Mastercard is enlisting more than 85 crypto firms, fintechs, and banks into a new partner program designed to keep stablecoin payments running over its own rails. Summary Mastercard is building a curated network of 85+ wallets, exchanges, issuers, and processors to plug stablecoin flows into its card infrastructure. The program aims to keep Mastercard at…
Revolut secures a full UK banking license, rolling out FSCS‑protected deposits for 13 million users while keeping crypto trading outside deposit insurance. Summary Revolut wins PRA approval to launch Revolut Bank UK with full banking status. UK customers gain FSCS protection up to £85,000 as accounts migrate in phases. Crypto trading remains in a separate,…
Fresh Coinglass data shows ETH and BTC trapped between opposing liquidation bands, where a few hundred dollars either way can unleash over 1.9 billion dollars in forced flows. Summary For ETH, shorts face roughly 958 million dollars in liquidations above 2,153 dollars, while a drop below 1,951 dollars risks about 907 million dollars in long…
The price of Across Protocol token surged sharply after a governance proposal suggested a major structural shift for the project. Summary Across Protocol token jumped 85% as a proposal suggests converting tokens into company shares. Holders could exchange ACX for equity in a new US C-corp or sell tokens for USDC in a buyout offer. The move is…
Anchorage Digital has taken a strategic stake in Immunefi and its IMU token, tying a U.S.-chartered crypto bank directly into on-chain bug bounty infrastructure for DeFi security. Summary Anchorage Digital invested in Immunefi and purchased IMU, tightening links between a U.S.-chartered crypto bank and one of crypto’s largest bug bounty platforms. The deal signals institutions…
MetaMask has integrated the Uniswap API as a core swap provider, routing in-wallet trades through Uniswap v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX across 16+ networks for deeper, CEX-like liquidity. Summary MetaMask now routes swaps through the Uniswap API, tapping v2, v3, v4, and UniswapX liquidity across more than 16 networks directly from the wallet UI. The…
Osmosis has proposed converting OSMO to ATOM and tightening Cosmos Hub integration, testing whether chain mergers can boost liquidity, governance, and valuations. Summary Osmosis plan offers OSMO–ATOM conversion at a fixed rate over six months, with unclaimed ATOM returning to the Hub community pool. Proposal would bind Osmosis liquidity, security, and governance more tightly to…
Aave price is trading near $111 as traders react to a $27 million liquidation error that briefly shook confidence in the lending protocol. Summary Aave price dropped after a $27M liquidation caused by a CAPO oracle error. 34 accounts using wstETH were liquidated, but the protocol stayed solvent and users will be reimbursed. AAVE trades…
The U.S. Senate is finally treating stablecoins as extensions of the dollar system itself, using the GENIUS Act to pull digital dollars inside the regulatory perimeter. Summary The GENIUS Act passed the Senate 68–30, requiring payment stablecoins to be fully backed by cash and short‑term Treasuries with frequent, public reserve disclosures. Built on the Lummis–Gillibrand…
Bitfinex is about to get a massive chunk of its past back as a U.S. court orders more than 94,000 seized bitcoin returned, turning a 2016 hack into a live test of crypto property rights. Summary The restitution order covers 94,643 BTC plus forked coins seized from Ilya Lichtenstein and Heather “Razzlekhan” Morgan, part of…
