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Aave is facing renewed scrutiny from within its own community after a delegate raised concerns about how revenue from a recent CoW Swap integration is being handled. The issue has sparked a broader conversation about transparency, incentives, and the balance of power between Aave’s decentralized governance and Aave Labs,
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Pyth Network has introduced a new token buyback initiative aimed at strengthening its revenue strategy and supporting the long-term value of its PYTH token. The program, known as the PYTH Reserve, will use a portion of the network’s monthly revenue to purchase PYTH on the open market. According to
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Save the Children has launched a new Bitcoin Fund aimed at helping the organization stretch donations further and deliver aid more efficiently during emergencies. Developed in partnership with digital asset firm Fortris, the fund is built to hold, manage, and deploy bitcoin contributions when crises arise. According to Thursday’s
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Phantom users can now trade on real-world events directly inside the wallet, thanks to a new integration with prediction market operator Kalshi. The feature, announced Friday, introduces “Phantom Prediction Markets,” giving users a way to discover, track, and take positions on political, economic, sports, and cultural events without switching apps.
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LI.FI, the Berlin-based startup building infrastructure for seamless movement of digital assets across blockchains, has secured a $29 million extension to its Series A round. The fresh capital brings the company’s total funding to $51.7 million, with Multicoin Capital joining as a lead investor alongside earlier backers
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Klarna is taking a closer step toward digital assets through a new partnership with Privy, a wallet infrastructure platform owned by Stripe. The companies will work together to research and design potential crypto wallet features aimed at helping everyday users store and move digital assets with less friction. The announcement
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Grayscale has opened its Bittensor Trust to public trading just days before the Bittensor network enters its first halving event. The investment product, listed under the ticker GTAO on the OTCQX marketplace, is now the first publicly quoted option in the United States that gives investors exposure to TAO, the
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A16z crypto, the digital-asset arm of Andreessen Horowitz, is deepening its footprint in Asia with a new office in Seoul. The firm confirmed the move in a press announcement, calling South Korea one of the world’s most active markets for onchain activity. The region’s broader momentum also played
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Gemini has received the green light from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to launch its own prediction market, marking a significant step for the exchange as interest in event-based trading continues to rise. The new platform, Gemini Titan, will start with binary event contracts — straightforward yes-or-no wagers on
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Stripe is deepening its push into crypto, bringing the team behind the Valora wallet into the company as it builds out a broader suite of stablecoin services. The move, announced Wednesday by Valora founder Jackie Bona, marks another step in Stripe’s plan to offer more tools for issuing, managing,
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SpaceX moved another large slice of its bitcoin holdings this week, continuing a series of transfers that analysts believe point to ongoing custody consolidation. According to blockchain data flagged by Arkham and reviewed by Lookonchain, the company shifted 1,021 BTC — roughly $94.5 million — early Wednesday morning. It’s
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Kalshi, a platform that lets users trade on the outcomes of future events, has won a temporary pause on enforcement actions from Connecticut regulators. The move marks a new stage in an expanding legal fight over whether event-based trading should be treated as regulated derivatives or illegal online gambling. In