Category: DeFi

Liquity BOLD Snags ‘A-‘ Rating, Outscoring USDC and DAI in Safety Review

The Ethereum-only stablecoin BOLD received a higher safety score than USDC and DAI from rating agency Bluechip, validating its immutable,...
5 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Bitcoin Surrenders $85K Support as $800M in Longs Vaporize Amid Tech Route

Bitcoin hits a 2026 low of $84,231 as a Microsoft-led tech rout triggers $801 million in crypto liquidations.

Fidelity Mints ‘FIDD’ on Ethereum; Standard Chartered Warns of $500B Bank Exodus

Fidelity's new Ethereum stablecoin includes wallet-freeze capabilities, sparking a debate on censorship as Standard Chartered predicts a $500B deposit flight...
6 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

Bybit Pivots to Banking: Launches ‘MyBank’ with Personal IBANs

Bybit integrates retail banking with 'MyBank,' offering personal IBANs and 18 currencies in a bid to bypass traditional crypto-banking friction.

SEC Bifurcates Tokenized Stocks: “Synthetic” Issuers Face New Swap Classifications

New SEC guidance classifies third-party tokenized stocks as "security-based swaps," creating a regulatory moat for direct issuers while squeezing synthetic...

Standard Chartered Signals $500B Liquidity Drain as Stablecoins Bypass Banks

Geoff Kendrick predicts a massive liquidity drain from regional banks as stablecoin market cap targets $2 trillion by 2028.

OpenAI ‘Bot-Killer’ Social Network Reports Send Worldcoin (WLD) Up 27%

WLD jumps 27% as reports surface that Sam Altman's OpenAI is building a social platform that may use Worldcoin's Orb...
6 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

BlackRock Files for Bitcoin Covered Call ETF; Volatility ‘Cannibalization’ Fears Mount

BlackRock's new ETF strategy trades Bitcoin's upside for fixed income, a move critics warn could suppress volatility and leave retail...

Fidelity Challenges Tether with ‘FIDD’ Stablecoin Launch on Ethereum

Fidelity leverages its new OCC charter to launch the Fidelity Digital Dollar (FIDD) on Ethereum, challenging Tether and Circle with...
7 days ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi

WisdomTree Deploys Full Tokenized Suite to Solana; Network RWA TVL Breaks $1B

Institutional rails arrive on Solana as the $159B asset manager opens its entire fleet of tokenized funds to retail and...