Paulo Mendes covers crypto market news, ecosystem updates, and data-driven developments across digital assets. His work focuses on delivering clear, concise reporting with added context, helping readers understand why market events matter beyond the headline.
CME and ICE are urging U.S. regulators to crack down on Hyperliquid over oil market risks, escalating the battle between traditional exchanges and decentralized trading platforms.
ZachXBT warns that the THORChain exploit has likely pushed losses past $10M, raising fresh concerns about cross-chain liquidity pool risks and DeFi security.
Hana Bank, one of South Korea’s largest lenders, acquired a 1 trillion won stake in a domestic crypto firm, marking a major institutional shift into digital assets.
Binance Research data shows illicit on-chain transactions make up less than 1% of total volume, undermining narratives that crypto is primarily used for crime.
The CLARITY Act has passed the Senate Banking Committee, moving to a full Senate vote and bringing clearer crypto regulatory lines between the SEC and CFTC closer to law.
Arkstream Capital outlines a four-layer tokenization framework to give retail investors access to pre-IPO assets like SpaceX, OpenAI, and Anthropic, with a projected crypto growth cycle from 2026 to 2031.
HashKey Holdings (3887.HK) announced a new SFC license for its virtual asset exchange, deepening Hong Kong’s role as a regulated crypto hub amid China’s crackdown.
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin says high transaction fees prevented earlier waves of crypto payment adoption, but advances in Layer 2 scaling, sub-cent costs, and privacy-focused use cases are finally turning that trend.
J.P. Morgan Asset Management debuts its second tokenized money market fund on Ethereum, underscoring accelerating institutional adoption of blockchain-based yield products.
