Category: DeFi

2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

BitMine Corners 3.4% of Ethereum Supply; Validator Queue Hits 40-Day Deadlock

BitMine Immersion Technologies has locked 3.4% of Ethereum's supply, pushing validator wait times to 40 days and triggering a massive...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Ethereum Supply Shock: Staked ETH Breaches 30% Milestone

Over $118 billion in Ether is now locked in staking contracts, creating a massive entry queue of 48 days while...

Galaxy Digital: Senate Draft Bill is “Patriot Act 2.0” for Crypto

Galaxy Digital's Alex Thorn warns a new Senate Banking Committee draft allows Treasury to freeze crypto assets without a court...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Visa Integrates BVNK to Power Stablecoin Payouts on $1.7T Network

Visa operationalizes its stablecoin strategy by integrating BVNK's infrastructure into the $1.7T Visa Direct network, targeting cross-border efficiencies.
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Pakistan Inks Stablecoin Deal with Trump-Affiliate; WLFI Gains 8%

Islamabad signs MoU with World Liberty Financial affiliate SC Financial Technologies to trial USD1 stablecoin for remittances as WLFI token...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Security

Bank of Italy: ETH Crash Isn’t Just Market Risk—It’s an Infrastructure Kill Switch

A new Banca d'Italia working paper argues that Ethereum's reliance on ETH for security creates a 'kill switch' where a...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Polygon Labs Deploys $250M for Coinme and Sequence to Rival Stripe

Polygon Labs acquires Coinme and Sequence for over $250 million, securing critical U.S. regulatory licenses and smart wallet infrastructure to...
2 months ago DeFi, Security

Truebit Protocol Drained of $26M; TRU Token Collapses 99% in ‘Integer Overflow’ Hack

Truebit Protocol loses 8,535 ETH to an integer overflow exploit, sending its TRU token to zero and causing ticker confusion...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Senate ‘CLARITY Act’ Draft Kills Passive Stablecoin Yield; Legalizes ‘Activity’ Rewards

A new 278-page Senate draft proposes banning passive interest on stablecoins while legalizing rewards for staking and trading, threatening $1.3B...
2 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Security

Bank of Italy: Ethereum ‘Death Spiral’ Could Freeze $800B in Assets

A new research paper from the Bank of Italy warns that a collapse in ETH price could degrade network security...