Jack Mallers is coming for the payment rails with both hands, arguing that banks and card networks are squeezing merchants with hidden fees while selling consumer rewards as if they’re free candy. Jack Mallers Say Big Banks Are Holding Merchants Hostage, And Bitcoin Is the Way Out Merchant fees: Mallers says card networks charge roughly […]
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Polymarket is trying to bring its main exchange back into the U.S. market, and this time it wants the real door opened, not the side entrance. Main U.S. access: Polymarket wants direct approval for its core global exchange. Big money, big legitimacy: ICE invested heavily after Polymarket bought a CFTC-licensed exchange and clearinghouse. Regulatory heat: […]
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Ethereum is pulling ahead in holder count, with nearly 190 million non-empty addresses compared with Bitcoin’s 59.1 million, but the metric says as much about network design as it does about adoption. Ethereum holders: about 189.5 million non-empty addresses Bitcoin holders: about 59.1 million non-empty addresses Gap: ETH now has more than triple BTC by […]
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XRP Ledger sees $418M surge in tokenized U.S. Treasuries as RWA adoption grows The XRP Ledger is moving well beyond payments chatter and into real financial plumbing, with tokenized U.S. Treasuries on XRPL swelling from about $50 million a year ago to more than $418 million today. Tokenized U.S. Treasuries on XRPL: over $418 million […]
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Tether is moving deeper into Bitcoin’s industrial side, teaming up with Canaan and ACME Swisstech to build modular Bitcoin mining infrastructure. It’s a pragmatic play with big implications: more flexible deployment, better energy use, and a louder reminder that Tether wants to be more than just the company behind USDT. Partnership: Tether, Canaan, and ACME […]
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Tether is pushing deeper into Bitcoin mining with a modular setup, and that’s the sort of move that can either make the network stronger or hand more power to an already heavyweight operator. Modular BTC mining usually means prebuilt, containerized units that can be shipped, plugged in, and scaled without the usual construction circus. Faster […]
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Stablecoins cooled off on the surface over the past month, but the bigger trend is still intact: fewer tokens flying around, more dollars parked on-chain, and a steadily growing user base treating digital cash as infrastructure rather than a novelty. Transfer volume fell 19.18% to $831 billion Market cap rose 2.06% to $305.29 billion Stablecoin […]
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Tornado Cash developer Roman Storm’s legal fight has turned into a blunt test of whether U.S. prosecutors can stretch “knowledge” into criminal liability for simply writing open-source code. Blanche’s promise on code and crime is being called inconsistent Roman Storm still faces a retrial on serious charges “Knowledge” is the DOJ’s favorite magic word — […]
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A federal judge dismissed Michael Lewellen's bid for advance legal clarity, keeping crypto developers stuck in the same ugly gray zone: build open-source software and hope regulators don't decide you're secretly running a money service. Lewellen's case was dismissed in late March DOJ says it will target criminals, not code creators Developers still want binding […]
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Kyriba is putting USDC and Circle’s infrastructure into its treasury platform, a sign that stablecoins are no longer being treated like crypto side quests but as real business finance tools. USDC enters corporate treasury workflows Circle gains more traction as stablecoin regulation tightens Stablecoins keep pushing deeper into mainstream finance Kyriba, a treasury management platform […]
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