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Pendle’s plan to move away from vote-escrow (ve) tokenomics is sparking debate within the decentralized finance (DeFi) community, with some builders calling it a needed upgrade and others warning it could hurt long-term alignment. Pendle, which boasts a total value locked (TVL) of over $3.5 billion, said it will replace vePENDLE with sPENDLE, a new token that removes multi-year locks and instead uses a 14-day withdrawal period. The protocol also said it will switch from manual voting to an algorithm-based emissions model, which aims to cut overall emissions by about 30%. The change is a major shift for Pendle, and…

Ethereum has entered a pivotal phase after breaking out of a bullish pattern that constrained price action for nearly two months. ETH pushed decisively above a key resistance zone, confirming renewed upside momentum. This technical breakout coincided with a historic surge in network participation, marking a significant moment for Ethereum’s recovery narrative. Ethereum Breaks 7 Year Record Ethereum recorded an unprecedented 447,000 new investors onboarding within a single 24-hour period. New addresses represent wallets interacting with ETH for the first time. This milestone reflects a sharp acceleration from recent trends, where daily new addresses had already surpassed 300,000 during the…

Strategy’s (MSTR) senior perpetual preferred stock, STRF, is increasingly standing out as the company’s most successful credit instrument since its launch in March. Trading at $110, STRF has risen 36% from issuance and has rebounded 20% from its Nov. 21 low of $92. That date also marked bitcoin’s local bottom near $80,000, highlighting the strong correlation between STRF and bitcoin. STRF occupies the top tier of Strategy’s preferred structure. It pays a fixed 10% annual cash dividend and features governance rights plus penalty based step ups if payments are missed. Even with its premium pricing pushing the effective yield down…

Blockchain oracle provider RedStone has acquired Security Token Market (STM) and its TokenizeThis conference, adding a large dataset on tokenized real-world assets to its existing oracle business. According to an announcement, the acquisition brings STM’s historical data, covering more than 800 tokenized products across equities, real estate, debt and fund structures, under RedStone’s ownership, along with control of the TokenizeThis conference brand. STM founder Herwig Konings will join RedStone as an adviser and head of TokenizeThis, while STM chief operating officer Jason Barraza will take on an institutional business development role focused on asset managers, banks and tokenization platforms. RedStone…

Ethereum price rally has reached a major $3,400 resistance zone, where multiple technical confluence levels raise the probability of rejection unless buyers reclaim the area with volume. Summary ETH is testing $3,400 high-time-frame resistance Confluence includes bearish order block + VAH + 0.618 Fibonacci Rejection increases downside odds toward value area low support Ethereum’s (ETH) latest price action has been notably impulsive, with buyers driving a strong rally into a key high-time-frame resistance near $3,400. This level is now acting as a major inflection point, where the market must either break through and confirm bullish continuation, or reject and rotate…

Stablecoins have had their ups and downs, but it’s clear they’re one of crypto’s biggest success stories so far. While Bitcoin may garner more of the headlines thanks to its constant ups and downs, stablecoins have emerged as the chief workhorse of the decentralized finance ecosystem, helping to shift more than $275 trillion worth of value across the globe. However, there are signs that the U.S. dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency is being eroded, and that could lead to some major consequences for the stablecoin economy, given that its top tokens are pegged to its value. This year,…

Ethereum, Solana, Polkadot, and Tezos staking activity continues to expand as institutions seek yield without compromising control. As of writing, Proof-of-Stake networks command a growing share of locked value, while enterprises demand infrastructure that aligns with internal governance. Against this backdrop, Chorus One and Ledger announced a collaboration that brings institutional staking directly into the Ledger Enterprise platform. The integration allows institutions to stake ETH, SOL, DOT, and XTZ without transferring custody of digital assets. Private keys remain protected by Ledger’s secure hardware, while Chorus One operates the validator infrastructure. Does this structure finally remove one of the biggest barriers…

Welcome to the US Crypto News Morning Briefing—your essential rundown of the most important developments in crypto for the day ahead. Grab a coffee as Ethereum, crypto capital, and one of the world’s biggest creators collide in a deal that has everyone talking. Crypto News of the Day: Tom Lee’s BitMine Backs MrBeast YouTube star Jimmy Donaldson, better known as MrBeast, may have claimed he has “negative money,” but his company, Beast Industries, just received a massive boost. In a Thursday announcement, BitMine Immersion Technologies revealed a $200 million equity investment. BITMINE JUST MADE A $200M MOVE OUTSIDE CRYPTO$BMNR announced…

Catching up to the steep decline in the price of Strategy (MSTR), Cantor Fitzgerald’s Brett Knoblauch cut his 12-month price target for Strategy (MSTR) to $229 from $560, citing a weaker environment for raising capital tied to bitcoin BTC$90,977.49. The new target still suggests nearly 30% upside from the current price of $180, with Knoblauch maintaining his overweight rating. Strategy has built its business model around raising money via common stock, preferred stock and convertible debt offerings, and using the cash to buy more bitcoin. The flywheel worked wonderfully for years, propelling MSTR to eye-popping returns since its first bitcoin…

Even as the White House’s push for a federal crypto reserve turned sluggish in 2025, many of the U.S. states were contemplating and pulling the trigger on similar ideas, and much of that work was bolstered by Dennis Porter and the Satoshi Action Fund. This feature is a part of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2025 list. A few of those efforts are coming to a head in states such as Texas, New Hampshire and Arizona, with several more potentially on the way, going live well before the U.S. government’s bitcoin stockpile is much more than a proposal in search of some congressional…