Gen Z and Millennials see crypto as future of finance, Boomers stick with banks
With Boomers controlling more than half of US household wealth, the coming generational transfer could funnel a portion of this capital into crypto markets, a new OKX survey shows.
SlowMist flags Linux Snap Store attack targeting crypto seed phrases
Attackers hijacked trusted Snap Store publishers via expired domains, allowing malicious wallet updates to reach long-time Linux users.
New SEC submissions press on self-custody and DeFi regulation
The submissions add to mounting pressure on regulators as Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong calls for compromise to pass market structure legislation.
Bitcoin fills new year CME gap with sub-$88K BTC price dip
Bitcoin hit a key BTC price target from the start of January, with other CME futures gaps now above price, but traders remained cautious.
Aave refocuses on DeFi, hands Lens stewardship to Mask Network
Mask Network will lead consumer-facing product execution on Lens, while Aave steps back to an advisory role focused on protocol infrastructure.
Solana Mobile launches SKR token airdrop for Seeker phone users
Solana Mobile’s airdrop of almost 2 billion SKR tokens for 100,000 Seeker users is claimable for 90 days, with staking rewards starting immediately.
Nansen launches AI crypto trading tools on Base, Solana
The new AI-powered crypto trading platforms are aimed at replacing traditional trading charts and order books with trading execution offered through natural language processing.
Galaxy to launch $100M hedge fund to bet on rising, falling crypto prices
Galaxy plans to deploy a new hedge fund strategy that targets both crypto tokens and traditional financial stocks as the “up-only” phase fades.
Bhutan to deploy Sei validator in Q1, eyes tokenization collab
Bhutan is adding to its growing list of blockchain initiatives. It already runs a Bitcoin mining operation and also launched a self-sovereign ID system powered by Ethereum.
Grayscale files to convert NEAR Protocol Trust into ETF on NYSE Arca
Grayscale continued its pattern of trust-to-ETF conversions with the NEAR Trust despite declining fund performance.