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About 60% of World Cup bettors on Polymarket are first-time crypto users About 60% of users who placed their first World Cup bets on Polymarket had never interacted with blockchain protocols
Stablecoin shutdowns rarely go smoothly. When a widely used peg token disappears, protocols built on top of it often scramble to unwind positions while users face frozen liquidity and forced
Base, the Coinbase-backed Layer-2 network, said a stale journal state in its sequencer caused two separate outages last week, disrupting block production and leaving users unable to transact
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has issued a blunt warning that the fast-growing stablecoin market could undermine core pillars of the global monetary system—particularly soverei
Coinbase's Base network disclosed that a stale journal state bug in its sequencer block-building logic caused two separate block production outages on June 25 and June 26, 2026, halting trans
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has issued a warning that the fast-growing stablecoin market could destabilize the global monetary system—particularly by eroding central bank con
Ripple has secured a preliminary MiCA-related status in Europe, but that designation falls short of a full crypto-asset service provider (CASP) license. The distinction matters for anyone ass
TLDR: Coinbase introduced AI agent tools that connect autonomous software directly to crypto financial services. Agent financial accounts enable AI wallets, payments, and low-cost blockchain
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) warned that the rapid expansion of stablecoins risks fragmenting the global monetary system and weakening sovereign monetary control, urging centr
Whether a token is a security or a commodity decides almost everything about how it can be traded, listed, and held in the U.S. In March 2026 regulators called sixteen major tokens “digital c
Galaxy Research cut the CLARITY Act’s 2026 passage odds to 50-50 amid Senate scheduling uncertainty. Unresolved negotiations over ethics, regulatory language, and amendments continue to delay
By the time you read this, some Binance users in Europe will already be staring at a “service unavailable in your region” banner and scrambling to move funds. It’s not a drill; it’s MiCA enfo
