Michael Saylor’s Strategy may sell bitcoin to cover dividend payments after a $12.54 billion quarterly loss, testing the limits of its leveraged treasury model.
Mastercard, the Crypto Council for Innovation, and Clerisy panelists at Consensus Miami explained how the right hires and policy voices are quietly redirecting crypto outcomes, from stablecoin cards to staking regulation in Washington.
Kelp claims LayerZero approved the setup that led to a $292M bridge exploit linked to North Korean hackers. The protocol is now migrating its rsETH off OFT to Chainlink’s CCIP.
Rep. Steven Horsford proposes the PARITY Act as a durable tax floor for crypto, offering a bipartisan path forward as Senate negotiations on the broader CLARITY Act stall.
Pavel Durov announced Telegram will take over driving The Open Network and become its largest validator, slashing fees to near zero. Toncoin jumped more than 32% on the news.
Aave is fighting a New York court order to seize $71 million in ETH, arguing that freezing assets tied to North Korea claims unfairly penalizes innocent users.
Bitcoin is defying traditional macro expectations by rallying alongside inflation signals, suggesting a fundamental shift in its role as a debasement hedge.
Kraken parent Payward’s $550M acquisition of Bitnomial secures a full CFTC-regulated derivatives stack, signaling a shift toward institutional-grade compliance.
Coinbase is integrating DFlow to enhance its Solana order routing, targeting an eight-fold reduction in trade failures to stabilize the user experience.
Veteran trader Peter Brandt sees Bitcoin hitting $250,000, but suggests the market needs to grind through a bottoming process that could last until September 2026.
