Unchained

Can a new company backed by Tether, SoftBank, and Cantor Fitzgerald out-Saylor MicroStrategy?

A plan being floated in Washington would place a user fee on foreign purchases of U.S. treasuries to depress the dollar, but it could play havoc on the global economy, thus burnishing the case for Bitcoin.

Galaxy’s actions, including misleading public statements and lack of disclosure, led to violations under New York laws.

Republican Sen. John Kennedy pressed Atkins on the FTX crash in the Senate Banking Committee hearing.

Crypto’s Moral Panic: Zora’s Launch, Trump’s Token Bribes, and the Race to Financialize Everything – Ep 825

This week in crypto: CZ refutes DOJ cooperation claims, the White House considers tariffs to fund Bitcoin reserves, and more!

Jesse Pollak responds to the Base memecoin frenzy. Plus, Ethena and Securitize have ambitious plans for Converge.

Following Trump’s tariffs, Arthur Hayes expects a “fiat liquidity bonanza.” Plus, he reveals how his pardon came about.

This week in crypto: Mantra burns millions to rebuild trust, Europe and the SEC chart new regulatory paths, and the Trump memecoin buys you dinner with the president.

As Ethereum deploys Pectra, it faces stiff competition and community criticism. Ethereum Foundation Research co-leads Alex Stokes and Barnabe Monnot map out the chain’s direction.

The 47th president equates his job performance with the stock market more than any predecessor. Was he really going to convene an industry event with bitcoin down 23% in recent weeks?

Bybit’s Billion-Dollar Breach, THORChain’s Dirty Money, and Ethereum’s Culture War

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 bill is expected to include a different test for determining whether a token is a security than last year’s FIT21 bill.

Wanting to get off to a good start with a crypto-friendly administration, these companies and individuals contributed to a record-breaking haul for Trump.

Pushback is mounting against a market structure bill from outside D.C., despite the White House’s urging to charge ahead.

The DOJ says it will reassess how it values the forfeited assets it returns to victims of crypto crimes. But there’s no easy solution. 

Jesse Pollak responds to the Base memecoin frenzy. Plus, Ethena and Securitize have ambitious plans for Converge.

Crypto advocates claim to value privacy, but when push comes to shove they tend to care more about convenience.

Digitized dollars have long been crypto traders’ preferred way to wait out volatility. A yield-bearing alternative is starting to look more appealing.

Crypto.com burned 70% of the CRO token supply in 2021. Now, it wants a do-over to package the tokens into an ETF.