Hyperliquid commands derivatives market despite centralization risks
Hyperliquid handles $216.9 billion in 30-day perpetual volume, but HYPE token validator centralization and spot AMM impermanent loss exploits pose significant threats…
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Bitcoin
Marathon Digital’s 50 EH/s expansion and energy control
Marathon Digital leverages a 250 megawatt Abu Dhabi joint venture and Long Ridge gas turbine to achieve $0.04 per kilowatt hour power costs. This energy control…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
Wintermute leads crypto liquidity as institutional control rises
Institutional investors now account for 72% of Wintermute's OTC spot crypto trading volume as professional desks increasingly dictate market price direction. This shift…
Open finance
DeFi
GHO interest rates climb as reserves drop
The Aave Risk Council raised the GHO core borrow rate to 5% on Ethereum to replenish the USDC conversion module after GHO traded near $0.999. This adjustment aims to…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
Circle wins the regulatory race against Tether
Circle secures a competitive advantage in Europe through MiCA authorization for USDC and EURC, while Tether faces potential delistings. Circle manages reserves via a…
Tightening crypto rules in Europe
ESMA guidance requires crypto-asset service providers to block unauthorized stablecoin access by January 8, 2027. Meanwhile, Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed…
Kraken vs Coinbase: The Post-Enforcement Era
Kraken and Coinbase face evolving regulatory landscapes following SEC lawsuit dismissals and MiCA competition. Kraken offers lower maker fees starting at 0.25% compared…
Common mistakes with Coinbase’s October 2026 Base L2 compliance
Coinbase faces regulatory shifts following a $150,000 settlement over SEC internal records and the dismissal of previous enforcement actions. New rulemaking efforts…
Under the hood
Blockchain Tech
Security and revenue fragmentation risks for Arbitrum
Arbitrum faces significant security threats from GPT-5.2 LLM agents capable of discovering zero-day vulnerabilities in Stylus WASM architecture. This risk coincides…
Monad scaling and the 200,000 TPS benchmark
Monad achieved a 200,000 TPS benchmark during devnet testing using optimistic parallel execution and MonadBFT. The network targets 10,000 sustained transactions per…
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