Solution worse than problem? Adam Back opposes BIP-110 Ordinals fix
Blockstream’s Adam Back said BIP-110 could be used to freeze user funds, but the proposal’s creator argues that safeguards are in place to prevent that.
TradFi giant Apollo enters crypto lending arena via Morpho deal
The $940 billion asset manager will collaborate on DeFi lending infrastructure and could acquire up to 90 million MORPHO tokens.
CZ says lack of onchain privacy is holding back crypto payments
Transparency, which is a hallmark feature of most cryptocurrencies, is likely one of the biggest hurdles to mass adoption, the Binance founder said.
Michael Saylor signals another Bitcoin buy amid market rout
The purchase will mark week 12 of consecutive buys by Strategy, which continues accumulating BTC despite a sharp decline in the company’s stock price.
Mirae Asset agrees to buy 92% stake in Korean exchange Korbit for $93M
Mirae Asset Consulting agreed to acquire a 92.06% controlling stake in South Korean crypto exchange Korbit for about $93 million in cash.
Senators ask Bessent to probe $500M UAE stake in Trump-linked WLFI
Elizabeth Warren and Andy Kim call on Treasury’s Scott Bessent to review a UAE-backed investment in the Trump-linked crypto firm over national security concerns.
Institutions may get ‘fed up’ and fire Bitcoin devs over quantum: VC
Bitcoin developers must address the quantum risks to Bitcoin fast to avoid a successful “corporate takeover,” according to venture capitalist Nic Carter.
Roundhill’s election event contract ETFs ‘potentially groundbreaking’
The ETF issuer warned that investors who pick the fund tied to the losing US presidential outcome could lose nearly all invested capital.
X exec Nikita Bier says in-app trading coming in a ‘couple’ of weeks
An announcement in January teased the potential in-app trading feature, fueling online speculation about X’s upcoming Smart Cashtags.
All social program benefits can be distributed onchain: Compliance exec
Hong Kong, Thailand, and the Marshall Islands are exploring tokenized debt instruments and administering social benefit programs onchain.