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The following is a guest article from Mike Wasyl, CEO at Bracket. DeFi has fast-tracked and failed with some terrible economic models over the last four years. But there’s something romantic about a tarpless economy that keeps onlookers gawking. Peeling back the penguins, Ponzi schemes, and perpetual jargon, we find a 24/7 market creating opportunities for generations left to fend for themselves. No 30-year ice cream scooper pensions for Gen Z. Jokes aside, we younger generations had little choice but to use the tools we were dealt. In our brokerage accounts, we click around a fine UI generated by some…

The upcoming Pectra upgrade for Ethereum will transform how institutional staking operates, with key changes to validator consolidation and new prospects for automatic compounding— features that could reduce infrastructure costs by up to 90%, according to Artemiy Parshakov, vice president of institutions at P2P.org. Decrypt spoke with Parshakov on Wednesday at Consensus 2025 in Hong Kong, tackling how the Pectra upgrade introduces these features and how they could boost the sector. “For the staking ecosystem, this is a huge one,” Parshakov told Decrypt, adding that, “in comparison with Shanghai, it’s on par.” While Ethereum’s Shanghai upgrade enabled withdrawals, Pectra brings…

Franklin Templeton has launched its latest crypto exchange-traded product, the Franklin Crypto Index ETF. This marks the asset manager’s third major crypto exchange-traded fund. The other two digital asset funds include the Franklin Bitcoin ETF (ticker: EZBC) and Franklin Ethereum ETF (ticker: EZET), approved in January and June, respectively. Franklin Templeton announced the launch of the Franklin Crypto Index ETF on Feb. 20. The fund, which Franklin Templeton filed for approval with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in August 2024, will trade under the ticker EZPZ. The new exchange-traded product will offer exposure to the price movements of Bitcoin…

Shibarium, the Shiba Inu Ethereum-based Layer-2 scaling solution, is showing signs of growing adoption. After the daily transaction count dropped as low as 4.51 million on Dec. 24 and 4.63 million on Dec. 29, the transaction metrics are now back to peak levels of 4.78 million. If this daily transaction count is maintained, the protocol might hit a major milestone in days. Shibarium and historic trends of 2024 Over the past year, Shibarium recorded some milestones that put it at the forefront of the emerging Ethereum L2 protocols. As reported by U.Today, the protocol crossed the 670,000,000 transaction milestone in…

The Securities and Exchange Commission has agreed to drop its legal case against Coinbase, the exchange said Friday, pending approval by the regulator’s commissioners. But it’s just one of several actions the agency has taken since the inauguration of President Donald Trump to deepen its crypto-friendly tone shift. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said Friday that the SEC had agreed to end its lawsuit against the trading platform. The regulator will not fine the largest U.S. crypto exchange by daily trading volumes when it kills the case, Armstrong added, assuming that the plan is approved. The abandonment of the lawsuit, which…

This is a segment from the 0xResearch newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. As Ethereum’s ecosystem expands with over a hundred L2 networks — such as Arbitrum, Polygon, Optimism and ZKsync — navigating between these networks remains cumbersome. Each transfer is like booking a flight with multiple layovers and different airlines, requiring users to manage chains, navigate bridges and sometimes use multiple wallets. Intents offer a solution by letting users specify the outcome they want while specialized solvers determine the best way to execute it efficiently. Instead of manually moving assets and interacting with different networks, users simply declare their…

Bitcoin (BTC) continues to dominate the digital currency market, with a price standing at 93,571.06 dollars, and a daily increase of 1.48%. This rise reflects a recovery that involves the entire sector, supported by the constant interest of investors and by global policies that favor the adoption of cryptocurrencies. Key statistics on the Bitcoin (BTC) quotation Outlook: Blockware’s forecasts on BTC pricing Market Considerations Conclusions Key statistics on the Bitcoin (BTC) quotation Bitcoin (BTC) maintains its leadership position in the global market, as demonstrated by some key metrics. Its market capitalization is 1.85 trillion dollars, with an increase of 1.46%…

There are many projects in the cryptocurrency market. While it is very important to determine which project is long-lasting and solid when investing, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin explained his thoughts on this subject. Only Bitcoin and Ethereum Can Survive! On WarpCast, Vitalik Buterin argued that only Bitcoin and Ethereum have the essential property needed for long-term survival. Claiming that only Bitcoin and Ethereum can survive without foundations at this point, Buterin stated that only BTC and ETH have true decentralization features. “True decentralization can be tested by whether a blockchain can survive without a foundation. And at this point, only…

This is a segment from the Forward Guidance newsletter. To read full editions, subscribe. January’s FOMC meeting minutes were released this week, providing plenty of fodder for monetary plumbing nerds to piece together what the Fed thinks about bank reserves and its ongoing campaign of quantitative tightening (QT). As seen in the chart below, the QT campaign has been fraught with nuance and idiosyncratic offsetting. As QT occurred, the vast majority of it has been offset by the reverse repo facility (RRP) balance as seen by the white line below. Further, this has been hiccuped by the debt ceiling debacle…

In an X post published yesterday, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong claimed that his company had reached an agreement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission to drop the regulator’s legal action against the exchange. Armstrong’s post has created excitement in the crypto community. Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse has responded enthusiastically to the post. He has noted that the SEC is moving on quickly from the flawed policy framework of the past. Let’s dive in for more details! SEC Drops Case Against Coinbase Without Penalties It was in 2023 that the US SEC originally initiated its legal action against Coinbase. The…