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…
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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…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
Hyperliquid dominates on-chain perpetual futures
Hyperliquid captured 32% of all on-chain perpetual futures volume by processing $633 billion in trading volume during Q1 2026. The platform utilizes its own Layer 1…
Open finance
DeFi
Avoiding losses with Pendle PT and YT tokenization
Pendle yield tokens face significant risks including YT decay toward zero at maturity and PT mark-to-market losses if sold early. Traders must manage duration risk and…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
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…
CFTC crypto oversight shifts after Behnam departure
The CFTC lost 21% of its staff by 2025, leaving Michael Selig as the sole commissioner overseeing a reduced enforcement division. The agency is expanding prediction…
Dubai VARA licensing fees and Bybit headquarters relocation
Dubai's VARA charges roughly $6,420 for initial entry, a cost CEO Matthew White calls a barrier for smaller firms. Bybit secured a VASP license in Dubai, while the…
Under the hood
Blockchain Tech
Celestia captures the data availability market
Celestia now commands over 90% of the data posting market share, averaging 26 GB of data posted per day. This modular network provides more predictable pricing for…
Risks in Base sequencer centralization after fault proofs delay
Base experienced a 78-minute block production halt in June 2026 due to a sequencer consensus issue. This centralized sequencing model creates significant liveness risks…
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