Why Kamino’s October 2026 JLP leveraged yield vault matters now
Kamino Lend supply reached $2.64B in September as capital migrates toward automated vaults to avoid the manual rebalancing risks found in Raydium concentrated…
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Crypto news, live prices & market analysis
The original chain
Bitcoin
BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF options: myths vs facts
BlackRock's IBIT generated $1.9 billion in notional exposure during its first day of options trading. Systematic covered call strategies yielded 5.5% between April 2025…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
Divergence in On-Chain Signals and Liquidity Flows
Bitcoin price action shows a divergence between the 0.49 MVRV Z-score and the 35.90 weekly RSI. US spot Bitcoin ETF flows recorded $5.4 billion in net outflows during…
Open finance
DeFi
Pendle vs Spectra: The yield race in 2026
Pendle maintains a dominant $1.24B TVL compared to Spectra's $13.22m as institutional demand for principal tokens grows. Pendle's concentrated liquidity provides…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
Kraken’s Irish license and Dutch regulatory pressure
Kraken faces regulatory pressure from the Dutch AFM regarding unauthorized stablecoins, leading to the delisting of USDT for EEA retail clients. This follows Kraken…
MiCA reserve rules and the stablecoin compliance race
MiCA regulations mandate specific reserve percentages for e-money tokens, forcing Tether to lose $2 billion in market capitalization due to lack of EU authorization.…
Hong Kong’s stablecoin licensing momentum and regional trends
Hong Kong issued its first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Anchorpoint Financial Limited on April 10, 2026. While Hong Kong prepares for H2 2026 launches, Singapore…
SEC and CFTC regulatory alignment on crypto asset classification
The SEC and CFTC issued a joint release on March 17, 2026, classifying 16 major crypto assets including Ethereum and Solana as digital commodities. This new framework…
Under the hood
Blockchain Tech
The future of Sei Network’s parallelized EVM
Sei Network leverages 400 millisecond finality and institutional integrations like Hamilton Lane's $986 billion AUM fund to compete with Injective's derivatives…
The Superchain revenue reality and scaling trends
Base's departure from the OP Stack revenue-sharing agreement caused OP Mainnet's TVL to drop by 70% as the largest revenue contributor left. Scaling trends now involve…
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