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Stablecoin yields should be passed on to the consumer, Robinhood General Manager Johann Kerbrat said Wednesday at CoinDesk’s Consensus Hong Kong conference. Kerbrat also said it should be up to consumers to decide what they want to do with their savings, though they need to be made aware of the risks inherent in these products. “We think that we should be able to pass the yield to the consumer,” Kerbrat said. “They don’t want to be locked into a stablecoin earning no interest if they can do it on a high-yield savings account.” However, he said stablecoins have risks and…

A crypto swap dispute involving the Dogeshit ($DOGSHIT) memecoin and the $USDT stablecoin on OKX has recently sparked a debate. OKX has responded to the incident with comprehensive detail. Star Xu, the CEO of the crypto exchange, asserted that the transaction has not experienced any MEV attack, as the rumors on social media are claiming. Hence, the development assures the users about the secure execution of the transaction. 转发团队回复如下：针对该笔交易，我们排查结论如下：用户本次兑换路径为 DOGESHIT → $USDT，询价数量约为 3500+ $USDT 等值。用户在页面看到的报价为 1838.43 $USDT（滑点 0.015），最终链上实际成交为 1915.03 $USDT。… https://t.co/N4Izm8L76u pic.twitter.com/iWG7nVgmEa — Star_OKX (@star_okx) March 23, 2026 OKX Investigation Clarifies $DOGSHIT-$USDT Swap and Higher-Than-Quoted Settlement The OKX CEO shared…

French cryptography startup Zama is integrating its protocol with Apex-backed T-REX Ledger to become what it calls the “default confidentiality layer” for ERC-3643 tokenized assets, a standard that lets issuers embed identity checks and transfer restrictions into tokenized securities. According to a Tuesday release shared with Cointelegraph, Zama, which raised $73 million in Series A funding in 2024 to commercialize fully homomorphic encryption (FHE), and T-REX Network aim to establish privacy as a core infrastructure for institutional tokenization, “rather than a standalone feature.” The integration, they say, will enable regulated institutions to use public blockchain ecosystems “without compromising operational security…

CESR, the Composite Ether Staking Rate, is emerging as Ethereum’s reference rate, underpinning swaps, futures and risk models as institutions chase transparent on‑chain yield. Summary CESR, the Composite Ether Staking Rate, has emerged as a key benchmark for Ethereum staking yields, tracking the mean annualized return earned by active validators. The rate captures consensus rewards and priority transaction fees, and is now referenced by institutional derivatives products such as Rho Labs’ $ETH staking rate swaps and futures. Market participants say CESR is laying the groundwork for a full forward rate curve in crypto, mirroring how LIBOR and SOFR underpin trillions…

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink has sparked debate about the future of the US dollar after warning that rising debt interest payments could weaken confidence in the currency. Speaking on February 10, 2026, Fink said that if the US fails to control its debt costs, the dollar could eventually resemble “monopoly money.” https://twitter.com/cryptorover/status/2021458804194652382?s=46 His comments arrive at a key moment for the US economy. Federal debt has climbed to roughly $38 trillion, based on recent US Treasury data. At the same time, the government now spends about 20% of its federal budget on interest payments alone. That figure has grown sharply…

Bybit is giving its $USDC markets a noticeable push, and this time the focus is not on flashy marketing but on making trading cheaper and liquidity stronger. In a fresh update, the exchange said it is introducing fee discounts for eligible users trading $USDC spot and futures pairs, while also adjusting the way $USDC market makers are evaluated. The changes do not affect Pro user fee structures or non-$USDC pairs, which keeps the update targeted rather than broad across the platform. The main attraction for traders is the fee cut. Bybit said eligible VIP users who trade manually will receive…

Neo X smart contracts can now request and receive external data through Neo N3’s built-in oracle service, following the launch of the Neo Oracle Gateway by BaneLabs. The new infrastructure component routes oracle requests across chains using the Message Bridge and is deployed on both MainNet and TestNet. The release marks an effort to extend Neo N3’s native capabilities to its EVM-compatible sidechain. The development team has sought to bring proven Neo N3 features into Neo X’s EVM environment, and this release represents a step in that direction. What the Oracle Gateway enables The gateway establishes a pattern for Neo…

Today, March 24, the Ethereum Foundation launched a new public dashboard to track its progress towards making Ethereum quantum-resistant across every layer. The dashboard comes as one of the solutions built after a January 24 tweet, where Ethereum Foundation researcher Justin Drake formally declared post-quantum security as a top strategic priority. In his January tweet, Drake stated that “After years of quiet R&D, EF management has officially declared PQ security a top strategic priority. It’s now 2026, timelines are accelerating. Time to go full PQ.” From the lab to the roadmap The Ethereum Foundation’s new site was launched by its…

Tokenized money market funds and digital bank deposits are shifting from experimental pilots to early-stage financial infrastructure, executives from Franklin Templeton, SWIFT and Ledger said Wednesday Consensus Hong Kong 2026. “Take traditional, existing financial instruments, make them cheaper, better faster, by putting them natively on chain,” said Franklin Templeton’s Chetan Karkhanis. The asset manager has focused on tokenizing money market funds, a roughly $10 trillion global asset class composed of short-term Treasuries and repos. By issuing fund shares natively on-chain and making them accessible via self-custody wallets or exchanges, Franklin Templeton aims to deliver 24/7 liquidity and reduce operational costs…

Russian crypto exchanges will be permitted to list the largest digital coins, according to new rules approved by the executive power in Moscow. The regulations bring strict requirements regarding capitalization, trading volume and history that can be met mainly by the likes of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Russians to trade state-approved leading cryptos Russia is on its way to legalize cryptocurrencies this year but intends to let its citizens touch only the biggest coins on the market today. That’s according to the latest version of the legislation designed to regulate crypto transactions, which has just received the nod from the Russian…