“The American values of economic liberty, private property rights, and innovation are in the DNA of the DeFi movement,” said SEC Chair Paul Atkins at the regulator’s latest Crypto Task Force Roundtable on decentralized finance on June 9. Atkins criticized applying “century-old regulatory frameworks” to DeFi and blockchain innovation, noting that current securities rules were […]
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has rolled out a new treasury strategy that aims to protect its ETH reserves with a 2.5-year runway while also targeting a 5% spending limit. The new plan prioritizes transparency, operational efficiency, and alignment with the blockchain’s long-standing values. The Treasury Strategy In a June 4 blog post, the Foundation outlined […]
As Bitcoin surged to a new all-time high in May, sparking momentum across cryptocurrencies, the decentralized app industry also saw a revival. In fact, DappRadar’s latest findings identify May 2025 as a turning point for the dapp sector. During the same period, the NFT market also saw signs of life. Turning Point for the Dapp […]
Binance is leading all centralized crypto exchanges in stablecoin reserves. According to the latest stats, the crypto exchange currently holds $31 billion in USDT and USDC, which is around 59% of total stablecoin holdings across the sector. This dominance highlights Binance’s outsized role in providing liquidity and facilitating stablecoin-denominated transactions. Stablecoin Inflows Favor Binance When […]
Ethereum has led digital asset inflows over the past week, marking its strongest run since early 2024. With $321 million in inflows in the past seven days, Ethereum extended its winning streak to six consecutive weeks. This brings the total for this timeframe to $1.19 billion, the most since December 2024, which reflected “a decisive […]
After an unprecedented 80-week streak of inflows, XRP faced a sharp reversal with outflows totaling $37.2 million – the highest on record. This drop came despite a strong performance from broader digital asset investment products, which attracted $3.3 billion in inflows last week. According to CoinShares, the inflows brought the six-week inflow streak to a […]
Vitalik Buterin has suggested changes to Ethereum’s scaling plan that focus on making it easier to run local nodes while still supporting Layer 1 (L1) scaling. His proposals come in response to concerns that raising the L1 gas limit could make it more difficult for users to run full nodes. Partially Stateless Nodes In a […]
For the fifth consecutive week, digital asset investment products attracted inflows, amounting to $785 million. This pushed total inflows for the year to $7.5 billion, eclipsing the previous high of $7.2 billion seen in February. The influx has now erased the $7 billion in outflows from the February-March downturn. Interestingly, Ethereum stood out with strong […]
BNB Chain has surged to its highest daily decentralized exchange (DEX) volume in three months, hitting $3.22 billion in trades on May 14, according to DefiLlama data. This spike marks a notable resurgence in on-chain activity for the Binance-backed blockchain, hinting at renewed market interest amid broader ecosystem developments and strategic protocol upgrades. A Resurgence […]
On May 14, the Ethereum Foundation announced the “Trillion Dollar Security Initiative” with the ambition of making Ethereum “civilization-scale infrastructure that securely underpins the internet and global economy.” The core goal is to upgrade Ethereum’s security to a level where billions of individuals would feel comfortable storing more than $1,000 each on the network, which […]