DeFi

A Matrixport‑linked whale has opened a fresh 30,000 ETH long at 15x, lifting total leveraged exposure to 58,000 ETH (~$132M)

CFTC turns to AI tools and a new Innovation Task Force to police booming crypto and prediction markets as staff

The CFTC is turning to artificial intelligence and a new Innovation Task Force to police explosive crypto and prediction markets

Tether’s open-source MDK unifies Bitcoin mining control in a JS and React stack, aiming for AI-ready, vendor-agnostic automation from home

Polymarket’s CLOB v2 upgrade ships new exchange contracts, pUSD collateral, and $1M in liquidity rewards to deepen books and court

DeFi United has released a recovery plan to restore full backing for Kelp DAO’s rsETH after a $292 million exploit

Coinbase says stablecoins settled $33T in 2025, eclipsing Visa’s $16.7T and turning on‑chain dollars into the internet’s real‑time, low‑fee payment

Canada’s new C$25B Canada Strong Fund aims to back “nation‑building” projects, but crypto circles instantly seized on one question: will

Trump’s second Mar‑a‑Lago TRUMP memecoin gala goes ahead as the token crashes, turning “exclusive” on‑chain access into a cut‑rate lesson

Circle Ventures snaps up AAVE days after a $293M KelpDAO exploit, shoring up Aave’s bad‑debt shock while Washington weighs a