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Crime

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

March 2026 Treasury report draws new line between crypto privacy and crypto crime.

3 weeks ago

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DeFi

Solana TVL hits new all-time high of $12.1B amid rising institutional interest

Corporate treasury adoption and regulatory clarity are driving renewed institutional interest in Solana.

7 months ago

Stablecoins

Ethena enters USDH race supported by BlackRock BUIDL, Anchorage, Securitize

Ethena is committed to returning 95% of net revenue generated from USDH reserves directly to the Hyperliquid community through HYPE token purchases.

7 months ago

A regulator in a red blazer stands between an SEC seal and a glowing centralized sequencer funneling transactions while a teal decentralized node network runs autonomously below.

Regulation

SEC’s Peirce warns L2 chains with centralized sequencers may face exchange registration

Layer-2 solutions introduce regulatory complexity, as they often centralize transaction ordering to address Maximum Extractable Value (MEV) issues.

7 months ago

Technology

Nasdaq files for regulatory nod to introduce tokenized stocks and ETFs

Nasdaq aims to integrate tokenized stocks, focusing on improving efficiency without compromising investor protection.

7 months ago

DeFi

Ethena token rallies over 12% following StablecoinX’s $530 million capital raise

The Ethena (ENA) token surged over 12% after StablecoinX announced a $530 million capital raise and expanded its holdings.

7 months ago

DeFi

Legal expert affirms public blockchains remain regulatory standard despite corporate L1 launches

Jake Chervinsky argued on X that many new L1s built by companies for product-specific reasons are "unnecessary" and "unhelpful" from a regulatory perspective.

7 months ago

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DeFi

Ethereum securing Solana: Unified security layers may accelerate institutional crypto adoption

Symbiotic CEO argues how sharing one security layer could boost application development and institutional adoption.

7 months ago

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Crypto

Fed includes stablecoins and DeFi in October conference on payments innovation

The conference will also feature panel discussions on tokenization of financial products and services, and emerging stablecoin use cases and business models.

7 months ago

Turtle bets liquidity not vanity will rule crypto with new leaderboard system

DeFi 7 months ago

Trump’s $5.6 billion WLFI sparks big question what does it really offer

Analysis 7 months ago

Pumpfun launches initiative to become Solana’s ‘hub for successful projects.’ boosts creator earnings 10x

Memecoins 7 months ago

Decentralized exchanges record $1.1 trillion in trading volume as perpetuals drive historic trading month

Crypto 7 months ago

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DeFi News

US Treasury says lawful crypto users may use mixers for financial privacy

Solana TVL hits new all-time high of $12.1B amid rising institutional interest

Ethena enters USDH race supported by BlackRock BUIDL, Anchorage, Securitize

SEC’s Peirce warns L2 chains with centralized sequencers may face exchange registration

Nasdaq files for regulatory nod to introduce tokenized stocks and ETFs

Ethena token rallies over 12% following StablecoinX’s $530 million capital raise

Legal expert affirms public blockchains remain regulatory standard despite corporate L1 launches

Ethereum securing Solana: Unified security layers may accelerate institutional crypto adoption

Fed includes stablecoins and DeFi in October conference on payments innovation

Turtle bets liquidity not vanity will rule crypto with new leaderboard system

Trump’s $5.6 billion WLFI sparks big question what does it really offer

Pumpfun launches initiative to become Solana’s ‘hub for successful projects.’ boosts creator earnings 10x

Decentralized exchanges record $1.1 trillion in trading volume as perpetuals drive historic trading month