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A community bank in Texas has transformed itself into a crypto-friendly lender, a move reflecting the growing interest in digital assets among smaller financial institutions. The bank, Monet Bank, formerly one of the federally chartered banks owned by billionaire backer Andy Beal, has repositioned itself to serve cryptocurrency firms and digital-asset businesses, according to a recent regulatory approval from the Texas Department of Banking. This move is part of the community bank’s goal to transform into a modern bank, focusing on digital finance and cutting-edge digital solutions rather than conventional consumer banking. The announcement was made public after the Texas-based…

iAssets are Supra’s liquid staking tokens that let you earn passive $SUPRA rewards while keeping your crypto fully usable in DeFi. Deposit ETH, USDC, WBTC, or $SUPRA into Supra’s IntraLayer Vault, receive a wrapped version (like iETH or iUSDC), and start collecting block rewards without locking anything up. The feature launched its bootstrap phase in mid-January 2026 and has already attracted over $538,000 in Total Value Locked. How Do iAssets Work? The process is straightforward. You deposit a supported asset through SupraNova.ai, Supra’s bridging and vault interface. The vault mints your corresponding iAsset at a 1:1 ratio. Hold that iAsset,…

Bitmine Immersion now controls 3.4 percent of Ethereum supply, signaling strong long-term institutional confidence. Ethereum exchange balances fall to 16.3 million as institutions steadily lock away supply tokens. Despite heavy accumulation, Ethereum price dips 4% and trades below key $3,200 level. Bitmine Immersion, led by Tom Lee, has now accumulated a 3.4% share of the total Ethereum circulating supply. As Bitmine emerged as one of the largest ETH holders, exchange supply dropped sharply, with only 16.3 million ETH left for trading. Despite this strong accumulation, Ethereum’s price has slipped by around 4%, trading below the $3,200 level. Bitmine Holds 3.4%…

China’s top financial bodies just issued a rare joint warning targeting RWA tokenization and crypto activity. Authorities say no RWA tokenization is approved in the country, calling out major risks and illegal practices. Institutions and the public are urged to avoid all RWA and virtual currency activity as enforcement tightens. China has issued one of its most forceful crypto warnings to date: Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization is not welcome at all. Seven major financial associations, including the National Internet Finance Association of China, released a joint notice urging the public and institutions to stay away from RWAs and virtual currencies,…

River and Sui have established a strategic partnership to develop a new liquidity layer that enables the connection of disparate assets across the DeFi Ecosystem. By entering into this agreement, River can deliver its Stablecoin solution using Chain Abstraction Technology to Sui by combining River’s technological platform and the Performance-Based Technology of Sui. The primary goal of this collaboration is to create an environment where satUSD can be utilized as a single integrated asset across all DeFi Ecosystems and still settle natively on Sui’s Blockchain. Breaking Down Fragmented Liquidity Barriers The increasing variety of Layer-1 and Layer-2 protocol networks has…

Ethereum price today trades near $3,208 after a 2.25% decline that tested the lower boundary of a multi-week symmetrical triangle. The drop triggered significant long liquidations, but spot flows paint a different picture as buyers step in to absorb the selling. Long Liquidations Flush Leveraged Positions ETH Derivative Analysis (Source: Coinglass) Derivatives markets absorbed heavy damage in the past 24 hours. According to Coinglass, $119.45 million in long positions were liquidated compared to $36.49 million in shorts. That 3:1 ratio shows that leveraged bulls got caught as price broke below intraday support. Open interest held relatively steady at $41.51 billion,…

The US banking industry has been pushing “myths” about stablecoin yields to protect itself, and Congress should prioritize consumers rather than highly profitable banks, argues crypto lecturer and author Omid Malekan. “I am disappointed that market structure legislation seems to be held up by the stablecoin yield issue. Most of the concerns bouncing around Washington are based on unsubstantiated myths,” said Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, Omid Malekan, on Monday. He stated that the passage of crypto market structure legislation in Washington “now seems to partially depend on the question of whether stablecoin issuers should be able to share…

In 2025, DeFi shifted into a new maturity phase where Certora security became central to protecting value across chains and protocols. DeFi enters a security-first era Securing the top DeFi protocols Key long-term security partners Security at scale across chains and stacks Measuring real value beyond TVL The hacks that never happened Where the frontier of risk is shifting Designing for long-term solvency Why formal verification became central Examples of properties formally proven Scaling the research engine The strategic role of Certora security in 2026 and beyond DeFi enters a security-first era By 2025, decentralized finance reached $2.5 trillion in…

Ethereum price is down while daily transactions now exceed 2021 peaks as cheap L2 data, stablecoin payments, and rising staking queues signal durable, non-speculative network demand. Summary Ethereum price is down, while daily transactions climbed from 1.8M to 2.1M in two weeks, eclipsing 2021 bull-cycle peaks while average fees sit near multi-year lows.​ Stablecoin payments, led by Tether’s USDT at roughly twice USDC’s volume, now dominate on-chain activity as Ethereum underpins mainstream settlement rails.​ Around 30% of ETH is staked, the validator exit queue is at zero, and 2.6M ETH is waiting to enter, signaling strong confidence despite Vitalik’s ‘bloat’…

Pakistan has announced its intention to launch its first stablecoin to be used within the country. Announcing the development, Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (PVARA) Chairman Bilal Bin Saqib states that the move is part of its effort to integrate digital assets into Pakistan’s economy. Stablecoins are digital tokens whose values are always tied to fiat currencies, such as the dollar, making them more stable than the average digital assets like Bitcoin. Bin Saqib made this known as the Binance Blockchain Week in Dubai, highlighting that the country has also been working on the creation of its Central Bank Digital…