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Polygon Labs buys Coinme, Sequence for $250M to advance stablecoin payments
This acquisition could significantly enhance global financial integration by streamlining stablecoin transactions and…
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…
Ethena Labs looks to boost USDe Safe holdings with gas-free Ethereum transactions and 10x rewards bump
"This alliance will accelerate the integration of USDe into the deepest layers of the DeFi economy,” Ethena founder…
Franklin Templeton turns money market fund into stablecoin reserve vehicle
The LUIXX fund has been modified to hold short-term US Treasuries and meet stablecoin reserve standards. The DIGXX fu…
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…
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…
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…
Former NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ memecoin faces rug pull allegations
Former NYC Mayor Adams is a vocal advocate for the city's crypto sector, and previously supported the 'NYC Coin' and …
AlphaTON expands exposure to decentralized Telegram-based Cocoon AI with NVIDIA deal
The privacy-preserving, Telegram-based Cocoon AI pays users in Toncoin for renting out their GPUs to process queries.
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 …
Two major crypto events canceled after city hit by 18 violent physical attacks on crypto holders amid market downturn
NFT Paris was supposed to be the kind of week people plan their year around. You book the ticket, you text the group …
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…
The Funding: Why token buybacks are suddenly back in focus
In this edition, we explore why token buybacks are back in the spotlight, when they work, and when teams should think…
As the market tanks, crypto’s new gold rush is…gold
The huge spike in onchain gold signals is that DeFi investors are planning to stay in DeFi, even when the tide turns,…
Robinhood explains building an Ethereum layer-2: 'We wanted the security from Ethereum'
CoinDesk sat down with Robinhood’s head of crypto, Johann Kerbrat, to get an update on its upcoming layer-2 network…
Polymarket faces first state-level cease-and-desist from Tennessee, weeks after US relaunch: report
Tennessee's Sports Wagering Council sent cease-and-desist letters to Kalshi, Polymarket, and Crypto.com threatening p…
Brazilian exchange Mercado Bitcoin outlines 6 crypto trends shaping markets in 2026
The stablecoin sector is expected to grow to $500 billion, while altcoin ETFs are projected to reach $10 billion, dri…
Ethereum just solved a critical problem Bitcoin doesn’t want to fix on its own network – but why?
A few years ago, the easiest way to explain Bitcoin to a newcomer was to keep it simple, slow, and sturdy. Ten-minute…
World's largest custodial bank BNY to offer tokenized deposits for institutional investors
The initiative mirrors deposit balances on a private blockchain to speed up settlement and unlock liquidity.
Morgan Stanley continues crypto push, plans wallet in the second half of 2026
Morgan Stanley's head of wealth management told Barron's the firm plans to launch a proprietary digital wallet later …
Cryptographers who mass exited Electric Coin Company debut new Zcash wallet
Former ECC CEO Josh Swihart hinted at the "misalignment" between the needs of a tech startup and its nonprofit parent…
The Daily: ZEC drops as Zcash developer team at ECC quits, spot XRP ETFs see first net outflows since launch, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.
Prediction markets let insiders profit on leaks, yet a massive Dow Jones partnership just validated the rig
Dow Jones announced an exclusive partnership to distribute Polymarket prediction data across The Wall Street Journal,…
Tokenized Brazilian credit card debt offers 13% yield through BlackOpal's GemStone platform
The initiative leverages the Plume Network to tokenize credit card receivables, while giving merchants immediate acce…
Kalshi CEO endorses bill banning insider trading on prediction markets
Mansour distanced Kalshi from 'offshore, unregulated' prediction market platforms with alleged cases of insider trading.
Sei warns USDC.n token holders to swap for ‘native’ stablecoin ahead of planned upgrade
USDC.n served as the canonical representation of the popular stablecoin on the Sei Network before Circle issued a nat…
Ethereum rolls out final planned Blob Parameters Only fork as final step in Fusaka upgrade
Fusaka, activated in early December, introduced the “Blob Parameters Only” upgrade mechanism to ramp up Ethereum'…
The Daily: Ripple confirms no IPO plans, Flare unlocks XRP spot exposure on Hyperliquid, and more
The following article is adapted from The Block’s newsletter, The Daily, which comes out on weekday afternoons.