Stablecore, a digital asset infrastructure provider for financial institutions, has launched an early-access program for US credit unions, a move aimed at helping smaller lenders evaluate stablecoins and other blockchain-based financial services before broader adoption. The program announced on Wednesday is…

Consensus guarantees today, focus on two properties: Consistency and Liveness. Consistency requires that all nodes eventually agree on the same set and sequence of transactions, while liveness ensures the system continues to process new transactions. What they do not address…

Total value locked (TVL) in decentralized finance (DeFi) has fallen by about 39% in 2026 so far, declining to just over $70 billion from roughly $115 billion in January.A Wednesday report from crypto data aggregator CryptoRank attributed the decline to…

Crypto exchange Binance reportedly plans to seek a different route to authorization in the European Union after its licensing application in Greece encountered a setback.Speaking to Reuters, Gillian Lynch, Binance’s head of Europe and the United Kingdom, said the exchange…

Market operator Cboe Global Markets has entered the prediction markets business with the launch of Cboe Predicts, a platform debuting with binary contracts tied to the S&P 500.The contracts are now available through Interactive Brokers and are expected to launch…

Banking giant Standard Chartered has identified Aave as a potential beneficiary of tokenized assets as they move into decentralized finance (DeFi), saying the protocol could rebuild its position as a dominant onchain lending platform.In a Wednesday research note, Geoff Kendrick,…

Bitcoin (BTC) is “compressed” at low levels but its classic cycles remain intact, say new research.Key points:Bitcoin is acting just like in prior cycles as it circles a key four-year trend line.Analysis says that BTC price action is currently “compressed”…

South Korea’s financial regulator folded token securities infrastructure into a broader overhaul of the country’s capital markets, alongside plans for faster settlement, longer trading hours and greater use of artificial intelligence.On Tuesday, the Financial Services Commission (FSC) said it had…

Financial infrastructure provider OpenPayd said Wednesday that it has secured authorization under the European Union’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA), allowing it to offer crypto services across the European Economic Area (EEA) via passporting.The license lets OpenPayd operate as a…

A group of law enforcement organizations and a coalition of Catholic organizations have become the latest two groups urging caution over the US CLARITY Act, which is heading for a key hearing in July.  In letters sent Tuesday, four law enforcement…

The US House has passed a major housing bill that includes a ban on central bank digital currencies until 2030, in what is set to be a major win for Republicans who have long pushed for such a measure.The House…

Zero-knowledge scaling company StarkWare has introduced Private KYC on Starknet, enabling users to complete know-your-customer requirements without revealing their full personal information. The system, announced Tuesday as a demo, uses STRK20 privacy features and zero-knowledge STARK proofs to let users prove…

A group of US Senate Democrats is urging Senate Republican leaders to hold hearings into a reported $500 million deal between the Trump family’s crypto firm and Abu Dhabi royalty.In a letter on Tuesday, the Democrats told Republicans, who control…

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Kentucky on Tuesday after the state sued prediction market operators last week, accusing them of operating unlicensed and illegal gambling platforms.The lawsuit, filed in federal court, seeks to block Kentucky’s…

How the $1B SpaceX offering exposed crypto’s blind spotFor retail investors shut out of private markets, tokenized SpaceX shares offered an unusual route into one of the world’s most coveted private companies. The blockchain-based tokens allowed investors to seek exposure…