Strategy's STRC Preferred Stock Hits Record Lows as Leverage Cascade Deepens
Strategy's Series A perpetual preferred stock has fallen to record lows around $73-78, down roughly 25% from its $100 par value in two weeks, as a leverage-driven selloff accelerates despite the company's bitcoin balance sheet staying intact.
Strategy's Series A perpetual preferred stock has fallen to record lows around $73-78, down roughly 25% from its $100 par value in two weeks, as a leverage-driven selloff accelerates despite the company's bitcoin balance sheet staying intact.
Magic Internet Money Falls 50% Below Peg as Abracadabra Declares Emergency
Abracadabra.money declared emergency measures after its MIM stablecoin fell roughly 50% below its $1 peg, triggering interest rate hikes across all Cauldrons, a halt to Curve bribes, and a suspension of direct incentives.
Abracadabra.money declared emergency measures after its MIM stablecoin fell roughly 50% below its $1 peg, triggering interest rate hikes across all Cauldrons, a halt to Curve bribes, and a suspension of direct incentives.
BitGo Cuts Nearly 15% of Staff Six Months After IPO, Refocuses on Stablecoins and AI
Crypto custodian BitGo is cutting approximately 15% of its workforce, CEO Mike Belshe announced Thursday, as the company refocuses on stablecoins, settlement, and AI infrastructure following a difficult post-IPO stretch.
Crypto custodian BitGo is cutting approximately 15% of its workforce, CEO Mike Belshe announced Thursday, as the company refocuses on stablecoins, settlement, and AI infrastructure following a difficult post-IPO stretch.
Binance Tells EU Users It Will Wind Down Services as MiCA Deadline Hits
Binance has begun notifying European Union customers it will restrict services after withdrawing its Greek MiCA application, realizing the EU-exit risk that surfaced earlier this month as the bloc's July 1 enforcement deadline nears.
Binance has begun notifying European Union customers it will restrict services after withdrawing its Greek MiCA application, realizing the EU-exit risk that surfaced earlier this month as the bloc's July 1 enforcement deadline nears.
Why Wall Street's Biggest Traders Are Abandoning Crypto for Prediction Markets | Alex Momot
Prediction markets are entering a new phase — and the biggest market makers in the world are taking notice. Alex Momot, Co-founder of Peanut Trade, joins Camila Russo to break down the mechanics, the opportunity, and the risks behind this fast-moving space.
Prediction markets are entering a new phase — and the biggest market makers in the world are taking notice. Alex Momot, Co-founder of Peanut Trade, joins Camila Russo to break down the mechanics, the opportunity, and the risks behind this fast-moving space.
Base Resumes Block Production After Roughly Two-Hour Mainnet Halt
Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 Base stalled block production for about two hours Thursday after an invalid block triggered a consensus fault, before the network recovered. The outage renewed scrutiny of single-sequencer risk on major rollups.
Coinbase-incubated Layer 2 Base stalled block production for about two hours Thursday after an invalid block triggered a consensus fault, before the network recovered. The outage renewed scrutiny of single-sequencer risk on major rollups.
Sophon Shuts Down Its zkSync Chain and Rebuilds as a Consumer App Studio on Base
Sophon is decommissioning its zkSync-based Layer 2 chain and pivoting to Soph+, a consumer product studio building exclusively on Base. The shutdown caps a chain that raised $60 million through node sales but attracted fewer than 200 daily users and generated roughly $30 in daily fees.
Sophon is decommissioning its zkSync-based Layer 2 chain and pivoting to Soph+, a consumer product studio building exclusively on Base. The shutdown caps a chain that raised $60 million through node sales but attracted fewer than 200 daily users and generated roughly $30 in daily fees.
Trump Blocks Housing Bill Signing Over Voter ID Demand, Putting CBDC Ban in Limbo
President Trump canceled the signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes a statutory ban on a Federal Reserve-issued CBDC through 2030, demanding Congress first pass the SAVE America Act voter-ID legislation. The housing bill passed both chambers with veto-proof
President Trump canceled the signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, which includes a statutory ban on a Federal Reserve-issued CBDC through 2030, demanding Congress first pass the SAVE America Act voter-ID legislation. The housing bill passed both chambers with veto-proof
Ondo Finance Launches 24/7 Minting and Redemption for Tokenized US Stocks and ETFs
Ondo Finance has enabled around-the-clock minting and redemption for tokenized US stocks and ETFs on Ethereum and BNB Chain, removing the weekday-only constraint that had tied position creation and cancellation to US market hours.
Ondo Finance has enabled around-the-clock minting and redemption for tokenized US stocks and ETFs on Ethereum and BNB Chain, removing the weekday-only constraint that had tied position creation and cancellation to US market hours.
StablecoinX Begins Nasdaq Trading as First Public ENA Treasury Vehicle
StablecoinX Inc. (Nasdaq: USDE) began trading Friday after closing its SPAC merger with TLGY Acquisition Corp., becoming the first publicly listed company holding approximately 3.03 billion ENA tokens and building infrastructure for the Ethena ecosystem.
StablecoinX Inc. (Nasdaq: USDE) began trading Friday after closing its SPAC merger with TLGY Acquisition Corp., becoming the first publicly listed company holding approximately 3.03 billion ENA tokens and building infrastructure for the Ethena ecosystem.
Securitize Goes Public on NYSE July 2 With $400M From SPAC Merger
Securitize, the tokenization platform behind BlackRock's BUIDL fund, is set to begin trading on the NYSE on July 2 under the ticker SECZ after a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II that raised over $400 million, including an oversubscribed $225M PIPE.
Securitize, the tokenization platform behind BlackRock's BUIDL fund, is set to begin trading on the NYSE on July 2 under the ticker SECZ after a SPAC merger with Cantor Equity Partners II that raised over $400 million, including an oversubscribed $225M PIPE.
Bipartisan Senators Ask CFTC Chair Whether Agency Is Investigating Polymarket's Fake-Bet Campaign
Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis sent a letter to CFTC Chair Michael Selig Thursday asking whether the agency is investigating Polymarket's paid influencer scheme, putting the regulator in a bind over a platform it licenses but whose staged trades ran on an offshore site beyond its direct reach.
Senators Adam Schiff and John Curtis sent a letter to CFTC Chair Michael Selig Thursday asking whether the agency is investigating Polymarket's paid influencer scheme, putting the regulator in a bind over a platform it licenses but whose staged trades ran on an offshore site beyond its direct reach.
Canton Network Tops Blockchain Fee Rankings With $60M in 30 Days
Canton Network, the privacy-enabled institutional blockchain built by Digital Asset, generated $60.2 million in fees over the trailing 30 days, outpacing Tron's $27.6 million and Ethereum's $11.3 million by a wide margin, according to DefiLlama data.
Canton Network, the privacy-enabled institutional blockchain built by Digital Asset, generated $60.2 million in fees over the trailing 30 days, outpacing Tron's $27.6 million and Ethereum's $11.3 million by a wide margin, according to DefiLlama data.
Base Suffers Second Chain Halt in 24 Hours, Complicating B20 Activation Window
Base stalled block production for a second time in less than 24 hours on Friday morning, describing the incident as showing 'similar symptoms' to Thursday's roughly two-hour outage, with the event arriving less than three hours before the B20 Activation Registry was anticipated to go live.
Base stalled block production for a second time in less than 24 hours on Friday morning, describing the incident as showing 'similar symptoms' to Thursday's roughly two-hour outage, with the event arriving less than three hours before the B20 Activation Registry was anticipated to go live.
Tokenized Asset Value Stalls Even as Stock Token Holders Surge
Distributed tokenized real-world asset value slipped about 1.4% over the past month to roughly $31.5 billion, the first monthly decline of its institutional-led run, even as the number of holders climbed 14%, led by tokenized stocks, according to data from rwa.xyz.
Distributed tokenized real-world asset value slipped about 1.4% over the past month to roughly $31.5 billion, the first monthly decline of its institutional-led run, even as the number of holders climbed 14%, led by tokenized stocks, according to data from rwa.xyz.
Why Wall Street's Biggest Traders Are Abandoning Crypto for Prediction Markets | Alex Momot
Prediction markets are entering a new phase — and the biggest market makers in the world are taking notice. Alex Momot, Co-founder of Peanut Trade, joins Camila Russo to break down the mechanics, the opportunity, and the risks behind this fast-moving space.
Prediction markets are entering a new phase — and the biggest market makers in the world are taking notice. Alex Momot, Co-founder of Peanut Trade, joins Camila Russo to break down the mechanics, the opportunity, and the risks behind this fast-moving space.