Research
Legal
TrueUSD’s $456M court case gives defendant days to reveal legal funding source – or face court sanctions
The affidavit must disclose the sources of legal payments, while any sanctions would require a further Techteryx application.
Governance
Ontology forces urgent node upgrade after restarting chain hit by malicious activity
Ontology version 3.1.5 is mandatory for compatibility, while the attack path and wider service recovery remain undisclosed.
Regulation
Thailand puts private wallets and offshore crypto transfers on notice in a major new crypto rule
Licensed crypto operators must add recipient data to transfers, collect extra details above 30,000 baht and verify some self-hosted wallets.
Investments
Coinbase co-founder joins rush for Venezuelan oil assets under new US-backed framework
Coinbase co-founder's firm Primavera is reportedly negotiating for three fields, but no signed agreement or transfer has been announced.
Regulation
How stablecoins are quietly becoming the Fed’s debt buyer of last resort
Stablecoins can expand private use and Treasury-bill demand without deciding how central banks allocate reserves.
Quantum
USDC may be only as quantum-safe as its slowest wallet, bridge or blockchain
The 813-logical-qubit record is not a Q-day clock, but it shows why host chains, wallets, custodians, bridges and users must move with Circle.
Memecoins
Solana processed 5.2 billion transactions after revenue collapsed 87% – here’s what changed
August activity reached a new high after the memecoin fee boom that inflated revenue a year earlier had faded.
DeFi
Uniswap trading volume explodes to record levels over 7 million per day – but actual fees lag far behind
More than 7 million daily swaps fit the record pace, while public data cannot show what share reached fee-enabled pools.
Hacks
TAC blockchain remains frozen for over 10 days after a massive exploit forces a 1.26 billion token bailout
One transaction emptied 28.6% of supply from the bonded pool, while 1.66 billion attacker-held TAC remains unresolved.
Derivatives
Binance deepens TradFi push with physically settled options on over 1,000 US equities
Eligible users trade physically settled contracts through Binance while Nest routes orders and Alpaca executes, settles and custodies the shares.
Governance
Cardano clears key voting thresholds for constitutional committee renewal by 0.18% margin
The Cardano pre-boundary vote shows how non-participating SPO stake can weigh against renewal even without an explicit No.
DeFi
DeFi Technologies misses Nasdaq $1 deadline as DEFT faces delisting review
DeFi Technologies missed the required closing-price streak but could qualify for another 180 days as its consolidation option remains unused.