NEWS

June 6, 2025

Could Stablecoins Threaten Emerging Markets? One IMF Official Says Yes

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.

PODCASTS

Pump.fun’s $1 Billion ICO Has Caused Controversy. Can It Succeed?

Episode #847 | June 6, 2025

Pump.fun’s $1 Billion ICO Has Caused Controversy. Can It Succeed?

Solana’s most viral app wants to raise $1 billion. But the crypto community isn’t completely sold on the pitch.

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Bitcoin

June 6, 2025

Could Crypto Treasury Companies Create Systemic Risk for the Industry?

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?

June 5, 2025

Crypto Treasury Execs May Cash In as Stocks Soar, But Will Shareholders Be Cheated?

Crypto treasury companies are seeing their stocks skyrocket upon launch. One such company believes execs shouldn’t be rewarded for that, and it is putting its money where its mouth is.

June 4, 2025

Trump-Linked Yorkville America Files for Truth Social Bitcoin ETF

A Trump-linked firm filed to list a Truth Social-branded spot bitcoin ETF, part of a broader push into crypto by Trump Media.

June 3, 2025

Jeff Park Says the 60/40 Portfolio May Be Dead. Here’s His Radical Fix

What if the entire financial system is mispriced, and Bitcoin is the answer? Jeff Park says the old playbook is over. Here’s what he says comes next.

Business

June 6, 2025

Could Stablecoins Threaten Emerging Markets? One IMF Official Says Yes

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.

June 6, 2025

Could Crypto Treasury Companies Create Systemic Risk for the Industry?

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?

June 6, 2025

World Liberty Financial Tries to Shut Down Unofficial Trump Wallet

Trump family’s flagship crypto firm fires warning shot at affiliate business that launched wallet, distancing itself from project.

June 6, 2025

Weekly Recap: Circle’s $1.1B IPO, Truth Social’s Bitcoin ETF Bid

This week in crypto: SEC pushes back on staking ETFs, Ethereum Foundation revamps operations and treasury strategy, and Coinbase faces heat over a delayed data breach disclosure.

DeFi

June 6, 2025

Pump.fun’s $1 Billion ICO Has Caused Controversy. Can It Succeed?

Solana’s most viral app wants to raise $1 billion. But the crypto community isn’t completely sold on the pitch.

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.

May 30, 2025

Midas Launches DeFi Composable Tokenized Treasury Product

Tokenized U.S. Treasury product based on BlackRock ETFs targets smaller investors than those who can access underlying funds.

May 30, 2025

Trader Loses $500K After Illiquid deUSD Market Triggers VWAP Spike

Big trades push token above $1 peg, triggering liquidation, a development that Chaos Labs founder says highlights weaknesses of oracles.

Ethereum

June 5, 2025

Ethereum Foundation Unveils New Treasury Policy

Foundation’s latest move comes against backdrop of broader overhaul of Ethereum ecosystem streamlining.

June 4, 2025

Sonic Labs Opens S Token Airdrop to U.S. Residents

Sonic Labs opened its massive 190 million-token airdrop to U.S. users, marking a rare move in large-scale crypto distributions.

June 3, 2025

Ethereum Foundation Lays Off Staff Amid R&D Rebrand

Ethereum Foundation cut staff and rebranded its R&D arm as it moves to tighten focus on core protocol work.

June 2, 2025

Ethereum EIP-7702 Brings New Risks, Wintermute Says

More than 90% of EIP-7702 delegations are being used by malicious actors, according to Wintermute.

NFTs

February 27, 2025

How the Bybit Hack Reveals an Industry Still Striving for Transparency

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.

January 21, 2025

Ethereum Founder Vitalik Buterin’s NFT Choice Spurs Talk of ‘Wartime Mode’

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.

December 31, 2024

2024 Was Full of Fascinating Crypto News. Here Are Its Top Moments

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.

December 17, 2024

Pudgy Penguins See NFT Floor Price Drop Almost 50% After PENGU Launch

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.

Regulation

June 6, 2025

Could Stablecoins Threaten Emerging Markets? One IMF Official Says Yes

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.

June 4, 2025

Democrats Accuse SEC of Withholding Key Crypto Bill Info

Democrats accused the SEC of stonewalling key feedback on the CLARITY Act, deepening partisan rifts over crypto regulation.

June 3, 2025

Circle Scales up IPO Amid Strong Demand

Circle bumped up its IPO size and price range, signaling strong demand despite margin concerns.

June 3, 2025

Coinbase Delays Data Breach Disclosure: Report

Coinbase stayed silent for months on a customer data breach tied to a third-party contractor in India.

Tech

June 2, 2025

BitMEX Rumbles Lazarus Hackers’ Security Lapses

Discovery of operational security blunders sees one of the North Korean hacker group’s IP addresses traced to China.

May 28, 2025

StarkWare Launches Mobile-Optimized ZK Prover

Firm says its new ZK prover operates free of need for centralized servers and performs up to 39 times faster than some earlier products.

May 27, 2025

Does High REV Signal a Blockchain’s Strength or Its User Exploitation?

Is REV a breakthrough metric for valuing blockchains or just a distraction from what really matters? Tom Dunleavy and Austin Federa discuss.

May 27, 2025

Alpaca Finance to Scrap All Products After Binance Delisting

Last month’s delisting appears to have dealt decisive blow to beleaguered lending platform. 

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For Beginners

wbtc alternatives

September 16, 2024

Top Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) Alternatives You Should Know About

Several WBTC alternatives have emerged to bring Bitcoin liquidity to DeFi ecosystems across the cryptoverse. Discover the most prominent ones in this guide.

based rollups

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What Are Based Rollups and How Do They Work?

Based rollups are an exciting new addition to rollup scaling solutions.

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