Adoption
Banking
Six US banks have failed in 2026 but the numbers look nothing like 2023
Six failed banks sounds like the start of another crisis until you add up what they actually owned.
AI
Plunging GPU prices threaten AI hosts, and new hedges step in
A new derivatives market is emerging around one of AI’s biggest costs: the price of compute.
Regulation
SEC changes token buyback guidance as spending hits $638M
The SEC staff's revised FAQ now requires a crypto system to be both functional and free of a central party for its buyback answer to apply.
Stablecoins
Tether claims $550 million in Iran freezes, but $35 million slipped past Senate
Senate investigators are probing Tether’s sanctions controls after finding that some Iran-linked wallets moved millions before they were frozen.
Technology
Ethereum is not instant, but collateral could make it feel that way
Making Ethereum payments feel instant requires someone to promise the money is there before the network finishes settling it.
Sports
Prediction markets promised better information and hired Hollywood
Sydney Sweeney can get you to open a prediction market but knowing sports and knowing what you're trading are two different things.
Tokenization
Why your tokenized stock could stop trading for three months
Putting shares on a blockchain could make them easier to move and trade, but buyers still need to understand what they own and what happens if their exchange has to stop trading it.
NFTs
The NFT party is over and everybody now owes storage rent
The NFT boom made digital ownership sound like a problem we'd solved for good, but keeping the art alive means paying bills and doing the maintenance nobody wanted to hear about at the launch party.
Stablecoins
Washington has $114 billion reasons to want Tether around
Tether turned demand for digital dollars into demand for US debt and Washington has plenty of reasons to want more of both.
Analysis
Why cash hoarding in the UK proves the world still craves permissionless money
Cash is disappearing from everyday payments but becoming more useful as insurance against the systems replacing it.
Crime
Bitcoin posts on X can pay even when Bitcoin doesn’t
Bitcoin influencers don't need you to buy Bitcoin to make money because sometimes they just need you to keep looking
Derivatives
Moscow Exchange launches 5 crypto perpetual futures as demand tops 600 billion rubles
Qualified investors in Russia can now gain continuous exposure to five major cryptocurrencies through Moscow Exchange without buying or holding the underlying assets.
