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The US administration announced significant progress in the dispute over stablecoin rewards, which is closely related to cryptocurrency market regulation. According to the White House, the disagreement between the parties regarding rewards associated with stablecoin usage has “narrowed significantly.” Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the White House Crypto Council, told the Crypto In America team at the ETHDenver event that the gap between crypto companies and bank representatives has significantly narrowed following a closed-door meeting last week. The biggest point of contention in the regulatory process is whether crypto firms can offer rewards tied to stablecoin usage. Banks argue that…

Two key opinion leaders have predicted that AI agents’ crypto transactions will quickly dwarf those of human beings. The key driver behind this is the ease of opening a crypto wallet as compared to a bank account. The integration of AI with blockchain has attracted several regulatory and security concerns. CEO and co-founder of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has predicted that AI (artificial intelligence) agents will outnumber humans in crypto payments by a “million times.” CEO, co-founder, and Chairman of Coinbase, Brian Armstrong, made similar comments shortly afterwards. He added that the main reason is that…

Real World Assets (RWAs) have reached a major milestone. Data from DefiLlama shows that the active market cap of RWAs has surpassed $15 billion for the first time. This figure reflects assets actively circulating in wallets and smart contracts rather than tokens that issuers hold or lock, highlighting genuine participation and on-chain engagement. The achievement marks a significant step forward for tokenized finance and reinforces growing confidence in blockchain-based asset systems. Active Market Cap of RWAs passed $15B for the first time ever today.Active Market Cap tracks the portion of an RWA that is distributed to independent holders or smart…

When Robert DeNault joined Kalshi’s four-person legal team in October, it was under the assumption that his background investigating white collar crimes could come in handy. Now serving as the prediction market’s head of enforcement, the former associate at law firm White & Case told Decrypt that Kalshi is preparing to disclose a wave of disciplinary actions that have been taken against users—the result of a monthslong effort to clean up a “backlog” of potential trading violations. “It’s taken a big chunk of my first few months here to get through these,” he said. “We’re going to continue to post…

A new platform founded by Wall Street veteran Chan Ahn is aiming to bring one of finance’s most exclusive asset classes — private equity — onto the blockchain. — Tessera has announced the launch of its private equity tokenization platform on Solana, a system designed to give investors onchain exposure to private company shares that have historically been accessible only through venture capital firms and institutional investment networks. The goal is ambitious: convert private equity from a closed financial market into a liquid, globally accessible asset class. “Private equity has historically operated inside closed networks,” said Chan Ahn, Founder and…

Crypto exchange-traded product (ETP) provider 21Shares has launched an investment product giving European investors access to a preferred stock issued by Michael Saylor’s Strategy, the world’s largest public holder of Bitcoin. The asset manager will list its 21Shares Strategy Yield ETP under the ticker “STRC NA” on Euronext Amsterdam on Thursday, the company said Wednesday. The ETP is available to institutional and retail investors, offering a dividend backed by Strategy’s Bitcoin ($BTC) treasury, which currently holds 717,722 $BTC, valued at around $47 billion. With dividends set at a variable 11.25% annualized rate, the ETP represents one of the earliest structured,…

The intersection between DeFi and Artificial Intelligence is growing rapidly and changing the way retail investors participate with complex financial data. It has been announced that Collably Network has announced a strategic partnership with Cattoverse, an AI driven Feline Co-Pilot, that helps navigate through the volatile Crypto Market. This is done by combining high utility analytical tools for market intelligence along with the Viral Appeal of Meme Culture to help decrease the barrier to entry for any Web3 Participant who wants to use actionable intelligence for their trading strategy. The Rise of the Feline Co-pilot in Market Analysis Cattoverse is…

WebN Group, the blockchain and Web3 incubator backed by billionaire Alan Howard, is closing its doors after seeding a clutch of digital infrastructure startups over the past several years, according to a person familiar with the matter. Most recently, the venture studio backed tokenization specialist Libre (now called KAIO), crypto staking shop Twinstake, blockchain infrastructure firm TruFin and zero-knowledge proofs startup Geometry. In addition to Howard, WebN also received an undisclosed investment from Japanese bank Nomura’s crypto partnership, Laser Digital, back in 2023. The incubator was described as having “successfully completed its mission” the person said. Some of the staff…

The bankruptcy plan administrator of Terraform Labs, Todd Snyder, has filed a lawsuit against Jane Street Group for alleged front-running trades that allowed the trading powerhouse to profit from non-public information obtained from Terraform insiders, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. The complaint, submitted in Manhattan federal court, claims these trades not only enriched Jane Street but also contributed to the rapid collapse of the TerraUSD (UST) stablecoin and LUNA in May 2022. The lawsuit also names Jane Street co-founder Robert Granieri and employees Bryce Pratt and Michael Huang as defendants. Terraform’s implosion in May 2022 wiped out roughly $40…

Axon Enterprise (AXON) shares surged more than 20% following its fourth-quarter results, which highlighted rising demand for the company’s AI-enhanced software tools and growing adoption across its customer base. The Scottsdale-based company posted record results as Software & Services revenue increased 40% to $343 million, highlighting continued momentum in its high-margin SaaS business. Full-year revenue rose 33% to $2.8 billion, marking the fourth consecutive year of growth above 30%, supported by strong bookings of $7.4 billion and future contracted bookings of $14.4 billion. Net income for the fourth quarter totaled $3 million, while non-GAAP net income reached $178 million, and…