BBVA Joins Qivalis: 12-Bank Consortium Targets H2 2026 Euro Stablecoin Launch
BBVA becomes the 12th member of the Qivalis joint venture, aiming to launch a MiCA-compliant euro stablecoin by late 2026...
Vitalik Buterin Declares L2 Era ‘Over’ as L1 Fees Hit $0.44
Vitalik Buterin argues the L2 'rollup-centric' roadmap is obsolete as Ethereum L1 fees drop to $0.44, challenging the valuations of...
Beyond Inc. (Bed Bath & Beyond) Pivots to RWAs with Tokens.com Acquisition; Stock Jumps 7%
Beyond Inc. (BYON) surges 6.9% as it acquires Tokens.com to build a real estate tokenization engine powered by tZERO and...
MetaMask Integrates Ondo’s Tokenized Stocks; 200+ Assets Live on Linea
MetaMask enables direct trading of Nvidia and Apple for non-US users via Ondo Finance, though the ONDO token remains unresponsive...
Vitalik Kills ‘Branded Shards’ Narrative; ETH Slips to $2,270
Buterin calls the 'branded shard' model obsolete as the Fusaka upgrade boosts L1 capacity, sending ETH lower.
DOJ Docs: Epstein Invested $3M in Coinbase via Brock Pierce; COIN Slips 3.5%
Unsealed DOJ documents reveal Jeffrey Epstein invested $3M in Coinbase's 2014 round via Brock Pierce, with emails showing co-founder Fred...
Bitcoin Surrenders Post-Election Gains, Breaches $75K on Warsh Nomination
Bitcoin erases its post-election rally, shedding 15% to test $74,500 as markets panic over the hawkish implications of Kevin Warsh's...
Vitalik Scraps ‘Rollup-Centric’ Roadmap; ETH Slips 5%
Vitalik Buterin declares the 'rollup-centric' roadmap obsolete, citing slow L2 decentralization and unexpected L1 efficiency, sending ETH to $2,242.
Y Combinator Opens USDC Funding Rails for Spring 2026 Cohort
Silicon Valley's top accelerator will now dispense its $500k standard deal in USDC on Base, Solana, and Ethereum, citing 'text...
Galaxy Digital Bleeds $482M in Q4 as Crypto Market Cap Slides 24%
Galaxy Digital posts a $482M Q4 loss amid a 24% crypto market drop, but retains a massive $2.6B cash pile...