Kazakhstan's Central Bank Will Invest Up to $350 Million in Crypto Assets: Reuters
André Beganski / decrypt - The planned investments represent a sliver of its gold and foreign exchange reserves.
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Solana stablecoin volume hits record $650 billion in February as onchain payments draw demand, Grayscale says
Naga Avan-Nomayo / theblock - Solana's record monthly stablecoin transaction volume follows growing appetite for retail payments infrastructure over memecoins.
Back to Top / Wednesday, March 4, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 20128 / 6 stories in 2 days
Vitalik Buterin unveils plan to curb Ethereum block builder centralization
Margaux Nijkerk / coindesk - Another focus of his post is so-called “toxic MEV,” where traders exploit visibility into pending transactions to front-run or “sandwich” users’ trades.
Back to Top / Monday, March 2, 2026, 8:20 pm / permalink 20035 / 4 stories in 4 days
Barclays Accelerates Push Into Stablecoins and Tokenized Deposits
PYMNTS / pymnts - Barclays is looking to build a blockchain platform that could handle stablecoin payments and tokenized deposits, Bloomberg reported Friday (Feb. 27), citing unnamed sources. The bank has sent a request for information to some technology suppliers that cou…
Back to Top / Friday, February 27, 2026, 1:21 pm / permalink 19891 / 10 stories in 7 days
Ethereum Foundation Drafts Seven-Fork ‘Strawmap’ Through 2029
Vismaya V / decrypt - The roadmap targets faster finality, native privacy, quantum-resistant cryptography, and gigagas throughput across planned upgrades.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19790 / 4 stories in 8 days
MetaMask Crypto Debit Mastercard Launches Across United States
Logan Hitchcock / decrypt - The Mastercard-powered MetaMask debit card is now rolling out access to all users across the United States.
Back to Top / Thursday, February 26, 2026, 8:21 am / permalink 19789 / 3 stories in 8 days
Circle reports $770 million Q4 revenue as USDC circulation reaches $75 billion, targets 40% CAGR for stablecoin
Brian Danga / theblock - Circle reported $770 million in Q4 revenue and reserve income as USDC circulation reached $75.3 billion and issued 40% CAGR guidance.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 10:22 am / permalink 19725 / 7 stories in 9 days
Ethereum Foundation begins staking part of ether treasury, plans to deploy about 70,000 ETH to generate yield
James Hunt / theblock - The Ethereum Foundation has begun staking a portion of its ether treasury, targeting about 70,000 ETH to generate rewards for operations.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 11:22 am / permalink 19653 / 3 stories in 10 days
Solana DeFi Project Step Finance to Wind Down Weeks After $29M Hack
Callan Quinn / decrypt - The Solana projects made the "difficult decision" to cease operations after January's treasury breach and subsequent failed rescue efforts.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 9:21 am / permalink 19641 / 3 stories in 10 days
Based Raises $11.5M To Expand Crypto SuperApp Globally
Clinton / ventureburn - Based Expands Its Web3 Consumer SuperApp Based, a Web3 consumer SuperApp, has raised $11.5 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Pantera Capital with participation from CoinbaseThe post Based Raises $11.5M To Expand Crypto SuperApp Globally ap…
Back to Top / Monday, February 23, 2026, 9:22 am / permalink 19571 / 4 stories in 11 days
'Ethereum Is Going Hard': Vitalik Buterin Backs Censorship Resistance Upgrade
Jason Nelson / decrypt - Ethereum developers scheduled a controversial upgrade for later this year. Buterin said it reinforces the network’s cypherpunk principles.
Back to Top / Saturday, February 21, 2026, 6:20 pm / permalink 19541 / 4 stories in 13 days
Coinbase’s Base moves away from Optimism’s 'OP stack' in major tech shift
Margaux Nijkerk / coindesk - Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19377 / 6 stories in 16 days
Hyperliquid Launches Policy Center With $29 Million Backing to Advocate for DeFi in DC
André Beganski / decrypt - The organization is led by industry veteran Jake Chervinsky and backed with $29 million worth of HYPE.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19364 / 3 stories in 16 days
Crypto venture capital firm Dragonfly raises $650 million despite 'gloom of a bear market'
Olivier Acuna / coindesk - The firm’s fourth fund positions it alongside a16z and Paradigm even as blockchain VC fundraising contracts and investors pivot toward stablecoins and tokenized finance.
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 17, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 19315 / 3 stories in 17 days
Tomasz Stanczak to step down as Ethereum Foundation co-executive director, Bastian Aue to take interim role
James Hunt / theblock - Tomasz Stanczak will step down at the end of February, with Bastian Aue taking over alongside Hsiao-Wei Wang.
Back to Top / Friday, February 13, 2026, 12:20 pm / permalink 19134 / 3 stories in 21 days
Uniswap Token Jumps Following BlackRock Investment as BUIDL Goes DeFi
André Beganski / decrypt - Uniswap’s governance token jumped after the decentralized exchange’s creators announced an integration with BlackRock's tokenized fund.
Back to Top / Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 11:20 am / permalink 19027 / 5 stories in 23 days
Tether Invests in Interoperability Protocol Firm LayerZero
PYMNTS / pymnts - Tether invested in LayerZero Labs, the development company behind an interoperability protocol. The move by Tether’s investment arm is a sign of its support for “the development of proven, production-grade interoperability infrastructure used across the g…
Back to Top / Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 4:24 pm / permalink 18993 / 6 stories in 24 days
Jupiter brings Polymarket to Solana and lands $35 million investment deal
Shaurya Malwa / coindesk - Jupiter said Polymarket will be integrated on its platform, while ParaFi Capital has made a $35 million strategic investment in JUP with an extended lockup.
Back to Top / Monday, February 2, 2026, 12:20 am / permalink 18644 / 5 stories in 4 wks
BitMine Immersion (BMNR) Stock: Firm Completes Largest Ethereum Purchase of 2026
Trader Edge / parameter - TLDR BitMine Immersion Technologies purchased 40,302 ETH last week for $117 million, its largest 2026 acquisition The company now holds 4.24 million ETH, representing 3.52% of Ethereum’s total supply BitMine has staked over 2 million ETH, nearly half its …
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Is Bermuda Ready for a Fully Onchain Economy? Coinbase Joins Forces
Maxwell Mutuma / parameter - TLDR Bermuda has partnered with Coinbase and Circle to transform its economy into a fully onchain system using blockchain technology. The initiative will integrate digital asset infrastructure across government, businesses, and consumers in Bermuda. Stabl…
Back to Top / Monday, January 19, 2026, 5:21 pm / permalink 18179 / 10 stories in 6 wks