Monika Ghosh

OpenSea is evolving to become a platform to ‘trade everything’; set to launch token in 2026

OpenSea wants to become a one-stop destination to trade all kinds of assets while gearing up to launch a mobile application.

7 months ago

Exchanges

Crypto.com CEO urges regulators to probe exchanges with the most liquidations

Kris Marszalek believes regulators need to hold exchanges accountable and “conduct a thorough review of fairness of practices.”

7 months ago

Coinbase publishes guide to crypto asset listing process to bolster transparency

Coinbase has a standard, rigorous review process, including legal, compliance, and technical security, for each token listed on the exchange.

Privacy

Ethereum developers set sight on introducing end-to-end privacy

The newly branded ‘Privacy Stewards of Ethereum’ team will focus on making privacy “the norm rather than the exception.”

Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin calls ‘AI governance’ a “bad idea”

Instead of having AI as a governor, Vitalik Buterin suggests the info finance approach with human jurors as a viable and safer solution.

Critics argue Stripe’s blockchain ambitions clashes with crypto decentralization

Christian Catalini, who created Meta's Libra, believes Stripe's Tempo could be doomed since permissionless networks are the future.

Tether CEO refutes claims that the firm sold Bitcoin and bought gold

CEO Paolo Ardoino said that Tether did not sell any BTC and that it will continue to invest in “safe assets like Bitcoin, Gold and Land.”

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Polygon developer calls World Liberty Financial the ‘scam of all scams”

A Polygon developer whose wallet was blacklisted claims World Liberty Financial is the "new age mafia" that "stole" his funds.

People

CZ threatens to sue Bloomberg over report linking Binance to Trump-backed USD1 stablecoin

A Bloomberg report claimed that Binance developed the smart contract code powering USD1 stablecoin; CZ dismissed it as “another hit piece.”

Memecoins

Memecoin platform PumpFun concludes one of the fastest ICOs, raising $600M in 12 minutes

Memecoin launchpad Pump.fun sold 150 billion PUMP tokens to retail investors through its ICO, taking its total token sale to $1.32 billion.

Market

What the second half of 2025 holds for Bitcoin and the crypto market

From BTC price predicted to cross $200,000 to a boom in Bitcoin treasury companies and crypto IPOs, here are the trends to watch out for.

Technology

Vitalik Buterin proposes to cap gas usage per Ethereum transaction to boost zkVM compatibility, security

EIP 7983 will limit the gas usage of each transaction to 16.77 million gas, aiming to reduce DoS attack vectors and balance gas allocation.