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Russia creates crypto sanctions loophole, but cash-out routes remain ringfenced
The ELR gives selected firms a legal route, but wallets, exchanges, counterparties, and issuers still face pressure. …
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says AAVE isn’t for sale ‘at a 70% discount’ following report of Payward bid
The Aave Will Win proposal redirected 100% of protocol and Aave-branded product revenue to the DAO and AAVE token hol…
Coinbase's Base blockchain resumes after two-hour outage disrupted network
The incident temporarily halted transaction processing on one of Ethereum's largest layer-2 networks.
Kraken in talks to buy 15% stake in DeFi lender Aave at $385 million valuation
The DeFi lender is rebuilding after the fallout from April's KelpDAO exploit sparked a multibillion-dollar exodus of …
Coinbase-incubated Base blockchain suffers ‘Unsafe Head Stall’ interrupting block production
Deposits and withdrawals have also been affected, while transactions are delayed or stalled, according to Base's stat…
Sophon sunsets its Layer 2 blockchain, moves to Base to build consumer apps
Sophon, which has raised $70 million in total funding, is shutting down its Layer 2 blockchain and moving to Base to …
Why Europe is struggling to give Binance the MiCA license it needs
Binance withdrew its MiCA application in Greece after reported resistance and told users the absence of a formal deci…
Tether-pegged USDT0 stablecoin crosses $100 billion transaction volume milestone
USDT0, backed 1:1 by tethers, the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, is the third-largest holder of USDT.
‘Stablecoin’ Google searches down 54% as supply growth stalls after 2025 boom
The decline in search volumes this month coincides with aggregate stablecoin supply having reversed its 10-month expa…
Kraken sues crypto derivatives firm PowerTrade over 'misappropriated' funds claim
PowerTrade changed Kraken’s positive balance of around $7 million to a $2 million deficit via a series of unauthori…
Kraken expands OTC lending through an onchain warehouse facility with Maple
Maple’s lenders will provide a revolving line of funding to supply USDC liquidity for Kraken's over-the-counter bor…
Live markets: Bitcoin, ether lead $1 billion liquidation losses as AI trade keeps going
A liquidation flush took bitcoin to its lowest since early June before Micron's blowout earnings and SK Hynix's U.S. …
Bitcoin miners face deepening margin squeeze as revenue falls below production costs
An estimated 20% of miners are now unprofitable at current prices, and the stress shows up at the network level, too.
Upheaval at the Ethereum Foundation has some of crypto’s biggest names feeling bullish
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at Ethereum's eventful week that started off with th…
Superstate co-founder raises $3.6 million pre-seed for Ground to help fintechs access onchain yield
Ground has raised $3.6 million in a pre-seed funding round co-led by Bain Capital Crypto and ParaFi as it emerges fro…
a16z CSX-backed Cambrian raises $6 million seed to build blockchain data oracle network
Cambrian, a startup building blockchain data infrastructure for institutions and AI agents, raised $6 million in a se…
Binance co-CEO remains ‘committed’ to securing EU license after exchange withdraws Greece bid
The world's largest crypto exchange only has one week to secure a license in legally operate in the European Union.
SecondFi loses $2.4 million in Cardano wallet exploit
SecondFi was hit by three separate attacks exploiting a flaw in its wallet generation software. A further 129 million…
Kraken-incubated Ink upgrades to Optimism’s OP Enterprise Fully Managed in multi-year infrastructure deal
Optimism will run Ink's production infrastructure while the Ink Foundation focuses on ecosystem growth and new financ…
Black Lake, Nuva Labs tokenize $25 million in mortgage loans on Provenance in RWA push
Black Lake and Nuva Labs completed the onchain minting of $25 million in mortgage loans on Provenance Blockchain.
Aave could soar to $3,500 by 2030 on DeFi revival, says StanChart
Geoff Kendrick said Aave has moved past April's cyberattack-related market disruption and is well positioned to benef…
Live markets: Bitcoin could drop to $59,000 in the short-term as liquidity dries up
Trading firm Wintermute's options desk puts bitcoin in a $61,242 to $63,563 range for Tuesday, with correlation risin…
CZ called Hyperliquid’s no KYC model “awesome” – Then mentioned lawyers
CZ praised the product, but his Galaxy remarks put the access model at the center of the next regulatory fight. The p…
Trump’s quantum computing push puts $449 billion in “exposed Bitcoin” back in the limelight
On June 22, President Donald Trump signed two executive orders that put the federal government’s most sensitive civ…
Vitalik Buterin says Ethereum Foundation will cut budget 40% in major reset
The reduction comes on the same day the EF confirmed a 20% reduction in headcount and follows the resignation of co-E…
Ethereum Foundation cuts 20% of staff amid leadership exodus
The reduction follows a period of significant upheaval at the organization’s leadership level.
OKX Europe chief says 80% of crypto exchanges won’t survive MiCA as deadline nears
OKX Europe CEO Ghoos said 80% of exchanges won't survive MiCA as ESMA forces unlicensed firms to cease EU operations …
Midas’ mGLOBAL token tracking Fasanara’s alternative debt strategy launches on Aave Horizon
Holders will now be able to deposit mGLOBAL tokens on Aave Horizon to borrow USDC while retaining full exposure to th…
Former Robinhood Crypto COO Tanya Denisova joins stablecoin issuer Agora as head of operations
The former Robinhood Crypto executive will oversee operations as Agora scales its rapidly growing AUSD stablecoin bus…