Solana‑based Drift Protocol’s $270m exploit has become a live test of how Circle, DeFi builders and lawmakers share responsibility when stablecoins sit at the center of a hack. Circle’s chief
ECB backs shifting supervision of systemic crypto firms and venues from national regulators to esma as part of a wider eu capital markets integration push. The European Central Bank (ECB)
Simplechain raises $15m to build an RWA‑first layer 1 and dataipo protocol, extending ex‑jd.com and ant group execs’ push into compliant asset tokenization. Real‑world asset (RWA) startup SimpleChain has raised
Federal RICO suits say Lime chair Brad Bao helped give Cere Network cover as insiders allegedly dumped $41.78m in CERE tokens and left investors with a 99.8% price collapse. Federal
CZ’s memoir Freedom of Money, drafted in 15‑minute prison terminal bursts and released globally on April 8, mixes his Binance origin story with charity pledges and explosive feuds with Sam
SpaceX has reportedly filed confidential IPO papers with the SEC, eyeing a June 2026 listing at over $1.75T and up to $75B raised after its $1.25T xAI merger valuation. SpaceX,
Ripple’s Digital Asset Accounts and Unified Treasury let corporates manage fiat, RLUSD, XRP and other tokens inside existing treasury systems, targeting on‑chain cash and stablecoin demand. Ripple has unveiled an
Deepcoin is the first centralized exchange to integrate Polymarket event contracts, syncing quotes, liquidity and clearing so users can trade real‑world events with CEX tooling. Cryptocurrency exchange Deepcoin has entered
Gnosis’ push behind the Ethereum Economic Zone shows DAOs moving from tuning parameters to voting on whether whole chains become Ethereum L2s, tying governance to market structure. The Ethereum Economic
EthCC 2026 has shifted decisively from a builders’ retreat to an institutional showcase, as this year’s edition in Cannes hosts the inaugural “Agora” forum curated by market data provider Kaiko