Blog•Nov 13, 2025
Aztec Network Launches First Token Sale Using Uniswap’s Continuous Clearing Auction
Aztec Network, a privacy‑focused Ethereum Layer 2, is pioneering its token sale by using Uniswap Labs’ Continuous Clearing Auction (CCA), a transparent on‑chain auction mechanism that limits insider advantage and allows real‑time bidding. The sale, priced at a $350 million FDV with a 75% discount, also incorporates zero‑knowledge proof checks via ZkPassport to protect participant identity while ensuring compliance. By combining programmable privacy, soulbound NFTs for eligibility, and the CCA’s fair access model, Aztec showcases a new standard for secure, equitable token launches in DeFi.
By Camila Russo
Blog•Nov 13, 2025
Circle Plans New Native Token for Arc Network
Circle is evaluating a native token for its Arc blockchain, where USDC currently serves as the gas token, to encourage broader network participation and move toward decentralized governance. The Arc network, launched in October, recently completed a public testnet with...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 13, 2025
Aptos, BNB Chain and 14 Blockchains Can Freeze User Funds: Bybit
Bybit’s Lazarus Security Lab identified that 16 major blockchains—including Aptos, BNB Chain, EOS and Sui—contain built‑in mechanisms that allow accounts to be frozen, either hard‑coded at the protocol level or configurable by validators or foundations. The report also notes another...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 13, 2025
Large POPCAT Trades Result in $5 Million Loss for Hyperliquid Vault
The post details a recent attack on Hyperliquid’s HLP vault where an attacker built a $20‑million long POPCAT position, let it liquidate at $30 million, and left the vault holding over $25 million of the memecoin, resulting in a $4.9 million loss and...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Nov 12, 2025
Flare TVL Nears Record High as Firelight Teases XRP Liquid Staking
Flare’s total value locked is climbing back toward its recent $208.9 million peak as the liquid‑staking protocol Firelight readies a mainnet launch that will let XRP holders lock their tokens and receive tradable stXRP for DeFi use. This new liquidity avenue...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Nov 12, 2025
SKY Surges 14% as Savings TVL Passes $4 Billion
The post reports that the SKY token jumped 14% as Sky Savings’ total value locked surpassed $4 billion, driven by a 63% monthly and 150% year‑to‑date increase in deposits, especially USDS which earns a 4.5% rate. It notes that despite the...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Nov 12, 2025
Dromos Labs Merges Aerodrome and Velodrome Into New DEX Aero
Dromos Labs announced that its two decentralized exchanges, Aerodrome and Velodrome, will merge into a single platform called Aero, slated for a Q2 2026 launch. The new DEX will run on the upgraded METADEX03 operating system, adding features like Slipstream V3...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Nov 12, 2025
Lido DAO Considers Automated LDO Buyback Mechanism
The Lido DAO is evaluating an automated buyback system for its LDO token that would use roughly 10% of staking revenue to repurchase LDO via an LDO/wstETH liquidity pool, managed by an Aragon Agent. The mechanism would only trigger when...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 11, 2025
How to Easily Earn Passive Returns on YieldFi
YieldFi is a multi‑chain DeFi platform that lets users earn passive returns by depositing stablecoins, wETH or wBTC, which are tokenized into yTokens or higher‑yield vyTokens that automatically allocate across protocols like Aave and Morpho. The guide explains the simple...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Nov 11, 2025
From Shutdown to Stimulus: Risk Assets Get Green Light
Lark Davis explains that the end of the US government shutdown and the prospect of fresh Treasury liquidity are reigniting risk assets, with crypto leading the charge as Bitcoin breaks above its 50‑week EMA and tokenized real‑world assets surge on...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Nov 10, 2025
Mistrial Declared After ‘MEV Brothers’ Accused of $25 Million Exploit
The article reports that the three‑week trial of MIT‑educated brothers accused of a $25 million Ethereum MEV exploit ended in a mistrial after the jury could not reach a verdict. Prosecutors described the alleged scheme as a bait‑and‑switch fraud using MEV‑Boost...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 10, 2025
CZ Denies Ties to Trump and WLFI After Pardon
The post reports that Binance founder Changpeng "CZ" Zhao publicly denied any business or financial connections to former President Trump, his sons, or their crypto venture World Liberty Financial after receiving a presidential pardon. Zhao emphasized he never negotiated deals...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 10, 2025
Bitcoin Climbs Above $106,000 on Senate Shutdown Vote
Bitcoin surged past $106,000 following the Senate’s 60‑40 vote to end the 40‑day government shutdown, sparking a brief rally in crypto prices while spot Bitcoin ETFs continued to shed over $2 billion. The article notes that Ethereum jumped more than 7%...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 7, 2025
Circle Pushes Equal Standards for GENIUS Act Rollout
Circle has submitted recommendations to the U.S. Treasury urging that the newly enacted GENIUS Act impose uniform, strict backing, transparency, and enforcement standards on all payment stablecoin issuers, whether banks, non‑banks, domestic or foreign. The firm stresses that stablecoins must...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 7, 2025
Bitcoin Forecast Cut $300,000 by Cathie Wood as Stablecoins Steal Demand
Cathie Wood of ARK Invest trimmed her long‑term Bitcoin price target by $300,000, now seeing about $1.2 million by 2030, because rapid stable‑coin adoption in emerging markets is diverting demand. She still frames Bitcoin as digital gold, while stablecoins such as...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 7, 2025
Wintermute Warns Crypto Markets Stuck in Liquidity Loop
Wintermute warns that crypto markets are trapped in a liquidity loop as inflows from stablecoins, ETFs, and digital‑asset treasuries have stalled, forcing capital to recycle internally. Although assets in these channels surged from $40 billion to $270 billion and stablecoin issuance doubled,...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 7, 2025
Monero – The Only Real Privacy Coin
The post argues that Monero is the only truly private cryptocurrency because its privacy features—ring signatures, stealth addresses, and mandatory protocol‑level anonymity—are enabled by default for every transaction. It explains how these design choices ensure fungibility and protect users such...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Nov 7, 2025
CleanSpark (NASDAQ: CLSK)
CleanSpark (CLSK) is a U.S. Bitcoin‑mining and energy‑infrastructure firm that is expanding into AI‑ready data‑center and high‑performance computing services, leveraging low‑cost, sustainable power to keep mining costs low while adding strategic optionality. Recent Q3 FY2025 results showed a 90.8% revenue jump...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Nov 6, 2025
Solana Ecosystem TVL Grows to $35 Billion
Solana’s ecosystem TVL surged from $3 billion in late 2023 to $35 billion in 2025, driven largely by stablecoins, while its fully diluted valuation rose to $100 billion, lowering the SOL‑to‑TVL multiple from 14× to about 3×. Stablecoins account for 43% of the...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Nov 6, 2025
Compound Resumes Withdrawals From USDC, USDS Markets
The post explains how Compound lifted the emergency pause on USDC and USDS withdrawals after risk manager Gauntlet warned of a liquidity squeeze tied to Elixir’s deUSD token, while USDT remains paused pending a safety buffer. It details deUSD’s rapid...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Nov 6, 2025
Art Basel Unveils ‘Zero 10’ Digital Art Platform
Art Basel has introduced Zero 10, a curated digital‑art platform that will debut at its Miami fair and later expand globally, bringing together artists, studios, galleries and digital innovators under the fair’s curatorial framework. The initiative, led by former Proof and...
By Camila Russo
Blog•Nov 6, 2025
The Line in the Sand
PLUS: Trump: “US to be the Bitcoin Superpower”
By Lark Davis
Blog•Nov 5, 2025
Canada Unveils Stablecoin Regulation Framework in 2025 Budget
The post reports that Canada’s 2025 budget introduces a fiat‑backed stablecoin regulatory framework, mandating issuers to hold adequate reserves, set redemption policies, and implement robust data‑risk management systems. The government will allocate $10 million for the initiative starting in fiscal 2026‑27,...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 5, 2025
Premium Investor Report #476
The post delivers a mid‑week market analysis, highlighting Bitcoin’s position above its 50‑week EMA and debating whether traditional 4‑year cycles still apply amid a shifting holder base. Lark Davis outlines macro headwinds—US government shutdown, repo liquidity strain, AI‑stock bubble concerns—and...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Nov 5, 2025
Gemini Seeks CFTC Approval to Launch Regulated Prediction Market
Gemini Space Station Inc. has filed with the U.S. CFTC to launch a federally regulated prediction‑market platform called Gemini Titan, aiming to run a designated contract market for event contracts and compete directly with rivals such as Kalshi and Polymarket,...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 5, 2025
How To Use Hylo: Solana’s Dual-Token DeFi Protocol
Hylo is a Solana DeFi protocol that mints two complementary tokens—hyUSD, a yield‑bearing stablecoin, and xSOL, a leveraged SOL asset—from a single liquid‑staking token (LST) collateral pool, eliminating liquidations and external oracle reliance. Users deposit SOL, stablecoins, or supported LSTs...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Nov 5, 2025
Digital Asset Treasuries Accelerate Market Decline, Says Professor
Columbia Business School adjunct professor Omid Malekan argues that crypto treasury firms are exacerbating Bitcoin’s price decline by offloading assets and leveraging debt, turning what could be innovation into a mass extraction event. He points out the high costs of...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 5, 2025
Investors Pull $797 Million From Bitcoin and Ether ETFs as Fear Rises
Institutional investors withdrew $797 million from U.S. spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, extending a five‑day outflow streak that now totals $1.9 billion as fear spikes to extreme levels (fear‑and‑greed index 21) amid a hawkish Fed and a U.S. government shutdown. The biggest...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 4, 2025
Samourai Wallet Founders Could Serve 5 Years for $237 Million Laundering
U.S. prosecutors are seeking a five‑year prison term for Samourai Wallet founders Keonne Rodriguez and William Lonergan Hill after they pleaded guilty to running an unlicensed crypto‑mixing service that laundered at least $237 million from drug trafficking, darknet markets, hacks and...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 4, 2025
Crypto Looks Wrecked: So Why Is DeFi Exploding?
Lark Davis notes that despite a bleak crypto market, decentralized finance (DeFi) activity is booming, with record DEX volumes driven by yield‑seeking traders and a shift toward on‑chain liquidity. He highlights key catalysts such as Ethereum Layer‑2 Linea’s token‑burn mechanism,...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Nov 4, 2025
Stream Finance Loses $93 Million as Stablecoin Crashes to $0.51
The article details how Stream Finance suffered a $93 million loss, prompting the platform to freeze deposits and withdrawals and causing its stablecoin, Staked Stream USD, to depeg to $0.51. The loss is linked to a $100 million exploit on Balancer and...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 4, 2025
Ripple Hits $4B Investment Milestone With Palisade Deal
Ripple’s latest acquisition of custody firm Palisade pushes its 2025 investment total to roughly $4 billion, complementing earlier purchases of Hidden Road, Rail, and GTreasury. The deal expands Ripple’s institutional wallet and storage capabilities, offering a combined bank‑grade vault and lightweight...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 4, 2025
Extreme Fear Returns to Market as Bitcoin Breaks $104k Support
The post reports that Bitcoin slipping below $104,000 triggered a plunge in the Crypto Fear & Greed Index to 27, the lowest level in seven months, signaling extreme market fear. Analysts link the drop to waning institutional demand, a recent...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 3, 2025
Zcash Developer Reveals Q4 Roadmap
The post reports Electric Coin Co.'s Q4 2025 roadmap for Zcash, emphasizing new privacy and usability features such as ephemeral addresses for NEAR Intents swaps, automatic generation of fresh transparent addresses, Keystone hardware‑wallet resync, and Pay‑to‑Script‑Hash multisig support. It contextualizes...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 3, 2025
Solana ETFs Draw $44 Million as Bitcoin Funds Bleed $191 Million
Investors shifted $44 million into Solana ETFs, marking a fourth consecutive day of inflows and bringing total assets above $502 million, while Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs suffered massive outflows of $191.6 million and $98.2 million respectively. The rotation is driven by demand for staking...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 3, 2025
Aster Jumps 30% After CZ Discloses $2.5 Million Holdings
Aster token surged 30% after Binance co‑founder CZ disclosed a personal $2.5 million holding, pushing the price from $0.91 to $1.22 and inflating 24‑hour trading volume to $2 billion. The announcement marked CZ’s first public token purchase beyond BNB and lifted the...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 3, 2025
Stablecoin Volume on Ethereum Breaks $2.8 Trillion Record in October
In October, Ethereum’s stablecoin transaction volume surged to a record $2.82 trillion, a 45% jump from September, driven primarily by USDC and USDT as traders sought yield amid falling crypto prices. Analysts attribute the spike to liquidity management, yield‑farming activity, and...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Nov 1, 2025
Crypto Takes Backseat To Big Tech
Big‑tech giants stole the spotlight this week as Q3 earnings surged, with Alphabet topping $100 billion in revenue, Amazon’s AWS up 20% YoY and Apple hitting a $4 trillion market cap, while crypto struggled—Bitcoin slipped 3.69% in October, its worst month since...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Oct 31, 2025
Crypto Q3 Earnings: Coinbase Goes All In on Stablecoins + Strategy Looks Abroad
Coinbase posted a robust Q3 2025, generating $354.7 million in revenue from its USDC partnership with Circle – the largest share of its $747 million subscriptions and services line – and now holds $15 billion of USDC on its platform. The exchange announced...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 31, 2025
Flutterwave and Polygon to Launch Africa-Wide Stablecoin Payments
Nigeria’s fintech leader Flutterwave has partnered with Polygon Labs to launch a stablecoin‑based cross‑border payment network covering 34 African countries. The platform will use Polygon’s Ethereum‑compatible infrastructure to accelerate transaction speed and slash settlement costs, with the aim of bypassing...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 31, 2025
Meteora MET Flop & Heavy Baggage
Meteora, the dominant liquidity engine on Solana, operates a suite of AMMs—including DLMM, DAMM v2, and a Dynamic Bonding Curve— that routes the majority of the chain’s trading volume and generates continuous fee revenue. The protocol launched its native MET token...
By Lark Davis
Blog•Oct 31, 2025
Western Union Files ‘WUUSD’ Trademark After Solana Stablecoin Reveal
Western Union filed a trademark for “WUUSD” one day after announcing its USDPT stablecoin on the Solana blockchain, covering digital‑wallet software, stablecoin payment processing and crypto‑trading services. The company plans to launch USDPT in early 2026 through Anchorage Digital Bank,...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 31, 2025
Ethereum Set to Dominate $2 Trillion Tokenized Asset Market: Standard Chartered
Standard Chartered projects the market for tokenized real‑world assets to swell from about $35 billion today to $2 trillion by 2028, with the bulk of that growth expected on Ethereum because of its reliability and network effects. The bank forecasts roughly $750 billion...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 31, 2025
Solana DATs Keep Delaying Private Investors’ Ability to Sell Their Shares
Solana’s Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) firms are postponing the registration of private‑investment‑in‑public‑enterprise (PIPE) shares after a recent unlock by Solana Company (HSDT) triggered a 40% stock plunge. Forward Technologies (FORD), which raised $1.65 billion, and Solmate Infrastructure (SLMT), with a $300 million...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 30, 2025
Trump Memecoin Firm Pursuing Republic Acquisition: Bloomberg
Fight Fight Fight, the issuer of the TRUMP memecoin, is reportedly in talks to acquire Republic’s U.S. unit, aiming to combine political crypto with a retail investing platform. Republic has hosted more than 3,000 fundraising campaigns and counts Galaxy Digital...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 30, 2025
Bitcoin ETFs Record $470 Million Outflows Amid Fed Rate Decision
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $470 million in outflows Wednesday — the largest single-day withdrawals in two weeks — as bitcoin briefly slid to $108,000 amid market reaction to the Federal Reserve’s rate decision, according to Farside Investors. Fidelity’s FBTC...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 30, 2025
Mastercard in Talks to Buy Zerohash for $2 Billion: Report
Mastercard is in talks to acquire crypto‑infrastructure provider Zerohash for up to $2 billion, a move that would deepen its push into stablecoin and tokenization technology. Zerohash, which raised $104 million at a $1 billion valuation in September and powers...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 29, 2025
USD1 Airdrop Rewards Early Adopters With 8.4 Million Tokens
World Liberty Financial announced an 8.4 million WLFI token airdrop—about $1.1 million—to early participants in its USD1 Points Program, rewarding users who traded USD1 pairs or held balances over the past two months. The distribution will be executed across six...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 29, 2025
Ethereum Fusaka Upgrade Clears Final Test Before December Launch
Ethereum’s Fusaka upgrade passed its final test on the Hoodi testnet Tuesday, clearing the way for a planned Dec. 3 mainnet activation. The upgrade implements EIP-7594 Peer Data Availability Sampling, allowing validators to verify smaller data fragments from Layer 2...
By Laura Shin
Blog•Oct 28, 2025
6 Top Protocols to Park Your Stablecoins and Earn Yield
DeFi platforms Summer, Gearbox, Harmonix, Aave, Kamino and Falcon Finance are highlighted as current top venues to park stablecoins for passive yield, with advertised vault APYs such as Summer’s USDC vault at 10.59% and Gearbox’s USDT0 v3 pool at 11.24%...
By Lark Davis