of about $5 million in mid-2024, founder Kevin Lepsoe tol…
Securitize to offer first fully onchain trading for real public stocks in early 2026
The platform offers full legal ownership, with shares issued and recorded onchain, and provides real shareholder righ…
Bitcoin data proves 60% of top US banks are quietly activating a strategy they publicly denied for years
For years, US banks treated Bitcoin as something best observed from a distance. The asset lived on specialist exchang…
RedotPay raises $107 million Series B to expand stablecoin payments platform
RedotPay says it processes over $10 billion in annualized volume and generates more than $150 million in annualized r…
Securitize to launch ‘real,’ not ‘synthetic’ stocks onchain as tokenization sector blooms
Stocks on Securitize will be 'real, regulated shares' that are issued onchain and recorded on an issuer's cap table.
How tokenized US Treasuries are replacing DeFi’s foundation
For two years, decentralized finance operated on the concept that purely crypto-native assets could serve as the mone…