The deal adds token lifecycle infrastructure to Kraken’s growing product suite.
The Protocol: Zora moves to Solana
Also: EF’s Stańczak to leave ED role, XRPL member-only DEX and Ethereum revives the DAO.
Base launched in 2023 and quickly became one of the most widely used Ethereum layer-2 networks.
CoinShares researcher Luke Nolan says the 50% figure is ‘inaccurate, or at least materially misleading’ and staked ether is closer to 30% of supply. Ethplorer.io’s Aleksandr Vat agrees.
Compass Point and Canaccord call BitGo a potential acquisition target and defend the stock despite its weak debut, citing growth in institutional crypto infrastructure.
The results were particularly notable given the struggles at peers Robinhood and Coinbase.
The crypto tax reckoning is here
We are officially entering the ‘crypto tax enforcement era’, but the new rules, written by people who don’t understand crypto, could have some big repercussions for the industry as a whole.
Some reacted with concerns about dilution for existing shareholders due to the stock price decline and the related-party nature of the transaction.
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Mike Selig fired a legal warning shot defending his agency’s jurisdiction over the event contract space.
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) granted Victory Fintech a license.
As U.S. lawmakers consider limits on data and mining facilities because of energy usage, the industry wants to explain that their crypto worries are unfounded.
From bank-led stablecoins to tokenized T-bills and AI-powered wallets, digital assets will move from pilot projects to financial plumbing this year.