Infrastructure
Why Solana’s new 250ms speed boost could actually trigger network instability
Early mainnet data look stable, but the path to 200ms may depend more on leader handoffs, client agreement and infrastructure diversity than headline throughput. The…
Markets
Offshore Bitcoin futures crash 97% as traders abandon traditional risk
A strange thing has happened to Bitcoin’s derivatives market over the past five years. The market is larger, institutions play a much bigger role, exchanges…
Payments
Visa Moves to Close Meme Coin Credit Card Rewards Loophole
After banks lost their push for tighter stablecoin rules in the failed Clarity Act, JP Morgan scored a narrower win as Visa moves to stop…
DeFi
EU staking review threatens crypto yields and network security could pay the price
Some of the most consequential financial rules begin with surprisingly little text. For example, on page 36 of the European Commission’s current MiCA review, item…
Infrastructure
Crypto platform Gemini’s stock is down 80% from its IPO. That’s reviving takeover speculation
The crypto platform’s market value has fallen to about $753 million, putting fresh attention on the licenses, custody infrastructure and customer relationships a buyer could…
Markets
Why Holding Anything But Bitcoin Has Been a Losing Bet for Two Years
A Glassnode and Bybit report frames the divergence as the defining feature of this cycle, with froth pooling in the market’s riskiest corners even as…
Institutional
Why Russia’s harsh 1% crypto cap actually protects bank customer assets
The draft counts banks’ own holdings and crypto-linked instruments against capital but conditionally excludes customer assets. The post Why Russia’s harsh 1% crypto cap actually…
DeFi
Move Over Housing – Bitcoin is Gen Z’s New Wealth Building Asset
Bitcoin Magazine Move Over Housing – Bitcoin is Gen Z’s New Wealth Building Asset Gen Z now makes up less than 5% of the new…