Bitcoin
Figma’s IPO filing revealed nearly $70 million in bitcoin ETF exposure, adding it to the growing list of tech firms using BTC as a treasury asset.
Ethereum
A new Ethereum Community Foundation aims to fund tokenless projects and boost ETH burning, while criticizing the Ethereum Foundation’s political inaction.
Regulation
The SEC is working with exchanges on a fast-track ETF approval process that could cut wait times from over six months to just 75 days.
Maple and EtherFi teamed up to offer institutional loans backed by restaked ETH, marking a major step for weETH in DeFi credit markets.
Senator Lummis proposed a tax exemption for crypto payments under $300 in a sweeping bill aiming to simplify digital asset taxation.
Tech
Robinhood is building a custom Arbitrum-based L2 to power tokenized stocks and 24/7 trading, sending its shares to all-time highs.
Markets
Circle is seeking a U.S. trust bank license to directly custody a portion of its USDC reserves and expand into tokenized asset services.
LeverFi quietly minted 13.7 billion tokens just before its Binance delisting, sparking concerns as some tokens moved to exchanges.
BNB Smart Chain is set to cut block times in half with the Maxwell hardfork, promising faster transactions but disrupting some MEV strategies.
Vitalik Buterin warned Worldcoin’s biometric ID system could erode online privacy by forcing users into a single, traceable identity.
