Quick Breakdown Figure ups IPO range, potentially raising to $796M, with $689M in primary proceeds if overallotment is exercised. Funds to fuel blockchain growth, including Figure Connect, Dart registry, and its SEC-registered stablecoin YLDS. Gemini boosts IPO pricing, eyeing...
Quick Breakdown Kiln Finance begins orderly withdrawal of Ethereum validators after SwissBorg-linked hack. Over 1.6 million ETH is currently in the exit queue, but most funds are expected to be restaked. Educator Anthony Sassano dismisses fears of large-scale ETH...
Quick Breakdown Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan says banks should raise deposit rewards instead of fighting stablecoins. Stablecoins offer yields of up to 5%, far outpacing US bank savings rates. Banks are lobbying against stablecoin yields, citing risks to lending...
Quick Breakdown: Matrixport and HKUST Institute for Financial Research release joint report on tokenized gold. The study highlights gold tokens as scalable real-world assets (RWA) for DeFi and cross-border payments. Tokenized gold positioned as a future digital reserve and...
Quick Breakdown Fireblocks and Circle team up to advance institutional-scale stablecoin payments and tokenization. Collaboration delivers secure custody, cross-border treasury solutions, and instant USDC liquidity. The move strengthens onchain financial infrastructure, positioning stablecoins as core rails for global finance....
Quick Breakdown: Ethereum volumes plunge $122B to $41B as futures open interest stays firm, raising risk for leveraged longs. Treasury silence and shrinking activity leave Ethereum exposed ahead of US inflation data and FOMC meeting. Stable open interest masks...
Quick Breakdown: Apple launched Memory Integrity Enforcement (MIE), a hardware-software framework embedded in iPhone 17 and iPhone Air for always-on defence against memory corruption attacks. MIE blocks buffer overflows, use-after-free bugs, and speculative execution risks, making exploits that target...
Quick Breakdown Avalon Labs completed a $1.88M AVL token buyback and burn on Bybit. 13.9M AVL removed, bringing total burned to 93.9M (37% supply). Buyback funded by protocol revenue, signaling strong adoption and sustainability. Avalon Labs has completed a...
Quick Breakdown: Smarter Web Company boosts Bitcoin treasury with the purchase of 30 BTC at an average price of £83,404 each, raising total holdings to 2,470 BTC. Treasury strategy delivers outsized returns, with a year-to-date BTC yield of 56,796%...
Quick Breakdown: SOL Strategies Inc. debuted on Nasdaq under ticker STKE, expanding institutional access to the Solana ecosystem. The company marked its U.S. listing with an on-chain bell-ringing ceremony and live Spaces event. Lion Group Holding plans to gradually...
