Blast is winding down operations because running the layer-2 no longer makes financial sense, in a test of the L2 business model.

The proposal would clarify how registered investment advisers and funds may hold digital assets, advancing the SEC's crypto agenda.

Institutional demand held through September, though the $3B, nine-day inflow streak snapped with $149M of outflows.

A banking industry group is challenging the granting of national trust charters to crypto firms, a fight over the boundary between banking and digital assets.

The exploit hit NEAR's intents-based cross-chain product days after the team denied links to a North Korea-associated Bitget hacker.

Circle and the Hyperliquid Policy Center are pressing EU lawmakers to ease reserve and perps rules during the MiCA review.

Washington sanctioned the Russia-linked group, escalating enforcement against crypto-enabled criminal networks.

The low fee signals intensifying competition among issuers bringing altcoin-linked ETF products to market.

Hyperliquid's perpetuals venue is gaining share on centralized exchanges, with oil and metals perps now dominating volumes.

The protocol is directing stablecoin yield toward buybacks of its token, a form of holder return funded by protocol revenue.

Robinhood is expanding its crypto derivatives and tokenized-stock offerings, though its crypto chief says the SEC's innovation exemption constrains US stock tok

The token is expanding beyond its native chain through Wormhole bridging, aiming to widen liquidity access.

USDT is being reissued on Bitcoin, reviving a rail that had been retired as Tether expands its chain coverage.

The exemption route leaves unresolved limits on how tokenized equities can be offered to US customers.

BTC held a familiar band as macro moves and jobs data shaped risk appetite, with dominance climbing back toward 60%.

The departures raise questions about internal dissent and safety-chain-of-command at the leading AI lab.

The state paused its controversial digital asset tax while litigation from industry groups proceeds.

The proposal to burn staking rewards was withdrawn from the next upgrade, a setback for a contentious supply-change idea.