Covenant AI exits Bittensor over ‘decentralization theatre,’ TAO drops 18% 
Pyth Network targets traditional data distribution with new marketplace 
Trader loses $3M as leveraged Fartcoin position unwinds on Hyperliquid 
Gold, silver and oil drive 65,000% jump in commodity perpetuals 
Instant settlement strains crypto’s capital efficiency: Ethan Buchman 
Ripple joins Singapore sandbox to test RLUSD in trade finance
Ripple joined the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s BLOOM initiative with Unloq to test RLUSD and XRPL for programmable cross-border trade...
Fira launches fixed-rate DeFi lending market with $450M in deposits
Fira debuted its fixed-rate DeFi lending protocol with $450 million in pre-launch deposits, seeking to make long-term decentralized lending rates...
Zama integrates with Apex-backed T-REX for private tokenized assets
Cryptography startup Zama is plugging its privacy tech into T‑REX in a bid to let banks and asset managers trade...
Siren token slides 70% after analysts flag concentrated holdings
Onchain analyst EmberCN warned that Siren’s rally may stem from one party cornering spot supply to profit via derivatives.
Aave DAO backs V4 mainnet plan in near-unanimous vote
Aave founder Stani Kulechov says the proposal will move to a binding onchain vote to formalize V4’s deployment on Ethereum.
As mass adoption approaches, crypto has forgotten its roots
Mass adoption risks crypto’s cypherpunk roots. Privacy as a permissionless foundation must reclaim DeFi from surveillance, TradFi and memecoin casinos.
Siren token surges 340% in 7 days, draws scrutiny over concentrated supply
Arkham data shows a wallet cluster holding 644 million SIREN, about 88% of the 728 million circulating supply, raising manipulation...
Banks push tokenized deposits as onchain cash race intensifies: Report
UK Finance said that tokenized deposits could play a “vital role” in a future multi-money system alongside other digital assets.
South Korea tax agency seeks private crypto custodian after security lapses
South Korea’s tax agency is seeking a private custodian for seized crypto after a wallet seed phrase leak exposed government-held...
Coinbase, Apex Group tokenize Bitcoin Yield Fund on Base
Coinbase Asset Management’s Anthony Bassili says the Bitcoin Yield Fund’s tokenized share class checks “identity and eligibility at the token...