Circle shares dropped nearly 20% Tuesday, falling toward the $100 level after a CoinDesk report revealed new draft language in the CLARITY Act that would ban yield on stablecoin balances. The proposed rules would prohibit issuers from offering passive rewards for simply holding a stablecoin and restrict structures that resemble interest-bearing deposits. While activity-based rewards…
Balancer Labs is ceasing operations permanently. The announcement comes just days after a sophisticated attacker exploited the protocol for approximately $128 million, effectively emptying major liquidity pools on November 3, 2025. This is not a drill—one of Ethereum’s oldest and most respected Automated Market Makers (AMMs) has fallen. The implications are staggering. Balancer was not…
The deal leverages Securitize’s SEC-registered transfer agent status to develop a compliant infrastructure for issuing and managing blockchain-native securities at scale. The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, and Securitize announced a collaboration to advance tokenized securities markets. Securitize was named as the first digital transfer agent eligible to mint blockchain-native securities…
Omnes and Apex Group have announced plans to launch a tokenized debt note tied to Bitcoin mining activity on Base. The product will package Bitcoin hashrate exposure into an onchain financial instrument aimed at professional investors outside the United States. Summary Omnes and Apex will issue OMN on Base, bringing Bitcoin hashrate exposure to approved…
Invesco, a global asset manager with over $2.2 trillion in assets under management, will assume portfolio management of Superstate’s tokenized U.S. Treasury fund, USTB, the company announced Tuesday. USTB offers exposure to short-term U.S. Treasury Bills, targeting stable income, liquidity, and returns near the federal funds rate. Since its launch in early 2024, the fund…
ADA is down by over 7% weekly, but history suggests more gains could be on their way. Cardano’s native token has been among the poorest performers in the past year, with on-chain data suggesting that ADA active wallets are down over 40% on their investments within this timeframe. However, this could actually be bullish…
Delaware lawmakers have introduced two bills that would update state banking law and create a licensing framework for stablecoin issuers and digital asset service providers. The package is part of a broader effort to modernize Delaware’s financial rules as states and federal agencies move to define how crypto and stablecoins should be regulated. Summary Delaware…
SoftBank has long marketed its 25% loan-to-value ratio as a kind of financial guardrail — a self-imposed ceiling designed to reassure investors that the firm’s massive, often volatile bets wouldn’t spiral into existential risk. Now the company’s own CFO is suggesting that guardrail might be more of a suggestion. According to the Financial Times, SoftBank…
The analytics platform warned that one entity controls half of SIREN’s supply. The AI-focused token operating on the BNB Chain continues with its immense volatility, but this time in the opposite direction. After charting massive double- and even triple-digit gains for days and weeks, the token has plummeted by over 70% since its March…
The Russell 2000’s 2% rebound after a 10% correction signals a tentative risk‑on turn in U.S. stocks, giving Bitcoin and altcoins fresh “permission to breathe. Summary The small-cap Russell 2000 index jumped about 2% after a bruising correction, signaling a tentative return of risk appetite in U.S. equities. Traders say the move is part of a broader…
