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66 Crypto Organizations Urge Trump for Immediate Tax Clarity and Developer Protections
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 3 mins read
Coalition led by Solana Policy Institute demands federal agencies act on staking tax rules, temporary legal protections for DeFi projects, and Roman Storm case dismissal without requiring new legislation.
Crypto Lending Hits $73.6B Record as DeFi Captures Two-Thirds of Market
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 3 mins read
Outstanding crypto loans in Q3 2025 surpassed the 2021 peak by 6%, with onchain lending now holding 66.9% market share versus 48.6% four years ago
Bitwise Launches Spot XRP ETF on NYSE, Ticker “XRP” Live
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 3 mins read
The fund lists on the NYSE under the native ticker “XRP,” securing a distinction from Canary Capital’s “XRPC.”
Metaplanet Commits $119M to Bitcoin in $151M Preferred Share Raise
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 2 mins read
Tokyo-listed Metaplanet allocated $119 million of its $151 million preferred share raise to Bitcoin purchases and options trading, covering operations through March 2026.
Circle Subsidiary Hashnote Launches Yield-Bearing USYC on BNB Chain
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 2 mins read
Hashnote launched its USYC tokenized money market fund on BNB Chain, bringing $1.07 billion in yield-bearing institutional assets to the network’s DeFi ecosystem.
Bullish Swings to $18.5M Q3 Profit as Options Volume Tops $1 Billion
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 2 mins read
Bullish reported $18.5 million net income for Q3 2025, driven by new US spot trading operations and a crypto options product that surpassed $1 billion in volume within the quarter.
Starknet Secures $365M in Consensus Value as Anchorage Digital Activates Bitcoin Staking
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 2 mins read
The protocol verified 1,480 BTC staked on Nov. 19, growing by approximately $65 million in six hours following the morning announcement.
Buterin Unveils “Lean Ethereum” Roadmap, Targets Full Nodes on Smartphones by 2027
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 2 mins read
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced a strategy to reduce node computation requirements to “near zero” using ZK-EVMs at the Devconnect Opening Ceremony.
Crypto ATM Operator Charged in $10 Million Laundering Scheme
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 2 mins read
Firas Isa and Virtual Assets LLC allegedly converted wire fraud and narcotics proceeds through crypto ATMs into cryptocurrency.
Teen Gets Prison for $4.3M Crypto Machete Heist Cracked by ZachXBT
By Zoran Spirkovski
• 3 mins read
Three armed attackers posed as delivery drivers to rob a crypto holder of $4.3 million. A 16-year-old orchestrated the heist using restricted investigator databases to find the victim’s address.