
June 5, 2025
Circle, Issuer of the $61.5 Billion USDC, Raises $1.1 Billion in Landmark IPO
The company charted a bumpy course to reach the public markets, but its triumphant debut on the NYSE shows that the stablecoin era has arrived.
The fund’s deputy managing director says that the surge in digital dollars is handcuffing central banks still coming to grips with Trump’s erratic tariff policies.
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The global order is changing — and Bitwise’s Jeff Park says Bitcoin can help everyday investors weather these shifts, while stablecoins can help the U.S. government navigate them.
BlackRock’s IBIT ETF hit $70 billion in record time, cementing its lead as the largest institutional Bitcoin holder.
Bitcoin Core reaffirmed its neutral stance on transaction types, rejecting calls to enforce software policy as community tensions over inscriptions persist.
Publicly traded crypto treasury companies are popping up everywhere and trading at massive multiples. Why are so many industry experts concerned about a possible blowup down the line?
The global order is changing — and Bitwise’s Jeff Park says Bitcoin can help everyday investors weather these shifts, while stablecoins can help the U.S. government navigate them.
The fund’s deputy managing director says that the surge in digital dollars is handcuffing central banks still coming to grips with Trump’s erratic tariff policies.
Publicly traded crypto treasury companies are popping up everywhere and trading at massive multiples. Why are so many industry experts concerned about a possible blowup down the line?
Trump family’s flagship crypto firm fires warning shot at affiliate business that launched wallet, distancing itself from project.
Solana’s most viral app wants to raise $1 billion. But the crypto community isn’t completely sold on the pitch.
The company charted a bumpy course to reach the public markets, but its triumphant debut on the NYSE shows that the stablecoin era has arrived.
Tokenized U.S. Treasury product based on BlackRock ETFs targets smaller investors than those who can access underlying funds.
Big trades push token above $1 peg, triggering liquidation, a development that Chaos Labs founder says highlights weaknesses of oracles.
Over $100 billion in ETH is now staked onchain, as rising prices and shrinking exchange balances point to growing long-term conviction.
Foundation’s latest move comes against backdrop of broader overhaul of Ethereum ecosystem streamlining.
Sonic Labs opened its massive 190 million-token airdrop to U.S. users, marking a rare move in large-scale crypto distributions.
Ethereum Foundation cut staff and rebranded its R&D arm as it moves to tighten focus on core protocol work.
Bybit happened to publish a proof of reserves the day before the $1.5 billion hack by North Korea. But the incomplete snapshot of the exchange’s finances lays bare why they don’t serve customers when disaster strikes.
Buterin’s acquisition and use of a Miladys NFT on his social media accounts X and Farcaster comes at a time when the Ethereum community has expressed a number of concerns about the network’s trajectory and leadership.
From the groundbreaking success of the ETFs to Solana’s dominance and the Trump effect on Bitcoin, we look back at the stories and voices that defined 2024.
PENGU, the new token for Pudgy Penguins that rolled out on Solana, has a fully diluted valuation of $2.6 billion, making it the sixth largest memecoin.
The SEC is considering an “innovation exemption” to ease rules for DeFi projects and protect developers from liability over how their code is used.
BiT Global dropped its billion-dollar lawsuit against Coinbase over the wBTC delisting, ending the dispute with no damages or further claims.
The fund’s deputy managing director says that the surge in digital dollars is handcuffing central banks still coming to grips with Trump’s erratic tariff policies.
Democrats accused the SEC of stonewalling key feedback on the CLARITY Act, deepening partisan rifts over crypto regulation.
Alex Lab pledged full reimbursement after an $8.3 million exploit on its Bitcoin DeFi protocol, marking its second major breach in just over a year.
Discovery of operational security blunders sees one of the North Korean hacker group’s IP addresses traced to China.
Firm says its new ZK prover operates free of need for centralized servers and performs up to 39 times faster than some earlier products.
Is REV a breakthrough metric for valuing blockchains or just a distraction from what really matters? Tom Dunleavy and Austin Federa discuss.