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Pennsylvania State Representative Mike Cabell has proposed a bill allowing the state treasury to invest up to 10% of its funds in Bitcoin as a hedge against economic volatility. This could amount to a multibillion-dollar investment.
SEC Chair Gary Gensler, who faces potential removal by incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, has reaffirmed his crypto enforcement stance, emphasizing the need for crypto firms to register and disclose information while highlighting the SEC's work on approving Bitcoin ETFs. Gensler defended the SEC's approach as focused on investor protection and compliance.
Coinbase Wallet is set to introduce a “tap-to-pay” crypto feature, aiming to compete with Cash App, Venmo, and PayPal. It plans to expand the feature to 50 countries by 2025 and enable users to link bank accounts and process stablecoin transactions. Ethereum L2 Base is working on achieving layer-2 interoperability within the next six months to streamline cross-chain transactions.
Tether has launched Hadron, a platform to simplify asset tokenization. This will allow users to tokenize a wide range of assets, from stocks and bonds to loyalty points, with robust compliance, security, and control features. The platform is designed for institutions, governments, and private companies. Hadron plans to improve transparency, accessibility, and regulatory compliance in digital finance, using Tether's technology to make tokenization scalable and user-friendly.
Consensys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin outlined his vision for progressive decentralization in his Devcon 7 keynote. He announced plans to transform Consensys into a “Network State” while decentralizing key products like MetaMask, Linea, and Infura. The speech positioned recent U.S. political changes as a catalyst for a global shift toward decentralization and introduced sovs.xyz as a way for individuals to declare their digital sovereignty.
Bitcoin adoption by sovereign nations has shifted from improbable to inevitable, as exemplified by El Salvador's holdings, Abu Dhabi's mining operations, and growing US support for a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. This piece frames Bitcoin as analogous to gunpowder - a technology that countries must adopt for strategic reasons - and suggests that early movers will benefit from better entry prices as a global race for Bitcoin reserves accelerates.
The rise of Web4, a fusion of decentralized systems, artificial intelligence, and autonomous agency, is transforming the internet from a reactive tool to an intelligent, proactive participant in daily life. This new era, powered by blockchain and AI, is possible due to the rapid evolution of agents capable of decision-making, creativity, and economic impact. It heralds a future where machines play pivotal roles in governance, finance, and creativity.
The success of Off The Grid, a blockchain-enhanced battle royale game, highlights how seamlessly integrating blockchain technology without overwhelming players can drive adoption. With features like opt-in NFT items and an optional marketplace, the game prioritizes gameplay over blockchain, signaling a winning strategy for Web3 gaming's future.
Burner is a new physical wallet with a sleek aesthetic designed to be the gift card of the onchain world. Users can interact with it using NFC. Burner can hold any onchain asset, with users managing the assets on their mobile devices. It also supports gasless transactions on USD II, a stablecoin created for Burner.
Optimism is leading demand in BlackRock's multi-chain expansion for BUIDL, attracting over $26M in new mints among the five newly supported chains.
World Liberty Financial (WLFI) is now using Chainlink's onchain data and cross-chain interoperability standards to secure its DeFi ecosystem and support its goal of democratizing financial access through the WLFI Protocol.
A viral influencer claiming $3.4M in meme coin profits is under scrutiny for allegedly promoting $MANEKI while wallets linked to her dumped over $7M of the token, contributing to a 70% price crash.
The 2024 State of Crypto Report highlights crypto's rapid evolution, record activity levels, stablecoins becoming a "killer app," and crypto's growing role in U.S. politics.
Agent Playground empowers AI agents to create, transact, and analyze data autonomously onchain.