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A survey of senior crypto investors and executives suggests capital priorities are shifting away from decentralized finance (DeFi) and toward core infrastructure, as decision-makers focus on liquidity constraints and market plumbing. The…
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Update (2-4-26 at 6:49 UTC): This article has been updated to show the correct Stacks block time as 5 secondsFireblocks, an institutional-grade crypto infrastructure company, announced on Wednesday that it will integrate Stacks, a…
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In 2025, Chinese-language money laundering networks processed $16.1 billion in illegal crypto, nearly 20% of the global underground economy. Telegram Channels as Laundering Hubs Chinese-language money laundering networks funneled an…
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Stablecoin-fueled dusting attacks are now estimated to make up 11% of all Ethereum transactions and 26% of active addresses on an average day, after the Fusaka upgrade made transactions cheaper, according to Coin Metrics. Ethereum is now…
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Ondo Finance announced a major integration with MetaMask to bring tokenized US stocks and ETFs directly into the popular self-custodial wallet. Yet the ONDO token barely moved on the news, continuing a month-long decline that has seen it…
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While much of the crypto market slides, Hyperliquid is moving the other way. A change in how real-world assets (RWAs) are being used on-chain has changed things. But is this just a short-term reaction, or is there something more?…
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The enforcement action over wagers on sports event contracts followed Coinbase announcing the launch of prediction markets in all 50 US states.The Nevada Gaming Control Board announced that it had filed a civil enforcement action against…
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Key takeawaysWorld Liberty Financial has entered DeFi lending with the launch of World Liberty Markets, an onchain borrowing and lending platform built around its dollar-pegged stablecoin USD1.The platform uses smart contracts to manage…
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Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has reversed his long-held view that layer-2s should be the primary way to scale Ethereum, saying the approach “no longer makes sense.”“We need a new path,” Buterin said in a post to X on Tuesday, arguing…
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TLDR Bitmine holds 4,285,125 ETH as of February 1, 2026, equal to 3.55% of total ETH supply. The company added 41,788 ETH during the past week, increasing its Ethereum exposure. Bitmine has staked 2,897,459 ETH, representing…
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