Quick Breakdown A bug in Bor and Erigon nodes caused delays in Polygon’s consensus finality. RPC services and validators experienced disruptions, requiring resynchronization. Engineers are collaborating with infrastructure providers to ensure a quick recovery. Polygon’s Bor and Erigon nodes...
Quick Breakdown Kraken has expanded its xStocks tokenized equity platform to Europe, easing investor access to U.S. markets. Over $3.84 billion in xStocks trade volume has been recorded since launch in June. Support is expanding to BNB Chain, Tron,...
Quick Breakdown Gemini raises IPO price range to $24–$26, targeting $3B+ valuation. Nasdaq backs offering with $50M private placement. The move reflects Wall Street’s rising appetite for crypto listings. Crypto exchange Gemini has raised the stakes for its upcoming...
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...
