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OKX prioritizes long-term shareholder value over rushing an okx ipo

ExchangesMar 29

Executives at OKX are signaling a cautious approach to an eventual okx ipo, as they balance rapid expansion with a focus on sustainable shareholder value. OKX delays U.S. listing despite $25 billion valuation The crypto exchange will not rush into a U.S. public listing, even as it accelerates its global growth and pushes deeper into […] Executives at OKX are signaling a cautious approach to an eventual okx ipo, as they balance rapid expansion with a focus on sustainable shareholder value. OKX delays U.S. listing despite $25 billion valuation The crypto exchange will not rush into a U.S. public listing,…

Lido plans 8.5% LDO supply buyback to fix ‘price dislocation’ – Details

DeFiMar 29

Ethereum’s [$ETH] leading staking platform, Lido, has proposed a ‘one-off’ plan to buy back about 8.5% of the $LDO circulating supply. The proposal calls for funding the buyback with 10,000 stETH from the Lido DAO Treasury. At current prices of $2,000–$2,100 per stETH, this equates to roughly $20–$21 million. Since it’s a one-off plan, if approved, that would buy 70 million $LDO tokens, or about 8.5% of the circulating supply. Why Lido is bullish on its token On the reason behind the move, the protocol said, $LDO is trading at historically depressed levels relative to $ETH, a 70% discount that…

Farcaster founder joins Stripe-backed Tempo stablecoin project

RegulationMar 29

Dan Romero, co-founder of the decentralized social protocol Farcaster and a former Coinbase executive, is joining Tempo, a layer 1 blockchain focused on stablecoin payments. I'm thrilled to announce that I'm joining @tempo! Stablecoins are a generational opportunity and I'm excited to work with @matthuang, @gakonst and the rest of the team to make them mainstream. — Dan Romero (@dwr) February 9, 2026 The news comes after Farcaster was sold to Neynar, a web3 infrastructure company, in late January 2026. The acquisition hands over Farcaster’s codebase, app, smart contracts, and AI project Clanker. Tempo, incubated by payment processor Stripe and…

SEC sends proposed crypto interpretation to White House for review

LegalMar 29

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has forwarded its proposal to have most crypto assets not treated as securities under federal law to the White House’s Office of Management and Budget. According to information available through the US General Services Administration, on Friday the SEC sent two proposed rules to the White House for review, including its interpretative notice from last week regarding which digital assets the agency could consider a security under federal law. As of Monday, government records showed the proposal as “pending review” by the White House, potentially changing how the SEC handles regulation and enforcement…

Binance Australia hit with multimillion-dollar penalty after retail investor losses

ExchangesMar 29

Binance Australia Derivatives, operated by Oztures Trading, has been fined $6.9 million after a court found it incorrectly classified over 85% of its clients as wholesale investors between July 2022 and April 2023, according to a Friday press release published by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). The misclassification exposed 524 retail investors to risky crypto derivative products without required safeguards, resulting in over $8 million in losses and fees. Binance admitted to major compliance failures, including flawed onboarding processes, insufficient staff training, and poor oversight by senior compliance staff. Clients were able to repeatedly attempt qualification quizzes until…

Will whop treasury redefine DeFi-fintech integration for creators?

DeFiMar 29

As DeFi infrastructure quietly moves into mainstream platforms, whop treasury is emerging as a high-profile test case for scalable, onchain creator commerce finance. Stani Kulechov backs Whop’s DeFi move Whop Treasury has attracted public support from Stani Kulechov, the founder of Aave. He described the product as “one of the biggest DeFi-to-fintech integrations ever,” highlighting how it links a large consumer base directly to onchain infrastructure. Whop is a marketplace where creators sell digital products and community access. Now, user balances can be routed through onchain rails to generate yield automatically, rather than sitting idle in traditional payment systems. With…

Ethereum Investor Stuns Market with $15.1 Million ETH Sale After Four-Year Hold

EthereumMar 29

In a significant move that captured immediate attention across cryptocurrency markets, an early Ethereum investor executed a $15.1 million sale of $ETH, marking their first major divestment in over four years. According to data from the blockchain analytics platform Lookonchain, this substantial transaction involved the unstaking and subsequent sale of 7,302 $ETH within a remarkably short two-hour window. This event provides a compelling case study into the behavior of long-term cryptocurrency holders and the potential market signals their actions can send. Ethereum Investor Triggers Major Market Transaction The transaction, originating from a wallet associated with early Ethereum participation, represents a…

Jump Trading to acquire stakes in Kalshi and Polymarket

RegulationMar 29

Jump Trading, a Chicago-based firm specializing in algorithmic and high-frequency strategies, has reached agreements to take small ownership stakes in prediction market operators Kalshi and Polymarket, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing people with knowledge of the arrangements. The investment would deepen the proprietary trading giant’s exposure to event-based wagering after it began providing market-making liquidity on Kalshi’s platform. As reported, the deal with Kalshi grants Jump a predetermined equity share, while its stake in Polymarket will scale up over time with the level of trading capacity Jump contributes in the US. Kalshi, a CFTC-regulated venue for trading contracts tied to real-world…

Will MrBeast Push Crypto on Kids? Senator Warren Raises Alarm Over Banking App

LegalMar 29

Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) requested information Monday regarding Beast Industries’ recent acquisition of Step, urging the company created by YouTube star MrBeast to move cautiously as it weighs crypto for the mobile banking app designed for young investors. In a letter sent to Beast Industries CEO Jeff Housenbold and MrBeast—whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson—the crypto critic argued that the firm’s history “raises concerns about its ability to manage a financial technology company, particularly one targeting children and teens.” The 12-page letter focuses on Step’s previous involvement in crypto. In 2022, the app announced that it had become the first…

Strategic $4.38 Million Move to B2C2 Reveals Institutional Crypto Surge

ExchangesMar 29

In a significant institutional cryptocurrency movement, Paxos executed a substantial transfer of 1,000 $PAXG tokens, valued at approximately $4.38 million, to an address associated with the prominent crypto market maker B2C2. This transaction, identified by blockchain intelligence platform Arkham, underscores the growing institutional activity within the digital asset space as of April 2025. The movement of such a large sum in a gold-backed digital asset highlights evolving strategies among major financial players. Furthermore, this transfer provides a concrete example of how traditional asset classes integrate with blockchain technology. Analysts closely monitor these flows for signals about market liquidity and institutional…