Category: Governance

Vitalik Buterin: True DApps Must Survive a ‘North Korean Cloudflare Hack’

Citing the Nov. 2025 Cloudflare blackout, Buterin introduces the 'Walkaway Test'—demanding DApps function even if their servers vanish.
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Repo Market Flash: $74B NYE Liquidity Spike Revives ‘Secret Bailout’ Fears

Banks hit the Fed's Standing Repo Facility for a record $74.6B on New Year's Eve, triggering flashbacks to the 2019...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Vitalik Re-Centers Ethereum: ‘World Computer’ Narrative Overtakes Deflationary Focus

Buterin introduces the 'walkaway test' as the new standard for decentralization, urging the ecosystem to prioritize censorship resistance over deflationary...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Base’s Creator Coin ‘Golden Child’ Crashes 65% as Critics Call Bluff on Model

Despite support from Brian Armstrong and a viral news cycle, Nick Shirley's token implosion suggests Base's creator economy is still...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Bitcoin ETF Fatigue Hits Critical Mass: Why 95% of 2025 Flow Data Was ‘Noise’

A new analysis argues daily Bitcoin ETF flows have become 'noise' dominated by arbitrage strategies, isolating just 10 days in...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Tether Adds 8,888 BTC to Reserves; Wallet Hits $8.4B

Tether executes its Q4 profit allocation strategy, buying 8,888 BTC and securing its rank as the fifth-largest Bitcoin holder globally.
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

2025 ETF Flows Hit $32B: Institutions Bought the Dip While Retail Panic-Sold

Institutional investors ignored the Q4 slump to pour $31.77 billion into crypto ETFs, with BlackRock's IBIT absorbing nearly all Bitcoin...
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

MicroStrategy Ends 2025 With 672,497 BTC; Premium Collapses to NAV

MicroStrategy closes the year holding 3.2% of the Bitcoin supply, but the stock's premium over its holdings has effectively vanished.
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, DeFi, Governance

Bitwise Files for 11 Single-Token ‘Strategy’ ETFs; DeFi & AI Tokens Muted

Bitwise targets AAVE, UNI, and TAO with a hybrid 60/40 ETF structure, though markets remain unimpressed by the 2026 timeline.
10 months ago Cryptocurrency, Governance

Senate Locks Jan 15 for Market Structure Markup; BTC Holds $88K

Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott sets January 15 for the CLARITY Act markup, pushing Bitcoin to $88k as the market...