Unchained

ALT5 Sigma is raising $1.5 billion to load its treasury with WLFI tokens and cash, a move that adds Trump-linked figures to its board and sparked sharp stock swings.

Custodia patented tokenized bank deposits back in 2022 when there was little interest from the big banks. Now that the likes of JPMorgan and Citi are getting involved, will the patent hold? 

A new executive order bans banks from using “reputational risk” to deny crypto services, officially ending Operation Chokepoint 2.0.

Banks now want to charge fees for crypto exchanges and fintechs to access user data. Here’s how this fight might get resolved.

Altcoin DATs are heating up. Are they the next wave of crypto capital markets or just a gimmick?

Solana Mobile’s Emmett Hollyer joins to talk about the Seeker phone, and former prosecutor Sam Enzer breaks down the partial Roman Storm conviction.

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?

ETH rallied to $4,708, just shy of its record, as BitMine revealed a $20 billion plan to buy 5% of the supply, fueling bullish price targets up to $15,000.

ETH surged past $4,000 to a 2025 high as spot ether ETFs saw $5 billion in monthly inflows, outpacing Bitcoin on a market cap-adjusted basis.

Ethereum’s Pivotal Moment: Tornado Cash Verdict, Wall Street’s ETHZilla Play, and What’s Next? – The Chopping Block

Ethereum’s onchain transaction volume hit $238 billion in July, marking its busiest month since late 2021 amid surging demand and falling exchange balances.

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.

Do Kwon admitted to two counts of fraud tied to Terraform Labs, agreeing to forfeit $19 million and facing up to 12 years under a plea deal.

Court filings indicate Do Kwon may change his plea to guilty in the U.S. fraud case tied to the $40 billion Terra collapse, potentially avoiding a lengthy trial.

Uniswap’s governance could soon gain legal protections and tax compliance capabilities under a proposed Wyoming DUNA structure, potentially paving the way for activating its long-debated fee switch.

White House crypto policy lead Bo Hines resigned after seven months, leaving a legacy of pushing for pro-innovation regulation and opposing CBDCs.

Circle is building Arc, an EVM-compatible layer 1 using USDC as gas, targeting enterprise stablecoin payments with sub-second settlement speeds.

Stripe is reportedly building “Tempo,” a payments-focused layer 1 blockchain designed to speed stablecoin transactions and expand enterprise adoption as part of its growing crypto push.

Solana has begun shipping its Seeker smartphones, a crypto-native device featuring built-in staking, fingerprint verification, and a soulbound Genesis Token.

Base suffered a 33-minute outage after a failed sequencer handoff disrupted block production across the network.