Latest

Regulation & Politics
ECB Maps the Promise and Peril of Tokenized Capital Markets in New Bulletin
The central bank's latest macroprudential report examines tokenized bonds, money market funds, and euro stablecoins.

TradFi & Fintech
HSBC Completes Tokenized Deposit Pilot on Canton Network
The pilot builds on HSBC's broader rollout of its Tokenized Deposit Service, which lets corporate clients convert fiat deposits into digital assets

Regulation & Politics
SEC Gives DeFi Front-Ends a Narrow Path Around Broker-Dealer Rules
New staff guidance from the SEC's Division of Trading and Markets details conditions under which certain self-custody crypto UI can avoid broker-dealer registration.

Markets
Bitmine Crosses 4% of ETH Supply as Saylor Reveals Another $1B BTC Buy
The largest Ethereum treasury company now holds 4.875 million ETH, while Strategy acquired nearly 14,000 BTC last week.

Hacks
Polkadot Confirms Exploit on Hyperbridge's Ethereum Gateway Contract
The attacker exploited a vulnerability in Polkadot interoperability protocol Hyperbridge, minting over ~$2 billion in DOT and other tokens, but was only successfully able to cash out about $237K.

DeFi
Justin Sun and World Liberty Financial Trade Blows in Escalating Public Feud
The TRON founder accused the Trump-linked DeFi project of hiding a 'trap door' in its token contract.

Blockchains
Scroll Users Paid $50K in Excess Fees After Team Cranked L1 Fees by 1,280x
The Ethereum Layer 2 network raised its L1 data cost scalars 1,280x over six days before rolling them back yesterday.

Markets
Bitcoin Surges Past $73,000 as Hot CPI Meets Fragile Ceasefire
The March inflation print came in hotter than expected, but a tame core reading and easing oil prices gave risk assets room to rally.

TradFi & Fintech
Visa Direct Integration Lets OwlTing Users Fund USDC Straight From a Debit Card
The integration marks the latest expansion of Visa's stablecoin infrastructure, which now spans settlement, card spending, and direct on-ramp capabilities.

Regulation & Politics
HSBC and Standard Chartered Win Hong Kong's Inaugural Stablecoin Licenses
The HKMA selected two issuers from a pool of 36 applicants under the Stablecoins Ordinance, which took effect in August 2025.

