Technology
Regulation
Ripple-owned Hidden Road secures as broker-dealer license to expand institutional reach
The license granted by FINRA comes one week after Ripple revealed the acquisition plans for Hidden Road.
Trading
Mantra, market makers allegedly exploited validation gaps to inflate OM token liquidity
Among the solutions to prevent this, industry figures proposed disclosure of all market-making agreements as a condition for listing tokens on major exchanges.
Governance
Galaxy proposes consensus method to address Solana inflation debate
The new tiered decision method aims to solve the consensus issue regarding SOL's increasing annualized inflation rate.
Stablecoins
Circle introduces Refund Protocol to enable dispute resolution in stablecoin payments
The non-custodial approach consists of locking the stablecoin amount in a smart contract for a period, managed by trustless arbiters.
ETF
VanEck’s Onchain Economy ETF ‘NODE’ cleared for May 14 launch
VanEck first filed the ETF on Jan. 15, targeting investments in crypto-related companies instead of direct crypto investment.
ETF
Family offices show stronger preference for Ethereum ETFs over Bitcoin
Despite the relative tilt toward Ethereum among family offices, their total allocation remains a small portion of overall institutional activity.
Stablecoins
Fed Chair Powell advocates for stablecoin regulation, signals openness to crypto innovation
Powell's remarks on stablecoins and banks offering crypto-related services add to his recent statements on these matters.
Stablecoins
Russian Finance Ministry eyes domestic stablecoin to bypass Western infrastructure
The decision comes after Tether froze USDT wallets of Garantex on March.
Debt
VanEck proposes Bitcoin-linked Treasury bonds to offset $14 trillion in US debt
Matthew Sigel described the proposal of a bond with 10% exposure to Bitcoin as “an aligned solution for mismatched incentives.”
Legal
OFAC keeps developers in the crosshairs despite Tornado Cash delisting
A recent article by the DeFi Education Fund highlighted that standards for sanctions are still unclear, while individuals and software still face enforcement.
Tokenization
Mantra CEO vows token burn to regain investor trust after OM collapse
John Patrick Mullin currently holds less than 1% of OM's circulating supply, but total allocation after vesting is unknown.
Gaming
Trump reportedly developing Monopoly-inspired crypto game
This would be the latest crypto foray linked to the US president, following a stablecoin, a DeFi application, and an investment in Bitcoin mining.