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Bitcoin Faces Renewed Scrutiny Over Quantum Computing Threat

Inside the Rise of Apps That Let You Pay with Crypto, Even Where Merchants Don’t Accept It

Infinex Token Launches at $300 Million Valuation

Polkadot Treasury Posts First OpenGov Profit as DOT Price Lags

Why OG DeFi Failed | Kain Warwick, Founder of Synthetix

MEGA Premarket Plummets Ahead of Mainnet Launch

Ink-based Perp DEX Nado Airdrops Official NFT Collection

Ethereum Supply Tightens With 45% of ETH Locked: Sygnum

Binance Plans to Buy $1 Billion of Bitcoin

Bitcoin Struggles to Hold $83K Level as Risk Sell-Off Deepens

Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh as New Fed Chair

Bitwise Says Fusaka Improves Ethereum UX But Falls Short on Revenue Expectations

Story Protocol and OpenLedger Launch New Standard for Legal AI Training

Ethereum is for Institutions: Danny Ryan Says Tokenization Isn't Enough

Optimism Unveils OP Enterprise

SEC Staff Clarifies How Securities Laws Apply to Tokenized Assets

SOL ETFs Outpace ETH’s Early Rollout, But BTC Still Dominates

Ethereum OGs Bring The DAO back in $220 Million Security Initiative

Senate Ag Committee Advances CFTC-Focused Portion of Market Structure Bill

Crypto Markets Tumble as US Stock Market Dips

Augur Reveals Lituus Oracle Infra to Fight Market Manipulation Across DeFi

1inch Team Vows Tokenomics Review After Token Hits All-Time Low

WisdomTree Expands Tokenized Fund Offerings to Solana

Worldcoin Surges 25% as OpenAI Considers its Biometric Technology

Coinbase Launches Nationwide Prediction Markets in Partnership with Kalshi

Base AI Agent Deployers Rally as CLAWD Surges

Fidelity’s Choice of Ethereum for its Stablecoin Puts Focus on Public Blockchains

Optimism Voters Approve OP Buyback Plan Tied to Superchain Revenue

Bitcoin Briefly Reclaims $90K as Crypto Markets See Uptick

Moonbirds Debuts BIRB Token on Solana at $200M FDV

Theo Launches Yield-Bearing Tokenized Gold as Price Tops $5,100

USDAI Gears Up for Token Launch and Airdrop

PUMP Surges 15% as Memecoin Market Picks Up

HYPE Jumps as TradeXYZ Hits Record Volume Following Silver Rally

Tether Launches Regulated USAT Stablecoin

Ethereum Ecosystem Grew in 2025 Even as ETH Price Lagged: Everstake

Bitcoin Slips Under $88K as Markets Await Fed Decision

Chinese Telegram-Based Networks Account for 20% of Crypto Laundering Activity: Chainalysis

Zama’s Encrypted Ethereum Token Auction Draws $118M in Commitments

TradeXYZ Volume and Open Interest Hit All-Time Highs

VanEck Launches First U.S.-Listed Avalanche ETF

Bitcoin Trades Near $88,000 as ETF Outflows Deepen and Gold Continues to Rally

Regulators Are Applying Traditional Market Rules to DeFi: PwC

Bitcoin Hovers Around $90,000 As Dollar Drops, Gold Surges

Tokenized Gold Capitalization Tops $4 Billion as Spot Approaches $5,000

Ethereum L1 Activity Exceeds L2s, But Researchers Point to ‘Address Poisoning’

Kansas Lawmakers Propose State-Run Bitcoin and Digital Assets Reserve Fund

RIVER Soars 40% After Justin Sun Backs DeFi Project

Bitcoin Struggles to Hold $90,000 Despite Stocks and Gold Rallying

Base Overtakes Ethereum, BNB Chain in DEX Volumes for the First Time