Unchained

Crypto industry figures contributed $45 million to Donald Trump’s super PAC, but insiders question whether the donations will yield policy influence.

After Strategy’s eye-popping $10 billion in Q2 net income, analyst Lance Vitanza joins to dig into what’s real, what’s repeatable, and how much of it depends on Bitcoin’s price.

A rough quarter for Coinbase sent the stock down. But analyst Owen Lau says that investors need to look at the bigger picture.

As a neutral player, Coinbase has historically captured the lion’s share of crypto activity. But by being opinionated with the Base App, it risks losing out as users move onchain.

As a neutral player, Coinbase has historically captured the lion’s share of crypto activity. But by being opinionated with the Base App, it risks losing out as users move onchain.

The price of PUMP is now down below the ICO price. What went wrong? And can it recover?

This week in crypto: Trump eyes crypto in 401(k) plans, regulators close the book on Polymarket, and Cantor Fitzgerald plans a $4B bitcoin acquisition.

Pump.fun’s $500M ICO, Hyperliquid’s Trading Surge, and Crypto’s Legislative Breakthroughs Collide in a Frenzied Bull Market  – The Chopping Block

As a neutral player, Coinbase has historically captured the lion’s share of crypto activity. But by being opinionated with the Base App, it risks losing out as users move onchain.

Ethereum’s new 10-year “Lean Ethereum” roadmap targets full decentralization, quantum resistance, and massive scalability, with Fort Mode for defense and Beast Mode for throughput.

On Ethereum’s 10th anniversary, Aave founder Stani Kulechov says the “DeFi mullet” is the future of finance.

Ethereum’s co-ED is shaking up the Foundation—and has a long-term vision involving business development, communication strategy, and working with founders.

GameSquare acquired a rare CryptoPunk from Robert Leshner for $5.15 million as part of its growing digital asset treasury strategy.

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.

Roman Storm Faces 45 Years, Dragonfly Caught in the Crossfire, and Robert Goes Full Microcap – The Chopping Block

This week in crypto: a mortgage bill puts digital assets on the home loan map, DOJ reverses course on Dragonfly, and ETFs get a regulatory boost.

The SEC’s “Project Crypto” aims to bring traditional securities onchain by rewriting outdated rules, enabling tokenized and non-tokenized assets to trade side-by-side on compliant, blockchain-based platforms.

The DOJ clarified that crypto VC firm Dragonfly is not under investigation in the Tornado Cash case, walking back earlier courtroom statements.

Roman Storm Faces 45 Years, Dragonfly Caught in the Crossfire, and Robert Goes Full Microcap – The Chopping Block

Coinbase will launch tokenized stocks and onchain prediction markets, expanding beyond crypto to become a full-service financial platform for both retail and institutional users.

Polygon’s Heimdall consensus layer went offline for an hour after a validator issue, though core transaction processing remained unaffected.

The new “Pay with Crypto” service lets users pay in digital assets while merchants receive USD or PYUSD, aiming to cut cross-border payment costs by up to 90%.