From the newsroom — page 5
Tokenized treasuries cross $10B on-chain
On-chain tokenised US Treasury products have crossed the $10 billion mark as institutions bring the world's benchmark safe yield onto public blockchains.
Stablecoin supply hits an all-time high
The combined supply of dollar-pegged stablecoins has set a fresh record, a shift many desks read as dry powder waiting on the sidelines rather than committed risk.
Layer-2 TVL doubles as fees stay near zero
Total value locked on Ethereum's rollups has doubled over the past year while transaction fees have stayed a fraction of a cent, reshaping where activity happens.
Bitcoin miners diversify into AI data centers
Facing tight margins, several large bitcoin miners are repurposing their power and sites to host AI compute, chasing steadier revenue than block rewards alone provide.
MiCA is live: what EU crypto rules change
The EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets regulation is now in force, setting harmonised rules for issuers, stablecoins and exchanges across the entire bloc.
Restaking TVL surges as EigenLayer expands
Restaking — reusing staked ETH to secure additional services — has drawn billions in deposits, along with fresh questions about the layered risk that comes with it.
Grayscale files for a spot Solana ETF
A major asset manager has filed for a spot Solana ETF, testing whether regulators are willing to extend the exchange-traded template beyond bitcoin and ether.
Bitcoin realized cap sets a new record
Bitcoin's realized capitalisation — the value of every coin priced at the point it last moved — has set an all-time high, pointing to genuine capital entering the network rather than paper gains.
RWA lending markets top $1B in deposits
On-chain lending backed by real-world assets has passed $1 billion in deposits, pulling off-chain credit into DeFi and reshaping where yield now comes from.
Memecoin volume cools after a frothy quarter
Speculative memecoin trading has cooled sharply from its peak, a familiar pattern as attention and liquidity rotate elsewhere.
Coinbase Base network hits 1M daily active users
The Base layer-2 network has crossed one million daily active addresses, one of the clearer signs of consumer traction in crypto.
Bitcoin options open interest hits new high
Open interest in Bitcoin options has set a record, reflecting a maturing derivatives market and more sophisticated positioning.