Banking
Staking
NEAR proposal slashes yield by 36%, dividing network validators
HSP-029 would gradually cut the annual issuance cap by 36%, while tokens bought and held or staked remain in total supply.
Stablecoins
OCC drops proposed affiliate rewards presumption, but stablecoin yield ban stays
The final GENIUS Act rule leaves linked issuer and third-party rewards subject to review and gives existing programs no grandfathering.
Hacks
Railway urges credential resets as investigator alleges $371,000 crypto theft
Railway says an attacker may have decrypted customer variables. On-chain investigator @tayvano_ separately reports roughly $371,000 drained across at least 19 EVM chains.
Wallets
Bitcoin Core 32 can stall multisig signing on older nodes as fix slips to next patch
Bitcoin Core 32’s graphical wallet creates PSBT v2 files that older Core co-signers reportedly cannot import; RPC users can select the older format.
Privacy
A Midnight privacy-vault demo needs outside signers to release Ethereum tokens
SIG’s Ethereum example burns a shielded claim before payout, while restoring it after failure requires an attested outcome.
Derivatives
Binance moves to exclude disrupted overnight data from stock-futures funding
Binance targeted the data used to calculate payments between opposing traders after an overnight connection problem.
Hacks
Qubic’s recovery rules require ownership checks even for unstolen funds in vulnerable wallets
Listed vulnerable wallets can require evidence beyond a valid signature before holders regain access, even when an attacker took nothing.
Exchanges
SideSwap reopens Bitcoin swaps while Liquid reserves stay locked
SideSwap’s wallet funds the reopened swaps while partly manual refills can delay payments and direct Federation withdrawals remain restricted.
Stablecoins
OCC waiver rule puts active stablecoin issuers on notice
Existing US issuers awaiting OCC approval need discretionary relief to keep issuing from Jan. 18, 2027.
DeFi
Why earning XRP yield through this wallet could actually cost you money
Xaman’s hypothetical return example puts fee recovery near 15 months for 100 XRP, while current vault terms differ.
Regulation
Declining a Bitcoin loan may not spare a cash purchase from futures rules, CFTC says
The CFTC’s preliminary interpretation concerns applicable financing offers and remains subject to actual-delivery and other statutory exceptions.
Stablecoins
Crypto rallies point to slower USDC growth and faster USDT growth, study finds
Coin Metrics finds opposite relationships with prior non-stablecoin crypto returns, complicating the case that combined issuance measures fresh Bitcoin demand.
