Payments
Congress on verge of making regulated dollar stablecoins act almost like digital cash
Washington isn’t trying to solve every crypto policy fight at once, but it appears to be carving out a workable path for one specific category…
DeFi
2026's biggest crypto exploit: $292 million gets drained from Kelp DAO with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains
An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp’s LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift.…
Infrastructure
Solana futures open interest rose by 20% this week: Is $100 SOL next?
SOL’s steady recovery alongside the wider crypto market has traders debating whether $100 could be the next stop for the altcoin. Read Full Story at…
Markets
Why Michael Saylor's Strategy decided to make STRC's dividend bi-monthly
Strategy aim to reduce volatility, enable consistent bitcoin buying, and create the only bi-monthly paying preferred shares in the market. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com…
Markets
From smelters to servers: Alcoa to cash in on crypto’s thirst for energy
Alcoa is in advanced negotiations to sell its dormant Massena East smelter in upstate New York to Bitcoin mining firm NYDIG. Read Full Story at…
Markets
Bitcoin mining difficulty falls, but projected to rise in next adjustment
The average block time at publication is about 9.8 minutes, falling slightly short of the 10-minute block target, according to CoinWarz. Read Full Story at…
Markets
GalaxyOne Head Wants Retail Investors to Stake More, Predict Less
Zac Prince, head of Galaxy’s retail platform, said he struggles to see prediction markets in diversified portfolios for long-term investors. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co…
Institutional
Crypto to enter the US banking system through a backdoor, not through regulation
For most of its life, crypto lived outside the financial system. If you wanted to move dollars in or out of an exchange, that money…