CESR, the Composite Ether Staking Rate, is emerging as Ethereum’s reference rate, underpinning swaps, futures and risk models as institutions chase transparent on‑chain yield. Summary CESR, the Composite Ether Staking Rate, has emerged as a key benchmark for Ethereum staking yields, tracking the mean annualized return earned by active validators. The rate captures consensus rewards…
OpenAI plans to shut down its Sora AI video generator just months after launching a standalone app, as the company moves to simplify its product lineup and redirect resources toward core AI systems. We’re saying goodbye to the Sora app. To everyone who created with Sora, shared it, and built community around it: thank you….
Crypto platforms may no longer offer interest-like stablecoin rewards, but activity-based incentives remain under new legislative draft. Crypto and bank representatives convened again on Capitol Hill this week to review the latest legislative text outlining a compromise between the two groups after months of discussions. The meeting continues previous talks on whether the former…
Morgan Stanley will let clients trade tokenized versions of U.S. stocks and ETFs on its internal ATS from late 2026, tying into SEC pilots at DTCC and Nasdaq for on‑chain settlement. Summary Morgan Stanley plans to enable tokenized issuance and settlement for selected blue‑chip U.S. stocks and ETFs on its alternative trading system in H2…
Robinhood has approved a new $1.5 billion share repurchase program, giving the company more than $1.1 billion of additional capacity as management signals confidence in its strategy and financial strength. The company said it expects to execute the refreshed authorization over about three years, while keeping flexibility to move faster if market conditions allow. The…
Prediction market leaders Polymarket and Kalshi are escalating their battle against insider trading. Both platforms announced significant updates to their rulebooks and surveillance tools this Monday to root out market manipulation. This isn’t just a routine compliance update. It comes as Democratic lawmakers explicitly target these markets, seeking to ban betting on elections and conflicts…
High Stakes Capital has fully exited a 602,421 HYPE position for $22.9m around $38, extending a broader wave of profit‑taking among Hyperliquid whales near record highs. Summary HYPE is trading around $38.86 after whale High Stakes Capital fully exited a position worth nearly $22.94 million over 24 hours. The address offloaded 602,421 HYPE at an…
Meta said Tuesday it is partnering with Arm to develop a new class of CPUs designed to support growing AI workloads and general-purpose computing across its expanding data center footprint. The first product, called the Arm AGI CPU, is being positioned as a more efficient alternative to legacy server processors for AI-optimized infrastructure. Meta said…
The Aave community has officially voted to approve the deployment of Aave V4 on the Ethereum mainnet, setting in motion one of the most significant architectural overhauls in the history of decentralized finance. This isn’t just a version bump; it is a fundamental restructuring of how the protocol handles risk, aimed at preventing the kind…
Concentrated inflows from large Bitcoin holders suggest a fragile market structure, where high supply pressure could challenge bullish momentum. Large Bitcoin transfers to exchanges intensified in March as inflows were increasingly dominated by transactions in the 100-1,000 BTC range. This points to a growing concentration of sell-side supply from large holders at a time…
