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Blockchains
Aztec Labs Acquires ZKPassport to Integrate Privacy-Preserving Identity Verification
Aztec Labs has acquired Obsidion, the team behind ZKPassport, a zero-knowledge identity verification protocol that proves age and nationality without storing personal data on centralized servers.

TradFi & Fintech
SoFi Brings Its Bank-Issued Stablecoin to 14.7 Million Members
SoFiUSD, first launched in December for enterprise clients, is now live inside the SoFi app — making it the first stablecoin issued by a US national bank available directly on a consumer banking platform.

TradFi & Fintech
Mastercard Wins NY BitLicense, Deepening Push Into Stablecoin Settlement
The payments giant, which processed nearly $11 trillion in volume last year, secured one of the US's most demanding state crypto licenses as it moves to settle transactions in digital assets.

TradFi & Fintech
DTCC Picks Stellar for Tokenized Securities Rollout as Multi-Chain Push Expands
The post-trade giant plans to make DTC-custodied assets available on the Stellar public blockchain in the first half of 2027, adding a second network to its growing tokenization strategy

Hacks
Hacker Mints 5.4 Trillion Tokens in StakeDAO Exploit, Nets $91K
A compromised private key let an attacker forge a cross-chain message on Arbitrum, triggering cascading warnings across Curve Finance and Beefy Finance.

CeFi
Kraken Launches Bitcoin Vault Earning Product Offering up to 2.5% BTC Rewards
Kraken has announced Bitcoin Vault, a new product within Kraken Earn that allows customers to earn up to 2.5% in BTC-denominated rewards on their Bitcoin holdings.

DeFi
Base Launches MCP Agent Gateway for Onchain Portfolio Management
Base introduces Model Context Protocol integration enabling AI agents to execute swaps, trades, and portfolio management across leading DeFi protocols.
Podcast
Top Talent Is Leaving the EF. What Happens to ETH Now?
Top Ethereum talent is leaving. The Ethereum Foundation is shrinking. And one question now hangs over the entire ecosystem: what happens to ETH if the EF steps back?

Blockchains
Cardano Treasury Vote Ratifies Developer Experience Initiative With 67.9% Support
Cardano's IO-backed Developer Experience Initiative has been approved through treasury vote, securing 67.90% support with ₳3.72 billion in Yes stake.

Markets
MicroStrategy Pivots From Bitcoin, Buys Bonds in Unexpected Move
MicroStrategy's Michael Saylor announced the company purchased bonds this week despite holding 843,738 BTC worth $65 billion, signaling a tactical shift in the corporate treasury strategy.





