Inside Aave’s governance battle as DeFi giant prepares for upgrade
In an interview with CoinDesk, Aave Labs CEO Stani Kulechov reflected on the governance debates in the Aave ecosystem, as well as what’s to come for the network.
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Washington sues Kalshi as states ramp up legal pressure against prediction markets
The Washington state attorney general alleged Kalshi offers “gambling products” products dressed up as prediction markets in a lawsuit Friday.
Kalshi secures license to offer margin trading to institutional investors
Margin feature is a departure from traditional prediction markets, which typically require fully collateralized positions, and comes as the industry sees growing trading volumes and investment.
Canada moves to ban crypto donations for election campaigns following UK
Bill C-25 follows years of warnings from Canada’s Chief Electoral Officer about the risk that crypto donations could pose to electoral integrity.
Why bitcoin’s ‘compressed’ valuation offers reduced downside risk versus stocks
The recent surge in oil and gas prices has driven up inflation expectations, causing markets to adjust their bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts, with traders now pricing in a near 40% chance of no rate cuts this year.
Here’s how bitcoin, Ethereum and other networks are preparing for the looming quantum threat
Across many of the most well-known ecosystems like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, responses are diverging along familiar lines: what to do on social consensus and technical iteration, and community members are split between caution and acceleration.
Crypto’s future is bright in the context of AI’s assault on software firms, says Kraken-backed investment firm
Crypto’s latest bear cycle is a mere blip when compared with the existential threat AI now poses to traditional software services, says Ravi Tanuku, CEO of KRAKacquisition Corp.
Ripple turns to AI to stress-test the XRP Ledger as institutional use cases scale
The next XRP Ledger release will be dedicated entirely to bug fixes and improvements.
Bitcoin miners are becoming AI companies and selling their BTC to fund the transition
The average public miner spent $79,995 to produce one bitcoin last quarter. Bitcoin is trading at $70,000. The math doesn’t work, so the industry is pivoting to AI, taking on $70 billion in contracts, and liquidating bitcoin treasuries to finance the shift.
Morgan Stanley enters bitcoin ETF race with market-leading low fee
The bank priced its proposed spot bitcoin fund at 14 basis points, making it the lowest fund on the market, if approved.