Tether reserve risks following CFTC commodity rulings
Regulatory shifts and CFTC commodity classifications threaten Tether's status quo as USDT holds a 71.92 percent market share in derivatives collateral. New registration…
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Bitcoin
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF holdings and fund management
Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) holds 36,698.09 BTC valued at approximately $2.42 billion as of November 2026. Specialized vehicles like the Bitcoin Standard Corporations…
Beyond Bitcoin
Ethereum & Altcoins
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Berachain proof-of-liquidity mechanism and tri-token structure
Berachain utilizes a proof-of-liquidity mechanism and a tri-token model to create an economic loop between validators and liquidity providers. The system uses BERA for…
Open finance
DeFi
GHO yield economics and governance shifts
GHO Stewards increased the Aave V3 Ethereum Core borrow rate to 4.50% APR to stabilize the peg. Aave Labs also proposed integrating BlackRock's BUIDL into the Stability…
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NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
SEC crypto asset classification: myths versus facts
The SEC and CFTC identified 16 tokens, including Bitcoin and Ethereum, as digital commodities in a new 68-page interpretive release. This regulatory framework…
Accessing Kraken’s MiCA framework after EU passporting approval
Kraken maintains $399.71 million in spot liquidity and holds a MiCA license from the Central Bank of Ireland. European traders should consider switching from USDT to…
Kazakhstan mining tax changes and gas power rules
Kazakhstan has implemented a fixed 2 tenge per kilowatt-hour electricity rate for crypto miners using the national grid. The strategy encourages autonomous power…
HKMA Expands Stablecoin Sandbox
The HKMA expanded its regulatory sandbox for stablecoin issuers to clarify market rules following the US GENIUS Act. This move supports a global market projected to…
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Blockchain Tech
Axelar cross-chain transaction growth after Squid router v2 launch
Squid utilizes 3.5 million in seed funding to facilitate cross-chain swaps across 25 blockchains. The protocol leverages Axelar's infrastructure and multi-protocol…
Polygon CDK enables institutional migration to Ethereum-aligned ecosystems
Polygon CDK integrates Hyperledger Besu to connect private institutional chains to the AggLayer, enabling cross-chain interoperability from the genesis block. This…
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