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Ether.fi allocates $100 million to a Plume RWA vault, giving users access to yield
The allocation comes from a mix of ether.fi's liquidity provider base and managed capital from its existing liquid va…
Chainalysis says ‘top-tier’ gray market peptide vendors turn to bitcoin and stablecoins
“To scale, the gray-market peptide trade adopted cryptocurrency as its backbone,” Chainalysis said in a report.
Bankless Co-Founder Reveals New Crypto Portfolio After Ethereum Sale
Bankless co-founder David Hoffman has disclosed how he redeployed capital after selling ETH, revealing a new portfoli…
Bitcoin’s $60K Range Seen As Potential Long-Term Accumulation Zone, Analyst Says
A heavy wave of US Treasury issuance, a $250 billion IPO pipeline, and a shift in big tech cash toward AI spending ar…
Travala debuts agentic AI travel protocol with gasless USDC payments on Base
Travala launched an agentic AI travel protocol on Base supporting gasless USDC hotel bookings and AI-assisted payment…
Not all Ethereum layer 2s are dying, but many general-purpose chains no longer have a reason to exist
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at the state of the Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem.
Cosmos Labs acquires block explorer Mintscan, forms Korea subsidiary to expand ecosystem
Cosmos Labs has acquired Cosmos block explorer Mintscan and formed a new Korea-based subsidiary, Cosmos Labs Korea.
Immunefi says DeFi is ‘getting safer’ as exploit losses fall 74% from 2022 peak amid AI-driven security arms race
DeFi exploit losses fell 74% from the 2022 peak to $680 million in 2025, according to Immunefi, amid structural secur…
Ethereum treasury giant offers 9.5% payout as BitMine paper losses top $8.5 billion
Thomas Lee's BitMine is turning to the preferred-stock market to raise fresh capital for its Ethereum strategy, offer…
Coinbase and Better fund first bitcoin-backed mortgage, plan nationwide rollout soon
Coinbase and Better have funded the first Fannie Mae-backed mortgage using bitcoin as collateral, with a nationwide r…
‘When the market offers discounts, we lean in’: DDC Enterprise lifts bitcoin holdings to 2,804 BTC
DDC Enterprise added 90 bitcoin, raising its total holdings to 2,804 BTC and reaching 28th among public corporate hol…
Bloodbath For Bulls: $623 Million In Bitcoin Longs Liquidated
Bitcoin’s 200-week moving average, sitting at around $61,700, is the line the market is watching most closely right…
Coinbase launches pre-IPO perpetual futures, starting with SpaceX
Coinbase has entered the pre-IPO perpetual futures market, starting with a SpaceX contract, offering up to 5x leverage.
Arthur Hayes sells entire HYPE and NEAR positions, citing AI IPOs and US midterms
Hayes faced backlash from social media users after selling the tokens days after publicly touting them.
Coinbase, SpaceX, Meta join DOJ anti-scam operation that froze $3.8 million in crypto
Private-sector firms joined the DOJ's "Disruption Week," freezing $3.8 million in crypto and disrupting 1.4 million s…
XRP Already Powers Real Banking Activity, Says Evernorth, With More Growth Expected
Evernorth says daily activity on the XRP Ledger has climbed to nearly 3 million transactions, up from about 1 million…
Crypto Is A ‘Failed’ Asset Class, Says Renowned Economist
Economist and macro trader Alex Krüger has argued that “crypto” has largely failed as an asset class, even as bl…
Polymarket’s UMA vote upholds ‘No’ outcome on Strategy bitcoin sale market despite backlash
The dispute centers on Strategy's disclosure that it sold 32 BTC for roughly $2.5 million between May 26 and May 31.
Bleeding Bitcoin Holders Signal Stress — $60K Becomes Critical Battleground
Bitcoin’s futures market is flashing a warning that analysts say could mean more pain ahead. Open interest climbed …
Bitmine to launch STRC-style preferred stock offering amid $9.2 billion unrealized ETH losses
The company plans to use the net proceeds for general purposes, which may include purchasing additional ETH and expan…
Ethereum Weakness May Be Final Phase Before Next Market Expansion
Ethereum is being watched for what one analyst sees as a possible last stretch of weakness before a larger move highe…
‘Coldest Crypto Winter Ever’: Bloomberg’s Weisenthal Lists 12 Reasons
Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal has revived and expanded his argument that crypto is stuck in what he calls the “colde…
Banks pushed Congress to kill stablecoin yield with CLARITY Act – Coinbase may have found the loophole
For traditional US banks, the CLARITY Act was intended as a firewall that effectively barred crypto companies from of…
Mastercard Unveils Stablecoin Settlement Support Spanning 8 Blockchains, Including The XRP Ledger
Mastercard said Wednesday it plans to open its global card-settlement network to regulated stablecoins, a move design…
EdgeX offers refunds and launches 200,000 USDC bounty after 71% token flash crash
EdgeX says that 174 addresses flooded a PancakeSwap pool with EDGE token sell orders during a period of low liquidity.
Hyperliquid hits record share of global perps market as HIP-3 tops $62 billion monthly volume
Despite the bullish sentiment on HIP-3, Hyperliquid's pure crypto volumes are down significantly year over year.
Mt. Gox-linked wallets moved 10,422 BTC, worth roughly $739 million as BTC price slides
Mt. Gox moved more than $700 million worth of Bitcoin while the market was already under stress, giving traders a fam…
Vitalik wants DeFi price crashes to stop triggering automatic liquidations
Vitalik Buterin is challenging one of DeFi's most familiar safety mechanisms: the automatic liquidation that closes a…
Kraken to offer tokenized US IPO access for global retail investors via xStocks
Expected in the coming weeks, customers of Kraken and select xStocks partners can register interest in U.S.-listed IP…
Ledger researchers find flaw in chip used by Trezor Safe 7; Trezor says user funds safe
Ledger's Donjon team found a laser-based hardware flaw in the TROPIC01 chip used in the Trezor Safe 7, but Trezor say…