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This month, Kentucky lawmakers advanced another bill that critics say could make self-custody impossible for hardware wallet manufacturers to deliver without building a backdoor into their products. It comes after passing a bill last year protecting residents’ right to use crypto wallets. The vehicle is HB 380, a consumer-protection measure aimed at cryptocurrency kiosks. Its core provisions are substantive: a $2,000 daily transaction cap, a $10,500 limit on new-user accounts, a 72-hour cancellation window, fee caps, mandatory scam warnings, and defined refund rights for fraud victims. The FBI’s 2024 Internet Crime Complaint Center report documented 10,956 complaints tied to crypto…

World Liberty Financial ($WLFI) has generated at least $1.4 billion for the Trump and Witkoff families since November 2024, far surpassing the cash generated by Donald Trump’s real estate empire over an eight-year period. Summary World Liberty Financial has generated at least $1.4 billion for the Trump and Witkoff families since late 2024. Most $WLFI token proceeds flow to Trump-controlled entities. Related crypto ventures, including American Bitcoin, experienced dramatic post-listing declines According to the Wall Street Journal, the Trump family received at least $1.2 billion in cash within roughly 16 months, along with an additional $2.25 billion in unrealized crypto…

Explains how the foreign router ban reshapes import approvals, disclosure rules, and the push to move production to US facilities. US regulators have moved aggressively to tighten network security, with a sweeping foreign router ban now reshaping the consumer internet hardware market. FCC expands security blacklist to consumer routers The Federal Communications Commission has barred new foreign-made consumer internet routers from the US market, citing escalating national security threats. In an update on Monday to its list of equipment deemed insufficiently secure, the FCC added all consumer-grade routers manufactured outside the US, dramatically widening its existing hardware restrictions. Moreover, the…

Seraphim, who previously served as Growth Lead at both Lido Finance and Ethena, has officially joined the Solana Foundation in a role focused on risk and special situations. His arrival comes with a big target, a sharp tongue, and no shortage of confidence. The Mission: $10 Billion in TVL In his new role, Seraphim says his mandate is to close “mega deals that will drive max value” to the Solana ecosystem. His headline goal is bringing $10 billion in total value locked to Solana, a significant step up from the $1 to $2 billion in deals he says he has…

A significant capital allocation initiative has emerged within the Lido Finance ($LDO) ecosystem. The Growth Committee, operating within the Lido DAO, has proposed a new scheme to accumulate $LDO tokens using a portion of the stETH assets held in the DAO treasury. According to the proposal, assuming favorable market conditions persist, $LDO tokens will be purchased using a maximum of 10,000 stETH, and this process will be managed through the Lido Ecosystem Foundation. The purchased $LDO tokens will be transferred back to the treasury, and a detailed implementation report will be shared at the end of the process. Related News…

In a recent tweet, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) chair Paul Atkins has confirmed participation at the ongoing digital asset summit event. This comes after the SEC issued historic guidance on its classification of crypto assets in the past week, one which Atkins described as a “historic week” for digital asset markets in the United States. Excited to speak today at this year’s @blockworksDAS after a historic week for America’s digital asset markets.Tune in below for my remarks and a fireside chat at 11:55AM ET today! ⬇️ https://t.co/POxsPlliv6 — Paul Atkins (@SECPaulSAtkins) March 24, 2026 Atkins revealed his excitement…

In a significant development for blockchain-based finance, Tempo has announced support for the omnichain stablecoin USDT0, a move poised to reshape cross-border payments and liquidity flows. This integration, reported by The Block, directly addresses a core challenge in decentralized finance: fragmented liquidity across multiple blockchain networks. Consequently, Tempo strengthens its position as a critical infrastructure provider for global dollar transfers. The company’s platform, which specializes in stablecoins and payments, now leverages USDT0’s unique architecture. This architecture is built on LayerZero’s omnichain token standard. Therefore, users gain a powerful new tool for efficient asset movement. Tempo’s Integration of USDT0: A Technical…

Aave Labs has published an updated version of its “Aave Will Win” ARFC after incorporating community feedback. The framework would direct 100% of revenue from Aave-branded products to the Aave DAO treasury under a token-centric structure. Aave has moved its latest strategic proposal into a more concrete phase. After weeks of discussion, revisions and community pushback on key details, Aave Labs has now published the updated ARFC for what it calls the “Aave Will Win” framework. Aave Labs is pitching a tighter DAO revenue loop At the center of the proposal is a fairly direct idea. If the framework is…

Coinbase’s “Everything App,” Base App, is sunsetting its Creator Rewards program and Farcaster-powered social feed as part of a strategic shift to focus entirely on tradable assets. The Creator Rewards program was launched in July and was intended to make Ethereum layer 2 Base a more social ecosystem, where activity and engagement translated into earnings. The Base App X account said on Monday that it handed out around $450,000 to 17,000 creators over seven months, with the data suggesting that creators earned an average of $26. “As we’ve rolled the app out, we’ve realized we need to do less, better.…

China’s Hainan provincial financial regulator warned the public after some entities promoted themselves as “Hainan International Data Asset Exchange,” “Hainan Data Exchange,” or similar names and claimed they could legally conduct RWA, or real world asset, and RDA, or real data asset, business. The regulator said those operations were not approved and may involve illegal financial activity that threatens public property safety. The notice said Hainan has not approved the establishment of any entity called “Hainan International Data Asset Exchange.” It also said any trading venue in the province must receive provincial government approval, and businesses cannot use names such…