Donald Trump-linked stocks and memecoins surge on crypto ETF move
Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG), the company behind Truth Social, is expanding into the digital assets and finance via crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The company revealed on April 22…
Crypto giants Circle and Coinbase reportedly eye US banking licenses amid regulatory thaw
A growing number of leading crypto firms, including Circle, Coinbase, BitGo, and Paxos, are reportedly preparing to apply for banking licenses in the United States. According to sources cited by…
Ethereum Foundation pivots focus to L1 scaling, frees Vitalik Buterin for research innovation
The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is sharpening its focus on improving the Layer 1 network and enhancing the user experience through a series of upcoming protocol upgrades. On April 21, Tomasz…
Bybit seeks community help as $400 million in stolen Ethereum vanishes through Wasabi mixer
The amount of stolen funds from the Bybit hack that have slipped out of reach continues to rise as the days go by. On April 21, Bybit CEO Ben Zhou…
The extraction economy vs the power of owning real assets
The following is a guest post and opinion from José Fernando Pereira, Executive Director at Own. Meme coins. They evolved from community experiments into extraction systems that exploit fundamental human…
Base creator Jesse Pollak apologizes for sharing provocative GIF after latest backlash
Jesse Pollak, the creator of Coinbase-backed Base, an Ethereum layer 2 network, conceded he made a “mistake” by sharing a GIF containing controversial words in an X post. Pollak had…
Coinbase sounds alarm against potential Oregon ‘copycat’ securities lawsuit
Coinbase is pushing back against a fresh legal challenge from Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield, according to an April 18 statement. In a post on social media platform X, Paul…
Galaxy Research Proposes Overhaul to Solana’s Inflation Voting System
Crypto research firm Galaxy Research has introduced a proposal that aims to reform how future decisions are made about Solana’s token inflation rate. The latest move follows a failed attempt…
Official TRUMP token unlocks begin Saturday worth $311M, followed by $3.8M daily insider payouts
The TRUMP memecoin is set to unlock over $300 million worth of tokens this Saturday, initiating a prolonged distribution phase expected to continue through mid-2028. The April 20 release marks…
Coinbase-backed Base draws fire for role in ‘pump-and-dump’ style ‘Content Coin’ token launch
Coinbase-backed Layer-2 network Base is under fire from the crypto community after promoting a so-called “Content Coin” that lost nearly all its value shortly after launch. The controversy began on…