VanEck HODL fee expiration and the competitive bitcoin ETF market
VanEck Bitcoin ETF (HODL) will conclude its zero sponsor fee period on July 31, 2026, transitioning to a 0.20% fee for all assets. This strategic pricing aims to…
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Bitcoin
Marathon’s hydro expansion vs. Riot’s AI shift
Marathon Digital leads in efficiency with $808.2 million in Q2 2025 net profit and a 7 EH/s Paraguay hydro expansion. Riot Platforms pivots toward AI infrastructure at…
Charts & flows
Markets & Analysis
The Hyperliquid dominance in the 2026 perpetuals market
Hyperliquid maintains a 70 to 80 percent market share of decentralized perpetual derivatives with $208 billion in monthly volume. The platform utilizes a custom Layer 1…
Open finance
DeFi
Ethena’s strategy for scaling USDe supply and ENA buybacks
Ethena Foundation plans to route 95% of net revenue into automated ENA purchases once USDe supply reaches $7.5 billion. This aggressive scaling strategy targets ENA…
Ownership online
NFT & Web3
Policy & law
Regulation
Regulatory clarity replaces crypto enforcement spikes
SEC enforcement actions dropped to 372 in 2025 as Chair Paul Atkins redirected resources toward fraud. A joint SEC-CFTC interpretation now classifies 16 assets…
Wyoming SPDI battle and the Federal Reserve master account dispute
The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Federal Reserve's decision to deny Custodia Bank access to its payment rails. This ruling reinforces the Fed's broad…
Base dominance and regulatory friction
Base maintains 1.5 million daily active addresses and $2.49 billion in total value locked despite ongoing SEC legal battles involving Coinbase. Meanwhile, Robinhood's…
Michael Selig leads a single commissioner at the CFTC
Michael Selig leads the CFTC as the sole commissioner following the replacement of Rostin Behnam. The agency is shifting enforcement focus toward fraud and market…
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Blockchain Tech
Infrastructure fragility and the Berachain reward model
Injective faces $800 million in staked INJ slashing risks and Helix front-running vulnerabilities alongside Sei v2 delays. Berachain's Proof-of-Liquidity mechanism…
Governance and the Law of Chains in the Optimism Superchain
The Optimism Collective governs member chains through the Law of Chains, creating potential conflicts for Base regarding fee-sharing and sequencing. Meanwhile, Ether.fi…
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