The OCC’s proposal to implement the GENIUS Act would bar yield on payment stablecoins and introduce a rebuttable presumption against common issuer–affiliate reward structures.
Whale loses $8.2M trying to squeeze thin liquidity ARC market on Lighter
A massive leveraged long in the ARC perpetuals market collapsed on Lighter, triggering auto-deleveraging but limiting liquidity provider losses to about $75,000.
Deutsche Bank-backed AllUnity launches Swiss franc stablecoin CHFAU
Initially available to institutions via the AllUnity Mint Platform, CHFAU stablecoin launches under MiCA compliance after securing a license from the German regulator, BaFin.
Is XRP price setting up for a 20% bounce in March?
A convincing bullish reversal setup and hints of easing whale distribution may push the price of XRP up by 20% or more in March.
Sygnum eyes $100B DAT sector with treasury management services
The Swiss crypto bank will handle strategic asset allocation for corporate crypto treasuries and is already actively managing $200 million in volume at launch.
WLFI proposes governance staking system and USD1 usage incentives
World Liberty Financial’s USD1 is the fifth-largest stablecoin by market capitalization at $4.7 billion, while USDT is the market leader, followed by USDC.
Wall Street is loud about crypto, but investors aren’t listening: Bitwise
“They’ve heard the promises of institutional adoption for so long that they no longer register,” said Bitwise’s Matt Hougan.
Blockchains may need 1B TPS to support AI agent future: Stripe
Stripe executives Patrick and John Collison expect blockchain network demands to increase significantly as adoption and use of AI agents grow in the future.
Buterin explains 4-year roadmap for faster, quantum-resistant Ethereum
“The goal is to decouple slots and finality, to allow us to reason about both separately,” explained Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin.
Aave crosses $1T in lending as it seeks more bank, fintech integrations
Aave continues to lead DeFi lending, with $27.2 billion in user value secured and $83.3 million in fees over the past 30 days, nearly four times more than its closest competitor.