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Crypto executives say digital native generations may never need a bank account
teakhouse Financial co-founder Adrian Cachinero says digital-native generations may rely less on banks, while Binance…
DOG Mode explains Bitcoin's next governance fight
Leonidas' DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin's default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorsh…
Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments
Washington views Brazil’s promotion of non-dollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as…
Circle became a federal trust bank – now lenders warn stablecoins is projected to drain $500 billion
Washington just gave one of the world's largest digital currencies a more official place in the US financial system. …
Sui Launches Gas-Free Stablecoin Transfers At Protocol Level
Sui has launched gas-free stablecoin transfers, a move that goes directly at one of the most annoying pieces of crypt…
One year later, GENIUS Act just made stablecoins easier to sell
On the eve of the GENIUS Act’s first anniversary, the stablecoin market holds about $310 billion, including roughly…
Trusted Volumes Hacker Returns 1,122 ETH, Keeps $2M Bounty
A hacker tied to the Trusted Volumes exploit has returned 1,122 ETH to the protocol, closing part of a security incid…
Trezor exec pushes back on ZachXBT claim that hardware wallets are ‘complete garbage’
"I do not advise using them for important tasks like signing transactions or storing funds," ZachXBT wrote this week.
Stripe and Swift race to control the next generation of global payments infrastructure
Crypto and blockchain experts say this week's moves show the two established finance companies are increasingly compe…
Cardano hands core development to outside teams in decentralization push
Input Output will transfer control of the Haskell node, Plutus, Hydra and other components as founder Charles Hoskins…
Bitcoin’s anti-spam fight gets a 'DOG Mode' reply
While BIP 110 wants to restrict data through a consensus change and has almost no miner support, a new DOG Mode clien…
How prices from the future fooled a crypto oracle into paying out up to $24 million
Future-dated reports allegedly cleared an authorized signer check, while Ostium has yet to publish final loss account…
Stripe’s $53 billion PayPal bid is a high-stakes play to own the future of digital payments
If Stripe acquires PayPal, the real prize could be consumer wallets, stablecoin issuance or the infrastructure poweri…
Visa backs Open USD with new stablecoin platform as Circle faces fresh competition
Visa launched a stablecoin platform that lets banks and fintechs issue, manage and settle digital dollars through its…
Crypto equities gained 23% while crypto tokens fell 36% this year – Is value shifting?
Bitwise reported that publicly traded crypto companies gained 23% in the first half of 2026, while crypto assets fell…
Ledger wants AI agents to manage crypto without holding your keys
AI agents can read wallet balances and analyze portfolios but requires every sensitive action to be approved on a Led…
Ledger unveils hardware-backed Agent Stack to prevent rogue AI transactions
With Ledger Agent Stack, users can deploy bots to read balances, suggest transactions, prepare swaps and draft operat…
Tether invests $20 million in Ualá as the fintech firm reaches $3.2 billion valuation
Tether invested $20 million in Argentine neobank Ualá, joining a $197 million funding round that valued the fintech …
Galaxy targets institutional stablecoin yield with new DeFi vaults
The crypto financial services firm launched Galaxy Curator, a Morpho-based platform that gives Fireblocks' 2,400 inst…
US government sends $288M to Coinbase putting Bitcoin reserve rules into question
The transfer highlights unresolved custody rules, while the public evidence identifies a deposit rather than a govern…
BitMine made $46 million staking Ethereum then lost twice that betting on it
BitMine's push to turn one of the world's largest corporate Ethereum holdings into a source of recurring income gener…
Ostium pauses trading after apparent $18 million vault exploit
Onchain data shows the Ostium attacker dispersing the stolen funds across multiple wallets after converting USDC into…
Sony’s stablecoin plan sends PlayStation crypto rumors racing ahead of the facts
The OCC has conditionally approved a proposed Sony Bank trust, while games, the PlayStation Store and a consumer laun…
Open USD poses biggest threat yet to Circle's USDC, CoinShares says
The consortium-backed stablecoin would share reserve income with partners instead of the issuer, pressuring Circle's …
A timeline of the Ethereum Foundation's ongoing shakeup
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re unpacking the timeline of all the changes at the Ethereum …
Circle suspended Tether-backed fund over market manipulation concerns, arbitration filings show
Circle suspended Heka Funds over suspected market manipulation after learning Tether had invested $800 million in the…
GENIUS Act Deadline Puts Stablecoin Rulemaking Back On Washington’s Clock
Crypto does not move on one kind of catalyst. Some days it is price, some days it is policy, and some days it is infr…
Stripe mounts blockbuster $53 billion bid to buy PayPal
The bid, made together with Advent, follows an earlier expression of interest. PayPal has been reluctant to engage wi…
USDC’s 72% surge exposed the expensive truth behind Circle’s stablecoin dominance
Circle incurred $1.4 billion in distribution costs connected to Coinbase in 2025, up from $924.5 million the year bef…
US turns stablecoin issuer Tether into a financial weapon against Iran, freezing nearly $500 million
US authorities have used Tether's control over its dollar-linked stablecoin to freeze about $475 million connected to…