Stablecoins
ETF
Canary files for staked TRX ETF amid ongoing staking discussions in the US
The filing is the first related to TRX, and comes as lawmakers and crypto figures push for the inclusion of staking in crypto exchange-traded products.
Layer-2
Ethereum’s planned blob increases insufficient to sustain L2 transaction growth
A tenfold increase in transactions on Ethereum layer-2 blockchains could present prohibitive costs to users.
Stablecoins
Coinbase and traditional financial firms poised to benefit from US stablecoin legislation
Firms such as PayPal, Visa, and Mastercard could have direct benefits, while Charles Schwab and BlackRock could gain indirectly.
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.”
