The Ethereum Foundation cut 54 roles, roughly 20% of staff, and reorganized around five domain clusters as ETH fell more than 5%.
THORChain restored swaps and liquidity operations after a 39-day shutdown caused by a $10.7 million vault exploit. Here is what changed for RUNE and users.
Ripple received preliminary Luxembourg MiCA approval, moving its regulated crypto payments platform closer to serving clients across 30 EEA countries.
Franklin Templeton completed its 250 Digital acquisition and launched Franklin Crypto, adding active crypto strategies to its $1.78 trillion platform.
The Senate passed a temporary Federal Reserve retail CBDC ban through 2030 inside H.R. 6644, sending the amended housing bill back to the House.
Crypto trading app Fomo raised a $75 million Series B at a reported $550 million valuation after reaching 625,000 users and $4 billion in volume.
A new Ethereum proposal would let validators redirect up to 10% of staking revenue to public goods, potentially raising 50,000 to 70,000 ETH annually.
A Wall Street Journal investigation found 1,105 staged Polymarket betting videos drew 140 million views, raising disclosure and trust questions.
NYSE owner ICE and OKX formed a 50-50 venture to connect 120 million OKX users with regulated futures and tokenized equities, with Andrew Cuomo as co-chair.
Taiko halted blocks and paused its Ethereum bridge after a $1.7 million proof-validation exploit, sending TAIKO down as the team prepares a post-mortem.