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President Donald Trump has reportedly pardoned BitMEX co-founders, Arthur Hayes, Benjamin Delo, and Samuel Reed. The pardon comes amid a broader conversation around crypto regulation and enforcement actions in the U.S.
The FDIC has reversed its previous stance and will now allow U.S. financial institutions to engage in digital asset activities without needing prior approval. This policy shift signals growing regulatory openness toward crypto integration in the traditional banking system.
Doodle's DreamNet envisions a decentralized story universe that aims to counter the centralizing forces of AI-generated media with decentralized, tokenized storytelling that harnesses community-generated content through Universe Tokens, Idea Tokens, and Character Tokens. It uses a dynamic Vector Worldstate to create coherent, evolving narratives that fuel immersive, multi-platform experiences. The approach promises to shift creative control and value accrual from centralized entities to diverse communities, empowering small IPs to compete at scale.
Stargate has officially launched on HyperCore, letting users move ETH from any Stargate-connected chain to HyperCore, where it's converted to tradable uETH on Hyperliquid. Note that transfers are currently one-way, with outbound support coming next week. A minimum transfer of 0.05 ETH applies.
The rise of stablecoins today closely mirrors the emergence of money market funds in the 1970s, which revolutionized cash management by offering a more efficient alternative to traditional banking. As US lawmakers debate stablecoin regulation, many of the concerns such as systemic risk, regulatory gaps, and monetary policy impact echo the criticisms faced by money market funds decades ago.
Stablecoins offer a reliable alternative to traditional banking and volatile cryptocurrencies, allowing for stable everyday transactions and wealth protection. They provide a crucial hedge for individuals facing unreliable banking infrastructure and unpredictable currencies, complementing Bitcoin's role as a store of value. Improvements like near-zero transaction fees and enhanced privacy promise to further streamline payments and expand global adoption, thereby reinforcing the global economic influence of the US dollar.
A $7m prediction market on Polymarket was manipulated in an attack during a UMA oracle dispute. Attackers exploited unmonitored periods and timed their moves with UMA's voting deadlines to falsely claim that a mineral deal between the US and Ukraine had been agreed upon since February. The tactic resulted in an unwarranted market resolution that netted around $200k for the conspirators and triggered cascading issues across related markets.
GRASS, a data-scraping protocol that stores over 1.6 petabytes of data daily for AI customers, is generating mid-eight-figure revenue. It isn't reliant on speculative crypto demand. The protocol's real-world product, which provides in-demand data, makes it an outlier unaffected by the broader crypto market downturn.
Two whale vaults on Maker holding a total of 125,603 ETH (~$238M) are at risk of liquidation as ETH prices decline, with health ratios dropping to 1.07 and liquidation thresholds at $1,805 and $1,787 respectively.
DeFi's revenue model is shifting from token incentives to genuine demand, with liquidity providers now earning more from protocol fees than from incentive programs.
Memecoins have re-emerged as crypto's favorite speculative tool, but their future lies in evolving into social currencies i.e. tokens with community value, real-world utility, and cultural staying power.
Top-tier, A-ranked crypto themes focus on emerging AI Agents, autonomous use cases, and advanced DeFi applications, while B Tier highlights modularity, efficient DeFi apps, and stablecoin innovations.