Market
DAOs
Polymarket can serve as an effective source of information, Buterin says
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says 'info finance,' which uses prediction markets, can help solve problems in decentralized governance.
Politics
Crypto mergers and acquisitions expected to spike under second Trump presidency
Merger advisers and venture capitalists believe dealmaking will become easier with a change in SEC leadership but some hurdles will remain.
Legal
The FDIC has told banks to refrain from providing crypto services in over 20 cases, Coinbase finds
Documents indicate that the FDIC asked banks to “pause” or “refrain from providing” or “not proceed” with crypto-related banking services.
DeFi
Donald Trump’s World Liberty will limit token sales in the US to $30 million
World Liberty Financial has nearly $300 million worth of tokens for sale, nearly 90% of which will be sold outside the U.S.
AI
Coinbase developer launches new tool to help users build AI agents in minutes
The new tool called 'Based Agent' is a template that can help users build fully autonomous AI agents under three minutes.
Crypto
UK central bank leader reassures cash’s place with rising Britcoin
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey believes there is a good case for wholesale CBDCs but is more cautious of retail CBDCs.
Technology
Vitalik Buterin says The Purge can help reduce Ethereum’s complexity and storage requirements
The Purge, proposed by Vitalik Buterin, consists of reducing history and state storage needs and simplifying features.
Staking
Vitalik Buterin lays down roadmap to minimize centralization risk in Ethereum POS design
Vitalik Buterin has suggested possible design changes that could potentially lower the risks of centralization.
Mining
Post halving, Bitcoin miners are choosing between hodling BTC and upgrading to AI
Stock prices of miners investing in AI have been doing better than those hodling BTC in hopes of future appreciation.
Legal
US attorneys general ask Biden to declare Binance exec a hostage of Nigeria
U.S. attorneys general claim that Nigerian authorities are unlawfully holding Tigran Gambaryan as leverage to extort Binance.
Crypto
Sonic Labs founder argues L2s as appchains are not logical for builders
Andre Cronje believes that appchains have a high associated cost of infrastructure and lacks support for developers.
Crypto
Vitalik Buterin calls for ‘Ethereum alignment’ to unite the ecosystem on common goals
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin suggests setting some primary criteria to track how aligned projects are with Etherum's vision and goals.